VALVULES Synonyms

• point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)

• a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

• small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

• a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

• a group of sheep or goats

• a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

• a pen for sheep

• the act of folding

• bend or lay so that one part covers the other

• incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• confine in a fold, like sheep

• become folded or folded up

• a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

• part of a compound leaf

• a small book usually having a paper cover

• a thin pliable sheet of material

• a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

• a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

• device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

• control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

• the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs

• one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods

• a small valve

• a small valve