(anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
calvinism
calvinism
Noun
The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
cavaedium
cavaedium
noun
(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
cevitamic
cevitamic
adj
Synonym of ascorbic
civicisms
clamative
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
coemptive
coemptive
adj
(economics) Relating to coemption
colluvium
colluvium
noun
(geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
combative
combative
adj
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
commotive
commoving
commoving
verb
present participle of commove
compluvia
compluvia
noun
plural of compluvium
corviform
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
decemviri
decemvirs
decemvirs
noun
plural of decemvir
demivoice
embracive
embracive
adj
(archaic) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.
humective
humective
adj
(obsolete) Tending to moisten.
noun
(obsolete) A humectant.
impactive
impactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, possessing, or caused by impact.
lemovices
machiavel
machiavel
Noun
A person who follows the principles laid down by Niccolò Machiavelli.
A schemer or intriguer.
mackville
markevich
mavericks
mavericks
noun
plural of maverick
mcgilvary
mechnikov
micaville
miconcave
microvolt
microvolt
noun
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a volt, abbreviated as µV.
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
misadvice
misadvice
noun
(archaic) bad advice
mischieve
mischieve
verb
(now Scotland) To damage, do harm to; to injure.
misconvey
misconvey
verb
(transitive) To convey wrongly or incorrectly; give a wrong or false impression of.
muscovite
muscovite
noun
(mineralogy) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
overclaim
overclaim
verb
(transitive) To claim too much.
overclimb
overclimb
verb
To climb over.
ovomucoid
ovomucoid
noun
(biochemistry) A protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable
procivism
scampavia
scampavia
noun
(historical) A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.
semivocal
semivocal
adj
(phonetics) Of or relating to a semivowel.
slavicism
slavicism
Noun
A linguistic feature of one or more Slavic languages, especially a Slavic idiom or phrasing that appears in a non-Slavic language.
An attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristically Slavic.
Esteem for and emulation of Slavic culture and politics.
vaccinium
vaccinium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
vacuuming
vacuuming
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Material sucked up by a vacuum cleaner.
An instance of vacuuming.
verb
present participle of vacuum
vacuumize
vacuumize
verb
To produce, or to subject to a vacuum
vehiculum
velociman
velociman
noun
(historical) An early form of bicycle propelled by hand.
vermicide
vermicide
noun
Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms
vermicule
vermicule
noun
A small worm or insect larva.
A worm-like body.
viaticums
vicariism
vicariism
noun
vicariance
vicecomes
vicecomes
noun
(obsolete) A viscount.
vicesimal
vicesimal
adj
Synonym of vigesimal
victimise
victimise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of victimize.
victimize
victimize
verb
To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
To punish someone unjustly.
To swindle or defraud someone.
victordom
victorium
victorium
noun
(obsolete) A supposed chemical element discovered in 1898, later found to be a mixture of rare earths.
videocomp
vinculums
vinculums
noun
plural of vinculum
viomycins
viomycins
noun
plural of viomycin
virusemic
virusemic
adj
Relating to virusemia.
vitameric
vitameric
adj
Of or relating to a vitamer.
vitaminic
vitaminic
adj
Containing vitamins.
Of or pertaining to vitamins.
viticetum
viticetum
noun
(botany) A collection of vines.
vocalisms
vocalisms
noun
plural of vocalism
vocimotor
vocimotor
adj
Relating to the process of articulation in order to speak.
volcanism
volcanism
noun
(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
vorticism
vorticism
noun
A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.
vulcanism
vulcanism
noun
Alternative spelling of Vulcanism (“historical scientific view”)
Alternative spelling of volcanism (“volcanic activity”)