| 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. |
| MULTIVIOUS | • multivious adj. Having many paths or roads. • MULTIVIOUS adj. leading in many directions; offering many different paths. |
| OUTVALUING | • outvaluing v. Present participle of outvalue. • OUTVALUE v. to be worth more than. |
| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| SUBSULTIVE | • subsultive adj. Moving in bounds or leaps; subsultory. • SUBSULTIVE adj. moving by sudden leaps or starts; twitching, also SUBSULTORY. |
| ULTRAVIRUS | • ultravirus n. A filterable virus. • ULTRAVIRUS n. a virus small enough to pass through the finest filter. |
| UNVIRTUOUS | • unvirtuous adj. Not virtuous; having no virtue. • UNVIRTUOUS adj. not virtuous. |
| 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. |
| VIRTUOUSLY | • virtuously adv. In a virtuous manner. • VIRTUOUS adv. characterized by virtue, also VERTUOUS. |
| VULTURISMS | • vulturisms n. Plural of vulturism. • VULTURISM n. (Carlyle) the state of being like a vulture; rapacity. |