| ALLUVIUMS | • alluviums n. Plural of alluvium. • ALLUVIUM n. (Latin) land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth, also ALLUVION. |
| DILUVIUMS | • diluviums n. Plural of diluvium. • DILUVIUM n. (Latin) a deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc. caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice, also DILUVION. |
| ILLUVIUMS | • illuviums n. Plural of illuvium. • ILLUVIUM n. material removed from the soil layer by rainwater and deposited in a lower layer. |
| 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. |
| LIXIVIUMS | • lixiviums n. Plural of lixivium. • LIXIVIUM n. (Latin) a solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation. |
| MARVELOUS | • marvelous adj. Alternative spelling of marvellous. • MARVELOUS adj. (US) astonishing, very pleasing, also MARVELLOUS. |
| MISVALUED | • misvalued v. Simple past tense and past participle of misvalue. • MISVALUE v. to value incorrectly. |
| MISVALUES | • misvalues v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misvalue. • MISVALUE v. to value incorrectly. |
| VASCULUMS | • vasculums n. Plural of vasculum. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |
| VINCULUMS | • vinculums n. Plural of vinculum. • VINCULUM n. (Latin) a horizontal line placed above a part of an equation, etc., equivalent to brackets. |
| VOLUMISED | • volumised v. Simple past tense and past participle of volumise. • VOLUMISE v. to give extra body to hair, also VOLUMIZE. |
| VOLUMISER | • VOLUMISER n. an agent used to give extra body to hair. |
| VOLUMISES | • volumises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of volumise. • VOLUMISE v. to give extra body to hair, also VOLUMIZE. |
| VOLUMISTS | • volumists n. Plural of volumist. • VOLUMIST n. an author. |
| VOLUMIZES | • volumizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of volumize. • VOLUMIZE v. to give extra body to hair, also VOLUMISE. |
| VULCANISM | • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”). • vulcanism n. Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”). • Vulcanism prop.n. (Historical) The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival… |
| VULGARISM | • vulgarism n. (Grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. • vulgarism n. A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication. • VULGARISM n. a coarse, substandard or obscene expression. |
| VULPINISM | • vulpinism n. The quality of being cunning like the fox; artfulness. • VULPINISM n. foxlike cunning. |
| VULSELLUM | • vulsellum n. (Surgery) A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecology. • VULSELLUM n. (Latin) a forceps with toothed or clawed blades, also VULSELLA. |
| VULTURISM | • vulturism n. The quality of being like a vulture; rapaciousness. • VULTURISM n. (Carlyle) the state of being like a vulture; rapacity. |