| AVALEMENT | • avalement n. (Skiing) A technique of flexing the knees while skiing. • AVALEMENT n. a skiing technique that involves keeping the knees flexible so as to absorb bumps and remain in contact with the snow. |
| GALVANISM | • galvanism n. The chemical generation of electricity. • galvanism n. The therapeutic use of electricity directly applied to the body. • GALVANISM n. the production of an electric current by chemical means, as in a battery. |
| LAVEMENTS | • lavements n. Plural of lavement. • LAVEMENT n. a washing or bathing; a clyster. |
| LIVERYMAN | • liveryman n. Someone who works in a livery stable. • liveryman n. Someone who wears livery in the course of their employment. • liveryman n. A member of a livery company. |
| MALVASIAN | • MALVASIAN adj. relating to malvasia, a type of grape used to make malmsey. |
| MARVELING | • marveling v. Present participle of marvel. • marveling n. Alternative form of marvelling. • MARVEL v. to be filled with wonder. |
| MONOVULAR | • monovular adj. (Of twins) Synonym of identical (“derived from the same ovum; monozygotic”). • MONOVULAR adj. having one ovule. |
| MOURNIVAL | • mournival n. (Card games, obsolete) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same face value. • MOURNIVAL n. (French) a set of four, esp. a set of four court cards in one hand. |
| MOVIELAND | • movieland n. The industry of films and filmmaking. • movieland n. The fictitious world where films are set. • MOVIELAND n. the world of the movies. |
| NAVALISMS | • navalisms n. Plural of navalism. • NAVALISM n. the cult of naval supremacy. |
| OVALBUMIN | • ovalbumin n. (Biochemistry) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white. • OVALBUMIN n. the albumin in egg-whites. |
| RAVELMENT | • ravelment n. Confusion; entanglement. • ravelment n. Discord; disagreement. • RAVELMENT n. confusion, complexity, tangle. |
| UNMOVABLE | • unmovable adj. Not physically able to be moved. • unmovable adj. Incapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded. • UNMOVABLE adj. that cannot be moved, also UNMOVEABLE. |
| UNMOVABLY | • unmovably adv. Immovably. • UNMOVABLE adv. that cannot be moved, also UNMOVEABLE. |
| VANDALISM | • vandalism n. Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement. • VANDALISM n. wanton damage. |
| VINDEMIAL | • vindemial adj. Of or pertaining to a vintage, or grape harvest. • VINDEMIAL adj. (archaic) pertaining to the vintage. |
| 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. |
| VOLUMINAL | • voluminal adj. Of or pertaining to volume, the measurement of three-dimensional space. • VOLUMINAL adj. pertaining to volume or cubic capacity. |
| VULCANISM | • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”). • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”). • Vulcanism prop.n. (Historical) The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival… |