| AVICULTURE | • aviculture n. The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry). • AVICULTURE n. the rearing of birds. |
| CUMULATIVE | • cumulative adj. Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating. • cumulative adj. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions. • cumulative adj. That tends to accumulate. |
| DUUMVIRATE | • duumvirate n. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men. • duumvirate n. (Historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs. • DUUMVIRATE n. government or control by two people. |
| EFFLUVIUMS | • effluviums n. Plural of effluvium. • EFFLUVIUM n. (Latin) disagreeable vapours. |
| EQUIVOQUES | • equivoques n. Plural of equivoque. • EQUIVOQUE n. an ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations, also EQUIVOKE. |
| PULVINULES | • PULVINULE n. the pulvinus of a leaflet. |
| QUIVERFULS | • quiverfuls n. Plural of quiverful. • QUIVERFUL n. the contents of a quiver. |
| QUIVERSFUL | • quiversful n. Plural of quiverful. • QUIVERFUL n. the contents of a quiver. |
| SUBSULTIVE | • subsultive adj. Moving in bounds or leaps; subsultory. • SUBSULTIVE adj. moving by sudden leaps or starts; twitching, also SUBSULTORY. |
| SUBVIRUSES | • subviruses n. Plural of subvirus. • SUBVIRUS n. a viral protein smaller than a virus. |
| SUCCUSSIVE | • succussive adj. Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up-and-down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation. • SUCCUSSIVE adj. characterized by a shaking motion, esp. an up and down movement. |
| UNDIVULGED | • undivulged adj. Not divulged; not disclosed. • UNDIVULGED adj. not divulged. |
| UNPLAUSIVE | • unplausive adj. (Obsolete) disapproving. • UNPLAUSIVE adj. not approving; disapproving. |
| UNPURVAIDE | • UNPURVAIDE adj. (Spenser) not purveyed, not provided with, also UNPURVEYED. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| UVULITISES | • UVULITIS n. inflammation of the uvula. |
| VELUTINOUS | • velutinous adj. Having a layer of soft short hairs, like velvet. • VELUTINOUS adj. velvety, covered with dense, soft, silky hairs. |
| VESTIBULUM | • vestibulum n. (Zootomy) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open. • vestibulum n. (Anatomy) The vestibule of the ear. • VESTIBULUM n. (Latin) a cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open. |