| ALMSGIVER | • almsgiver n. A giver of alms. • almsgiver n. A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need. • ALMSGIVER n. one who gives alms. |
| AMBIVERTS | • ambiverts n. Plural of ambivert. • AMBIVERT n. someone who is both extroverted and introverted. |
| ARRIVISME | • arrivisme n. (Sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste. • ARRIVISME n. (French) the state of being an arriviste, an upstart. |
| FARMWIVES | • farmwives n. Plural of farmwife. • FARMWIFE n. the wife of a farmer. |
| MARAVEDIS | • maravedis n. Plural of maravedi. • MARAVEDI n. (Spanish) a former coin of Spain. |
| MAVERICKS | • mavericks n. Plural of maverick. • Mavericks n. Plural of Maverick. • MAVERICK n. an unbranded animal; a person independent in thought and action. |
| PRIVATISM | • privatism n. Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. • PRIVATISM n. a tendency to be concerned with ideas, matters, etc. only as affecting one as an individual. |
| TIMESAVER | • timesaver n. An act which allows one to accomplish a task more quickly. • time-saver n. Alternative form of timesaver. • TIMESAVER n. something that saves time. |
| VAMPIRISE | • vampirise v. Alternative form of vampirize. • VAMPIRISE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRIZE. |
| VAMPIRISH | • vampirish adj. Pertaining to a vampire, characteristic of a vampire; photophobic, parasitic etc. • VAMPIRISH adj. like a vampire. |
| VAMPIRISM | • vampirism n. (Pathology) Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease). • vampirism n. (Mythology) the state of being a vampire. • vampirism n. Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim’s life-force. |
| VARIORUMS | • variorums n. Plural of variorum. • VARIORUM n. (Latin) an edition of a text that includes the notes of earlier scholars or editors. |
| VERBALISM | • verbalism n. The expression of a concept in words; the wording used in such an expression. • verbalism n. The excessive use of words, often with little meaning. • VERBALISM n. undue attention to words alone. |
| VIAMETERS | • viameters n. Plural of viameter. • VIAMETER n. a device for measuring distance travelled. |
| VIRAEMIAS | • viraemias n. Plural of viraemia. • VIRAEMIA n. (Latin) the presence of viral particles in the blood, also VIREMIA. |
| VIVARIUMS | • vivariums n. Plural of vivarium. • VIVARIUM n. (Latin) a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARY. |
| VULGARISM | • vulgarism n. (Grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. • vulgarism n. A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication. • VULGARISM n. a coarse, substandard or obscene expression. |