| ALVEARIES | • alvearies n. Plural of alveary. • ALVEARY n. a beehive; the hollow of the ear where wax collects. |
| ALVEOLARS | • alveolars n. Plural of alveolar. • ALVEOLAR n. a sound pronounced with tongue and alveolus. |
| ALVEOLATE | • alveolate adj. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. • alveolate n. (Biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates. • ALVEOLATE adj. of or like a honeycomb. |
| CALVERING | • calvering v. Present participle of calver. • CALVER v. to prepare fish while alive or freshly caught. |
| EQUIVALVE | • equivalve adj. (Zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of the same size (as is normal). • equivalve n. Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size. • EQUIVALVE adj. having valves of similar size and form. |
| LIPSALVES | • lipsalves n. Plural of lipsalve. • lip␣salves n. Plural of lip salve. • LIPSALVE n. ointment for the lips, esp. to prevent chapping; blandishment. |
| MALVESIES | • malvesies n. Plural of malvesie. • MALVESIE n. a strong sweet wine, also MALMSEY, MALVOISIE. |
| MIDCALVES | • midcalves n. Plural of midcalf. • MIDCALF n. a garment reaching to middle of the calf. |
| TRIVALVED | • trivalved adj. Having three valves. • TRIVALVED adj. having three valves. |
| TRIVALVES | • trivalves n. Plural of trivalve. • TRIVALVE n. a type of shell with three valves. |
| UNIVALVED | • univalved adj. Having one valve. • UNIVALVED adj. having a single-piece shell. |
| UNIVALVES | • univalves n. Plural of univalve. • UNIVALVE n. a mollusk having a single shell. |
| VALVELESS | • valveless adj. Having no valves. • VALVELESS adj. without valves. |
| VALVELETS | • valvelets n. Plural of valvelet. • VALVELET n. a small valve. |
| VALVELIKE | • valvelike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a valve. • VALVELIKE adj. like a valve. |