| CHAMPLEVE | • champlevé adj. (Art) Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enamelled; inlaid in depressions made… • champlevé n. A piece of enamel of this kind. • champlevé n. The process of making enamel of this kind. |
| COMPLUVIA | • compluvia n. Plural of compluvium. • COMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. |
| IMPAVIDLY | • impavidly adv. Fearlessly. • IMPAVID adv. fearless; undaunted. |
| IMPLOSIVE | • implosive adj. Formed by implosion. • implosive n. (Phonetics) An implosive sound; an implodent. • IMPLOSIVE adj. of or relating to implosion. |
| IMPLUVIUM | • impluvium n. (Architecture) A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from… • IMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a rain water receptacle in Roman houses. |
| IMPULSIVE | • impulsive adj. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent. • impulsive adj. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration. • impulsive adj. (Mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces. |
| PELVIFORM | • pelviform adj. Basin-shaped. • PELVIFORM adj. basin-shaped. |
| PRIMAEVAL | • primaeval adj. Alternative spelling of primeval. • primæval adj. Alternative spelling of primeval. • PRIMAEVAL adj. belonging to the earth's beginnings, also PRIMEVAL. |
| VAMPISHLY | • vampishly adv. In a vampish manner. • VAMPISH adv. like a vamp, sultry, seductive, also VAMPY. |
| VAMPLATES | • vamplates n. Plural of vamplate. • VAMPLATE n. a hand guard. |
| VERAPAMIL | • verapamil n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used to treat angina pectoris… • VERAPAMIL n. a calcium channel blocker. |
| VERKLEMPT | • verklempt adj. (US, colloquial) Overcome with emotion, choked up. • verklempt adj. (US, colloquial) Flustered, nervous, overwhelmed. • VERKLEMPT adj. overcome with emotion, choked up. |
| VULPINISM | • vulpinism n. The quality of being cunning like the fox; artfulness. • VULPINISM n. foxlike cunning. |