| DISPROOVING | • disprooving v. Present participle of disproove. • DISPROOVE v. (Spenser) to disapprove of. |
| ERGONOVINES | • ergonovines n. Plural of ergonovine. • ERGONOVINE n. an alkaloid derived from ergot used in the treatment of migraines. |
| GRANIVOROUS | • granivorous adj. That eats seeds. • GRANIVOROUS adj. feeding on seeds. |
| LIGNIVOROUS | • lignivorous adj. That feeds on wood. • LIGNIVOROUS adj. feeding on wood. |
| MISGOVERNOR | • misgovernor n. One who misgoverns. • MISGOVERNOR n. one who misgoverns. |
| MOVIEGOINGS | • MOVIEGOING n. attendance at the movies. |
| NOCTIVAGOUS | • noctivagous adj. Wandering at night; nightwandering, noctivagant. • NOCTIVAGOUS adj. wandering in the night, also NOCTIVAGANT. |
| OUTSAVORING | • OUTSAVOR v. (US) to surpass in savor, also OUTSAVOUR. |
| OVERPOISING | • overpoising v. Present participle of overpoise. • OVERPOISE v. to burden with weight sufficient to weigh another down. |
| OVERPOSTING | • overposting v. Present participle of overpost. • OVERPOST v. to hasten over quickly. |
| OVERSCORING | • overscoring v. Present participle of overscore. • OVERSCORE v. to score or draw lines across; to obliterate in this way. |
| OVERSMOKING | • oversmoking v. Present participle of oversmoke. • OVERSMOKE v. to smoke excessively. |
| OVERSOAKING | • oversoaking v. Present participle of oversoak. • OVERSOAK v. to soak too much. |
| OVIPOSITING | • ovipositing v. Present participle of oviposit. • OVIPOSIT v. to lay or deposit eggs, esp. of insects. |
| VANPOOLINGS | • VANPOOLING n. the practice of sharing a van. |
| VINOLOGISTS | • vinologists n. Plural of vinologist. • VINOLOGIST n. a student of vinology, the scientific study of vines. |
| VIRGINHOODS | • VIRGINHOOD n. virginity. |
| VORTIGINOUS | • vortiginous adj. Moving rapidly round a centre; vortical. • VORTIGINOUS adj. like a vortex, whirling, also VORTICAL, VORTICOSE, VORTICULAR. |
| VOUSSOIRING | • voussoiring n. (Architecture) Work made with voussoirs. • VOUSSOIR v. to construct with a voussoir. |