DECEMVIR | • decemvir n. (Historical) Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome… • decemvir n. Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten. • DECEMVIR n. (Latin) one of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. |
EMISSIVE | • emissive adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting. • EMISSIVE adj. emitting or sending out. |
EMULSIVE | • emulsive adj. That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance). • emulsive adj. That readily forms or enters into an emulsion. • EMULSIVE adj. relating to emulsion. |
MALVESIE | • malvesie n. Alternative form of malvoisie. • MALVESIE n. a strong sweet wine, also MALMSEY, MALVOISIE. |
MAUVEINE | • mauveine n. A purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created. • MAUVEINE n. a mauve dye, also MAUVEIN, MAUVIN, MAUVINE. |
MEDIEVAL | • medieval adj. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD. • medieval adj. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception… • medieval n. Someone living in the Middle Ages. |
MINEVERS | • minevers n. Plural of minever. • MINEVER n. the ermine in winter coat, also MINIVER. |
MISEVENT | • misevent n. A bad or unfortunate event. • MISEVENT n. a mishap. |
MOVIEOKE | • movieoke n. An entertainment in which someone acts out a scene from a movie, against a silent version of it as background. • MOVIEOKE n. an entertainment in which people act out scenes from movies that are silently playing in the background. |
OVERMINE | • overmine v. (Transitive) To mine excessively. • OVERMINE v. to mine to excess. |
OVERTIME | • overtime n. (Uncountable) Working time outside of one’s regular hours. • overtime n. (Uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours. • overtime n. (Sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. |
RIVERMEN | • rivermen n. Plural of riverman. • RIVERMAN n. a man who works on a river. |
VEGEMITE | • vegemite prop.n. Alternative letter-case form of Vegemite. • Vegemite prop.n. (Australia, New Zealand) An Australian food paste made from brewers′ yeast. • VEGEMITE n. (colloquial) a child. |
VEHMIQUE | • Vehmique adj. Alternative form of Vehmic. • VEHMIQUE adj. relating to a vehm, a mediaeval German court, also FEHMIC, VEHMIC. |
VERMEILS | • vermeils n. Plural of vermeil. • VERMEIL v. to colour red, also VERMIL. |
VERMINED | • vermined adj. Infested with vermin. • VERMINED adj. infested with vermin, also VERMINY. |
VIAMETER | • viameter n. An odometer. • VIAMETER n. a device for measuring distance travelled. |
VIREMENT | • virement n. The transfer of a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another. • VIREMENT n. (French) in accounting, an authorised transfer of a surplus to balance a deficit under another heading. |
VOMERINE | • vomerine adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the vomer. • VOMERINE adj. of or pertaining to the vomer, a bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid region of the skull. |