| BINOVULAR | • binovular adj. Alternative form of biovular. • BINOVULAR adj. relating to or derived from two different ova. |
| CAVERNOUS | • cavernous adj. Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere. • cavernous adj. Having many caverns. • CAVERNOUS adj. large and empty, like a cavern. |
| CURVATION | • curvation n. The act of curving or bending. • CURVATION n. the state of being curved. |
| ENDEAVOUR | • endeavour n. Britain standard spelling of endeavor. • endeavour v. Britain standard spelling of endeavor. • ENDEAVOUR v. to try, also ENDEAVOR. |
| FAVOURING | • favouring v. Present participle of favour. • FAVOUR v. to regard with goodwill, also FAVOR. |
| INVOLUCRA | • involucra n. Plural of involucrum. • INVOLUCRUM n. (Latin) a whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head, also INVOLUCRE. |
| MANOEUVER | • manoeuver n. (Nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maneuver. • manoeuver v. (Nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maneuver. • manœuver n. (UK) Obsolete spelling of maneuver. |
| MANOEUVRE | • manoeuvre n. UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver. • manoeuvre v. (Transitive) UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver. • manœuvre n. (UK, formerly Australia) Alternative form of manoeuvre. |
| MAVOURNIN | • mavournin n. Alternative form of mavourneen. • MAVOURNIN n. (Irish) my dear one, also MAVOURNEEN. |
| 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. |
| OUTRAVING | • outraving v. Present participle of outrave. • OUTRAVE v. to surpass in raving. |
| ROUNCEVAL | • rounceval n. (Obsolete) A giant; anything large. • rounceval n. (Obsolete) A large pea, the marrowfat. • rounceval adj. Gigantic. |
| SAVOURING | • savouring v. Present participle of savour. • savouring n. Alternative form of savoring. • SAVOUR v. to taste or smell with pleasure, also SAVOR. |
| SUPERNOVA | • supernova n. (Astronomy) The explosion of a star, which increases its absolute magnitude to typically a billion times… • supernova n. (Figurative) Something brilliant. • SUPERNOVA n. (Latin) a very brilliant nova resulting from an explosion which blows the star's material into space, leaving an expanding cloud of gas. |
| UNFAVORED | • unfavored adj. Not favoured. • UNFAVORED adj. not favored, also UNFAVOURED. |
| UNSAVOURY | • unsavoury adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of unsavory. • UNSAVOURY adj. not savoury, also UNSAVORY. |
| VAPOURING | • vapouring v. Present participle of vapour. • vapouring n. Boasting; blustering. • VAPOURING adj. vaporous. |
| VARGUENOS | • varguenos n. Plural of vargueno. • VARGUENO n. (Spanish) a cabinet or desk of a kind made at Vargas near Toledo. |
| VOLUNTARY | • voluntary adj. Done, given, or acting of one’s own free will. • voluntary adj. Done by design or intention; intentional. • voluntary adj. Working or done without payment. |