| ABRASIVES | • abrasives n. Plural of abrasive. • ABRASIVE n. an abrasive substance. |
| ALVEARIES | • alvearies n. Plural of alveary. • ALVEARY n. a beehive; the hollow of the ear where wax collects. |
| AVIATRESS | • aviatress n. A female pilot of an aircraft. • AVIATRESS n. a female aviator, also AVIATRICE, AVIATRIX. |
| CALVARIES | • calvaries n. Plural of calvary. • CALVARY n. a place or occasion of severe trial, anguish, or suffering. |
| CAVALIERS | • cavaliers n. Plural of cavalier. • CAVALIER v. to behave haughtily. |
| CAVALRIES | • cavalries n. Plural of cavalry. • CAVALRY n. a mobile army unit. |
| CAVIARIES | • caviaries n. Plural of caviary. • CAVIARIE n. (Shakespeare) caviar, also CAVIAR, CAVIARE, CAVIER. |
| LAVALIERS | • lavaliers n. Plural of lavalier. • LAVALIER n. (French) a loosely-tied bow; a jewelled pendant, also LAVALIERE, LAVALLIERE. |
| MARAVEDIS | • maravedis n. Plural of maravedi. • MARAVEDI n. (Spanish) a former coin of Spain. |
| VALERIANS | • valerians n. Plural of valerian. • VALERIAN n. a perennial herb. |
| VALLARIES | • VALLARY n. (Latin) a Roman circular gold crown which was awarded to the first soldier who broke into the enemy's camp, also VALLAR. |
| VARIABLES | • variables n. Plural of variable. • VARIABLE n. something that varies. |
| VARIANCES | • variances n. Plural of variance. • VARIANCE n. a deviation or alteration. |
| VARIETALS | • varietals n. Plural of varietal. • VARIETAL n. a wine from a single variety of grape. |
| VERATRIAS | • VERATRIA n. (Latin) a poisonous mixture of alkaloids, also VERATRIN, VERATRINE. |
| VICARAGES | • vicarages n. Plural of vicarage. • VICARAGE n. the habitation of a vicar. |
| VICARATES | • vicarates n. Plural of vicarate. • VICARATE n. the office or authority of a vicar, also VICARIATE. |
| VIRAEMIAS | • viraemias n. Plural of viraemia. • VIRAEMIA n. (Latin) the presence of viral particles in the blood, also VIREMIA. |