(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.
curvesome
curvesome
adj
(dated) curvy
(of a woman) curvaceous
defluvium
effluvium
effluvium
noun
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
emulative
emulative
adj
Having a tendency to emulate others; imitative.
hilversum
humective
humective
adj
(obsolete) Tending to moisten.
noun
(obsolete) A humectant.
impulsive
impulsive
adj
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
noun
One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.
That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
maneuvers
maneuvers
noun
plural of maneuver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maneuver
maneuvred
maneuvred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maneuvre
manoeuver
manoeuver
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maneuver
manoeuvre
manoeuvre
noun
UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
verb
(transitive) UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
manuevers
marvelous
marvelous
adj
Alternative spelling of marvellous
misvalued
misvalued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misvalue
misvalues
misvalues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misvalue
multivane
multivane
adj
Of or pertaining to multiple vanes.
multiview
multiview
adj
That may be viewed from two or more aspects.
noun
A projection of an object in two or more views on different planes, used in technical drawing.
muscovade
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.
ovalbumen
ovalbumen
noun
Alternative form of ovalbumin
overhuman
overmount
overmount
noun
A piece of shaped cardboard used to prevent the glass of the frame from lying too closely upon an engraving or a picture.
verb
(transitive) To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
overmourn
overmourn
verb
To mourn excessively.
overplumb
overplume
overplump
overplump
adj
Excessively plump.
overtrump
overtrump
verb
(card games) To play a higher trump card than the previous one in a trick
plumville
primevous
primevous
adj
(obsolete) primeval
pseudovum
pseudovum
noun
(zoology) An egg-like germ produced by the agamic females of some insects and other animals, and by the larvae of certain insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.
semivault
servitium
submotive
submotive
noun
(music) Alternative form of submotif
summative
summative
adj
(education) Denoting forms of assessment used to quantify educational outcomes.
Of, pertaining to, or produced by summation.
unamative
unamusive
unemotive
unemotive
adj
Not emotive.
unmotived
unmotived
adj
(archaic) Without any motive.
unmovable
unmovable
adj
Incapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded.
Not physically able to be moved.
unmovedly
unmovedly
adv
Without being emotionally moved.
unremoved
unremoved
adj
Not (yet) removed
unvenomed
unvolumed
unvomited
unvomited
adj
Not vomited.
uvulotome
uvulotome
noun
(surgery) The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy.
vacuumize
vacuumize
verb
To produce, or to subject to a vacuum
vauntmure
vauntmure
noun
A false wall raised in front of the main wall as a fortification.
vehiculum
veratrums
veratrums
noun
plural of veratrum
verbarium
verbarium
noun
(dated) A word game in which the players are given a set of letters and must form as many words as possible from subsets of those letters.
verbascum
verbascum
noun
A mullein (of genus {Verbascum)
vermicule
vermicule
noun
A small worm or insect larva.
A worm-like body.
vermifuge
vermifuge
adj
(medicine, dated) Acting as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
noun
(medicine, dated) A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.
verminous
verminous
adj
Actively unpleasant, contemptible, or otherwise reminiscent of vermin.
Infested with vermin.
vermoulue
vermouths
vermouths
noun
plural of vermouth
vertumnus
vertumnus
Proper noun
The Ancient Roman god of seasons, change, and plant growth, capable of changing his form at will.
vestigium
vestigium
noun
A vestige.
vimineous
vimineous
adj
(botany) Producing long, slender shoots or twigs.
Of or pertaining to twigs.
virusemic
virusemic
adj
Relating to virusemia.
viticetum
viticetum
noun
(botany) A collection of vines.
volsellum
volumeter
volumeter
noun
Any instrument used to measure the volume of a substance.
volumetry
volumetry
noun
volumetric analysis
volumette
volumette
noun
A short volume (publication)
vomituses
vouchment
vouchment
noun
A solemn assertion.
voyeurism
voyeurism
noun
(by extension) The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects.
The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or engaging in sexual activity.
vulsellum
vulsellum
noun
(surgery) A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecology