| CLAVIFORM | • claviform adj. (Chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped. • claviform n. (Palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base. • claviform adj. (Chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”). |
| COMBATIVE | • combative adj. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. • COMBATIVE adj. inclined to combat. |
| COMPLUVIA | • compluvia n. Plural of compluvium. • COMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. |
| CREAMWOVE | • creamwove adj. Describing wove paper that is cream in colour. • creamwove n. (UK) wove writing paper that is cream in color. • CREAMWOVE adj. of woven paper, cream or white in colour. |
| MICROWAVE | • microwave n. An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. • microwave n. Ellipsis of microwave oven.. • microwave v. (Transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven. |
| MUSCAVADO | • MUSCAVADO n. (Spanish) raw or unrefined sugar obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporation and draining off the molasses, also MUSCOVADO. |
| MUSCOVADO | • muscovado n. An unrefined brown sugar with a strong flavour of molasses. • MUSCOVADO n. (Spanish) raw or unrefined sugar obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporation and draining off the molasses, also MUSCAVADO. |
| OVERCLAIM | • overclaim v. (Transitive) To claim too much. • OVERCLAIM v. to claim excessively. |
| OVERCRAMS | • overcrams v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcram. • OVERCRAM v. to stuff to excess. |
| OVERMATCH | • overmatch v. To match more than intended. • overmatch v. To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish. • overmatch v. To marry to a superior. |
| SEMIVOCAL | • semivocal adj. (Phonetics) Of or relating to a semivowel. • SEMIVOCAL adj. of or relating to a semivowel, also SEMIVOCALIC. |
| VASECTOMY | • vasectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization. • VASECTOMY n. the excision of part or all of the vas deferens, esp. in order to produce sterility. |
| VIDEOCAMS | • videocams n. Plural of videocam. • VIDEOCAM n. a camera for taking video. |
| VOCALISMS | • vocalisms n. Plural of vocalism. • VOCALISM n. the exercise of the vocal organs. |
| VOICEMAIL | • voicemail n. (Uncountable) A computerized interactive system for storing, processing and reproducing verbal messages… • voicemail n. (Countable, by extension) An individual message on such a system. • voice␣mail n. Alternative spelling of voicemail. |
| VOLCANISM | • volcanism n. (Volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers… • VOLCANISM n. volcanic power or action, also VULCANISM. |