| FIGURATIVENESS | • figurativeness n. The property of being figurative. • FIGURATIVE n. representing by a figure or resemblance. |
| GRISEOFULVINS | • griseofulvins n. Plural of griseofulvin. • GRISEOFULVIN n. an oral antibiotic used as a treatment for fungal infections of the skin and hair. |
| OVERISSUING | • overissuing v. Present participle of overissue. • OVERISSUE v. to issue in excess (e.g. banknotes or bills of exchange). |
| OVERSUBSCRIBING | • oversubscribing v. Present participle of oversubscribe. • OVERSUBSCRIBE v. to subscribe for more of than is available. |
| QUICKSILVERINGS | • QUICKSILVERING n. the mercury on the back of a mirror. |
| SANGUINIVOROUS | • sanguinivorous adj. Subsisting on a diet of blood. • SANGUINIVOROUS adj. drinking blood, also SANGUIVOROUS. |
| SUPERGRAVITIES | • supergravities n. Plural of supergravity. • SUPERGRAVITY n. any of various theories in physics that are based on supersymmetry and attempt to unify general relativity and quantum theory and that state that the principal transmitter of gravity is the graviton. |
| SUPERVISING | • supervising v. Present participle of supervise. • SUPERVISE v. to oversee, superintend. |
| UNFORGIVINGNESS | • unforgivingness n. The quality of being unforgiving. • UNFORGIVINGNESS n. the state of being unforgiving, also UNFORGIVENESS. |
| UNIVERSALISING | • universalising v. Present participle of universalise. • UNIVERSALISE v. to make universal, also UNIVERSALIZE. |
| VASCULARISING | • vascularising v. Present participle of vascularise. • VASCULARISE v. to cause to become vascular, also VASCULARIZE. |
| VERTIGINOUSNESS | • vertiginousness n. The quality of being vertiginous. • VERTIGINOUSNESS n. the state of being vertiginous. |
| VOUSSOIRING | • voussoiring n. (Architecture) Work made with voussoirs. • VOUSSOIR v. to construct with a voussoir. |
| VULGARISATIONS | • vulgarisations n. Plural of vulgarisation. • VULGARISATION n. the act of vulgarising, also VULGARIZATION. |