| ABRASIVELY | • abrasively adv. In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people’s feelings. • abrasively adv. Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner. • ABRASIVE adv. capable of grinding away another material. |
| ADVERBIALS | • adverbials n. Plural of adverbial. • ADVERBIAL n. an adverbial phrase. |
| ANTIVIRALS | • antivirals n. Plural of antiviral. • ANTIVIRAL n. any drug designed to protect against viral infection. |
| ARCHRIVALS | • archrivals n. Plural of archrival. • arch-rivals n. Plural of arch-rival. • arch␣rivals n. Plural of arch rival. |
| BRAAIVLEIS | • braaivleis n. (South Africa) A braai or barbecue. • BRAAIVLEIS n. (South African) a barbecue party. |
| CALVARIUMS | • calvariums n. Plural of calvarium. • CALVARIUM n. (Latin) the dome of the skull. |
| GALVANISER | • galvaniser n. Alternative spelling of galvanizer. • GALVANISER n. a galvanising agent, also GALVANIZER. |
| GILRAVAGES | • gilravages v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gilravage. • GILRAVAGE v. (Scots) to behave riotously, also GALRAVAGE, GALRAVITCH, GILLRAVAGE, GILLRAVITCH, GILRAVITCH. |
| LAVALIERES | • lavalieres n. Plural of lavaliere. • LAVALIERE n. (French) a loosely-tied bow; a jewelled pendant, also LAVALIER, LAVALLIERE. |
| LAVATORIES | • lavatories n. Plural of lavatory. • LAVATORY n. a room equipped with toilet facilities. |
| NAVICULARS | • naviculars n. Plural of navicular. • NAVICULAR n. a boat-shaped bone of the wrist, also NAVICULARE. |
| SALIVATORS | • salivators n. Plural of salivator. • SALIVATOR n. one who salivates. |
| SUPRAVITAL | • supravital adj. (Cytology, of a stain) Capable of staining living cells after their removal from a host. • SUPRAVITAL adj. relating to the staining of living tissues. |
| VALIDATORS | • validators n. Plural of validator. • VALIDATOR n. one who validates. |
| VARICELLAS | • varicellas n. Plural of varicella. • VARICELLA n. (Latin) chickenpox. |
| VARIFOCALS | • varifocals n. Spectacles having varifocal lenses. • VARIFOCAL n. of spectacles, having differing focal lengths. |
| VARIOLATES | • variolates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of variolate. • VARIOLATE v. to inoculate with smallpox. |
| VASSALRIES | • vassalries n. Plural of vassalry. • VASSALRY n. vassals collectively. |
| VERAPAMILS | • verapamils n. Plural of verapamil. • VERAPAMIL n. a calcium channel blocker. |
| VULGARIANS | • vulgarians n. Plural of vulgarian. • VULGARIAN n. a vulgar person; one who has vulgar ideas. |