| CARAVELLE | • caravelle n. Alternative spelling of caravel. • Caravelle prop.n. A type of twin-engine jet that was the first medium-haul modern jet airplane. • CARAVELLE n. a small light fast ship, chiefly Spanish or Portuguese, of the 15th to the 17th cents, also CARAVEL, CARVEL. |
| CAVALLIES | • cavallies n. Plural of cavally. • CAVALLY n. (Portuguese) a large food fish, also CAVALLA. |
| CAVILLERS | • cavillers n. Plural of caviller. • CAVILLER n. one that cavils, also CAVILER. |
| CEVADILLA | • cevadilla n. Archaic form of sabadilla. • CEVADILLA n. (Spanish) a liliaceous plant, yielding the alkaloid veratrine, also CEBADILLA, SABADILLA. |
| CLAVATELY | • CLAVATE adv. club-shaped; growing gradually thicker toward the top, also CLAVATED. |
| CLAVICLES | • clavicles n. Plural of clavicle. • CLAVICLE n. a shoulder bone. |
| CLAVULATE | • clavulate adj. Alternative form of clavate. • CLAVULATE adj. club-shaped, also CLAVATE, CLAVATED. |
| CLEAVABLE | • cleavable adj. Capable of being cleaved. • CLEAVABLE adj. capable of cleaving or being divided. |
| COLLATIVE | • collative adj. Having the power of conferring. • collative adj. (Ecclesiastical, of a benefice) In which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron. • COLLATIVE adj. having the power of conferring; of livings where the bishop and patron are one and the same person. |
| COVERALLS | • coveralls n. (US) A coverall. • COVERALL n. one-piece protective clothing. |
| CREVALLES | • crevalles n. Plural of crevalle. • CREVALLE n. a silvery food and game fish of the western Atlantic. |
| CURVEBALL | • curveball n. (Baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve". • curveball n. (By extension, chiefly US) An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance; an exception or outlier. • curveball v. (Baseball) To throw a curveball. |
| LATICLAVE | • laticlave n. (Historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people… • LATICLAVE n. (historical) a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office. |
| LEVITICAL | • levitical adj. Alternative form of Levitic (“of or pertaining to the Levites”). • levitical adj. Priestly. • LEVITICAL adj. of or like a levite or clergyman, also LEVITIC. |
| OVERCALLS | • overcalls v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcall. • overcalls n. Plural of overcall. • OVERCALL v. in bridge, to outbid. |
| VACILLATE | • vacillate v. (Intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate. • vacillate v. (Intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. • VACILLATE v. to fluctuate in opinion or resolution. |
| VALLECULA | • vallecula n. (Anatomy, botany) A depression, channel or groove. • VALLECULA n. (Latin) a groove or furrow. |
| VARICELLA | • varicella n. (Pathology) chickenpox. • varicella n. (Loosely) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid. • VARICELLA n. (Latin) chickenpox. |
| VELLICATE | • vellicate v. (Transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness… • vellicate v. (Intransitive) To twitch or move convulsively. • vellicate v. (Transitive, formal) To tickle, provoking twitching and laughter. |