| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| CONSERVATISM | • conservatism n. A political philosophy that advocates traditional values. • conservatism n. A risk-averse attitude or approach. • CONSERVATISM n. the principles and policies of a Conservative party. |
| EARTHMOVINGS | • EARTHMOVING n. the act of moving large quantities of earth, as with a bulldozer. |
| FAVOURITISMS | • favouritisms n. Plural of favouritism. • FAVOURITISM n. the state of having favourites. |
| GRAVITROPISM | • gravitropism n. (Biology, botany) a plant’s ability to change its growth in response to gravity. |
| IMPROVISATED | • improvisated v. Simple past tense and past participle of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| IMPROVISATES | • improvisates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvisate. • IMPROVISATE v. (obsolete) to improvise. |
| IMPROVISATOR | • improvisator n. One who improvises. • improvisator n. An improvvisatore. • IMPROVISATOR n. an improviser, also IMPROVISER, IMPROVISOR. |
| MALVERSATION | • malversation n. Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority. • MALVERSATION n. dishonest or unethical conduct in office, such as bribery, extortion or embezzlement. |
| MELIORATIVES | • MELIORATIVE n. something tending to effect improvement. |
| MULTIVARIOUS | • multivarious adj. Many and various. • MULTIVARIOUS adj. differing widely. |
| OVARIOTOMIES | • ovariotomies n. Plural of ovariotomy. • OVARIOTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka oophorectomy. |
| OVARIOTOMIST | • ovariotomist n. (Surgery, now historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy. • OVARIOTOMIST n. one who carries out ovariotomies. |
| OVERESTIMATE | • overestimate v. To judge or calculate too highly. • overestimate n. An estimate that is too high. • over-estimate v. Alternative spelling of overestimate. |
| VAPORIMETERS | • vaporimeters n. Plural of vaporimeter. • VAPORIMETER n. instrument for measuring vapour pressure. |
| VARICOTOMIES | • varicotomies n. Plural of varicotomy. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |
| VERMINATIONS | • verminations n. Plural of vermination. • VERMINATION n. worm infestation; worm breeding. |
| VOLUNTARISMS | • voluntarisms n. Plural of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARISM n. the philosophical doctrine that the will dominates the intellect. |
| VOLUNTARYISM | • voluntaryism n. Alternative form of voluntarism. • VOLUNTARYISM n. the principle or practice of reliance on voluntary action, not coercion. |