| CARNIVAL | • carnival n. Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent. • carnival n. A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment. • carnival n. (US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English. |
| CAVILING | • caviling v. Present participle of cavil. • caviling n. Cavilation. • CAVIL v. to raise trivial and frivolous objections. |
| CIVILIAN | • civilian n. A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. • civilian n. (Informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider. • civilian n. One skilled in civil law. |
| CLAVECIN | • clavecin n. (Archaic, music) harpsichord. • CLAVECIN n. (French) a harpsichord. |
| CLEAVING | • cleaving v. Present participle of cleave. • cleaving adj. That cleaves. • cleaving n. The act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs. |
| GALVANIC | • galvanic adj. Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric. • galvanic adj. (By extension) Energetic; vigorous. • galvanic adj. Of a current that is not alternating, as opposed to faradic. |
| NAVICULA | • navicula n. (Christianity) A thurible in the shape of a boat. • Navicula prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Naviculaceae – boat-shaped algae. • NAVICULA n. (Latin) an incense-holder shaped like a boat. |
| UNIVOCAL | • univocal adj. Having only one possible meaning. • univocal adj. Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic. • univocal adj. Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music. |
| VACCINAL | • vaccinal adj. (Medicine) Of or relating to vaccine or vaccination. • vaccinal adj. (Medicine) Caused by vaccination. • VACCINAL adj. of or pertaining to vaccinia or vaccination. |
| VALENCIA | • valencia n. A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. • Valencia prop.n. The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. • Valencia prop.n. An autonomous community of Spain, the Valencian Community. |
| VALIANCE | • valiance n. The quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour. • VALIANCE n. courage, also VALOR, VALIANCY, VALOUR. |
| VALIANCY | • valiancy n. (Now rare) Valour, bravery. • VALIANCY n. valour, also VALIANCE. |
| VANDALIC | • vandalic adj. Having the nature of vandalism. • Vandalic adj. Of or pertaining to the Vandals (the Germanic tribe). • Vandalic prop.n. The extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Vandals, probably closely related to the Gothic language. |
| VANILLIC | • vanillic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to vanillin or vanillic acid. • VANILLIC adj. pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla. |
| VINCULAR | • vincular adj. (Grammar) connective. • vincular adj. (Mathematics) Relating to a vinculum. • VINCULAR adj. of or like a vinculum, a unifying bond. |
| VOCALION | • vocalion n. (Music) A type of reed organ. • VOCALION n. a musical instrument resembling a harmonium. |
| VOLCANIC | • volcanic adj. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes. • volcanic adj. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies. • volcanic adj. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano. |
| VULCANIC | • vulcanic adj. Alternative spelling of volcanic. • vulcanic adj. Fiery. • Vulcanic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Roman god Vulcan. |