A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
advocacy
advocacy
noun
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
the profession of an advocate
advocate
advocate
noun
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
verb
(Scotland, law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
(Scotland, law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
(intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
(transitive) To encourage support for something.
(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
arvicola
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
avionics
avionics
noun
(aviation) The devices used in avionics.
(aviation) The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
avocados
avocados
noun
plural of avocado
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
avowance
avowance
noun
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
(obsolete) The act of avowing; avowal.
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
bucovina
calvados
calvados
noun
(countable) A glass of this spirit.
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
casanova
casanova
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Casanova
caseconv
casnovia
cavalero
cavalero
noun
(obsolete) A cavalier.
caveator
caveator
noun
One who enters a caveat.
cavesson
cavesson
noun
A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
cavetown
cavettos
cavicorn
cavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having hollow horns
noun
(obsolete) A hollow-horned ruminant, one of a group formerly treated taxonomically as Cavicornia.
(zoology) Any animal having hollow horns
caviteno
cavorted
cavorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavort
cavorter
cavorter
noun
One who cavorts.
centavos
centavos
noun
plural of centavo
chavicol
chavicol
noun
(organic chemistry) The naturally-occurring allylphenol
chivarro
clavicor
clavicor
noun
A brass musical instrument that had three valves
claviole
clavolae
clavolet
coactive
coactive
adj
(obsolete) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
coadvice
coaevals
coaevals
noun
plural of coaeval
coevally
coevally
adv
In a coeval manner.
colluvia
colluvia
noun
plural of colluvium
comitiva
comitiva
noun
(historical) A band of brigands in Italy or Sicily.
conative
conative
adj
Of or pertaining to a striving action.
concaved
concaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concave
concaver
concaver
noun
A person employed to give a concave shape to razors as they are manufactured.
concaves
concaves
noun
plural of concave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concave
conclave
conclave
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope.
(Roman Catholicism) The group of cardinals involved in a conclave.
(Roman Catholicism) The set of apartments in which the elector cardinals are secluded while a conclave takes place.
(by extension) A private meeting; a closed or secret assembly.
conferva
conferva
noun
An unbranched slender green freshwater alga.
consalve
convally
conveyal
conveyal
noun
Synonym of conveyance
convival
convival
adj
(obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
copaivic
coraveca
cordovan
cordovan
adj
oxblood (the color)
noun
A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
a shoe made from cordovan leather
corrival
corrival
adj
Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry.
noun
(archaic) A companion.
A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival.
verb
To compete with; to rival
corvidae
corvinae
corvinas
corvinas
noun
plural of corvina
cosavior
cosgrave
couvades
couvades
noun
plural of couvade
covalent
covalent
adj
(chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.
covassal
covenant
covenant
noun
(law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
(law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
An incidental clause in an agreement.
verb
(law) To bind oneself in contract.
(law) To enter a formal agreement.
(law) To make a stipulation.
To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
coverage
coverage
noun
(genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
(sports) Defense.
An amount by which something or someone is covered.
Journalism: the attention given by the press or news media about some news; the total of stories published or broadcast about a topic.
The amount of space or time given to an event in newspapers or on television.
The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
coverall
coverall
noun
(chiefly US) A loose-fitting protective garment worn over other clothing.
covillea
covotary
devocate
evocable
evocable
adj
That can be evoked.
evocated
evocated
adj
(rare) evoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evocate
evocator
evocator
noun
(medicine) A particular factor that controls the morphogenesis of the early embryo; the inductor.
Someone who evokes.
forcarve
forcarve
verb
(obsolete) To cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off.
gavelock
gavelock
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) An iron crow or lever.
(rare, obsolete) A spear or dart.
havelock
havelock
noun
A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.
havocked
havocker
havocker
noun
A person who causes havoc.
hovercar
hovercar
noun
A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground.
invocant
invocate
invocate
verb
To invoke or implore
To summon or conjure up
ivanovce
laverock
laverock
noun
Alternative form of lark (“the bird”)
lavrocks
lavrocks
noun
plural of lavrock
locative
locative
adj
(grammar) Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
noun
(grammar) The locative case.
lovelace
microvax
monclova
nonvacua
nonvocal
nonvocal
adj
Not vocal; silent; not using one's voice.
novercal
novercal
adj
Of or pertaining to a stepmother.
novocain
novocain
noun
Dated spelling of novocaine.
occasive
occasive
adj
Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling, descending; western.
octavian
octavian
Proper noun
name, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27
octavina
octavina
noun
(music) A Filipino musical instrument resembling the guitar.
octavius
octavius
noun
(historical) The pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.
odovacar
outcavil
overacts
overacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact
overarch
overarch
verb
To form an arch over something.
overcall
overcall
noun
(contract law) An additional contribution required of investors beyond the initial investment, should unforeseen expenses arise.
(medicine) A positive diagnosis when there is, in fact, nothing wrong.
(poker, bridge) A call which occurs after another player has already called
An additional creative product that a producer can require at the producer's option during the contract period.
An extra amount called up beyond the minimum required.
verb
(medicine) To diagnose a condition that does not, in fact, exist.
(poker, bridge) To call a bet after another player has already called
overcame
overcame
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of overcome
simple past tense of overcome
overcape
overcard
overcard
noun
(poker) A card higher than any other card or pair. Often used in reference to the community cards in Texas hold 'em
overcare
overcare
verb
(intransitive) To care too much.
overcast
overcast
adj
(figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
noun
(obsolete) An outcast.
A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon; cloudy.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
(transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
(transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
(transitive, bookbinding) To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
(transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
(transitive, obsolete) To transform.
overcoat
overcoat
noun
A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
verb
(transitive) To apply an exterior coating to.
overcram
overcram
verb
(transitive) To cram too full; to overstuff.
overface
overface
noun
The upper side or upward-facing surface of an object.
overlace
overpack
overpack
noun
A container intended to hold smaller containers.
verb
(intransitive) To pack too much.
overrace
overrace
verb
(transitive) To race too often.
overrack
overrack
verb
(archaic, transitive) To torture beyond bearing.
ovicidal
ovicidal
adj
Having the ability to kill an ovum
ovicular
ovicular
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to an egg.
oviducal
oviducal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to oviducts.
oviscapt
pavkovic
postcava
postcava
noun
(anatomy) The inferior vena cava.
prevocal
procavia
provicar
provicar
noun
(Roman Catholicism) The deputy of an vicar apostolic
racovian
racovian
Noun
One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.
reavouch
reavouch
verb
To avouch again.
revocate
revocate
verb
To recall (troops, objects, etc)
To revoke (a person's probation / extended supervision / parole status in the criminal justice context) ex. "My P.O. wants to revocate me" meaning "My probation officer wants to revoke my probation/extended supervision/parole"
rockvale
sajovich
sakovich
scrivano
scrivano
noun
(archaic) A scribe or clerk.
slavonic
slavonic
Proper noun
A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches:
The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.
Adjective
Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.
Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.
stokavci
subvocal
subvocal
adj
(phonetics, dated) Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated speech that is inaudible or barely audible; subtonic.
Of or pertaining words or statements formed in thought and expressed inwardly but not, or not yet, uttered aloud.
tovarich
tovarich
noun
Alternative form of tovarish
univocal
univocal
adj
Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic.
Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.
Having only one possible meaning.
Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music.
Unequivocal; indubitable.
noun
A document containing instances of only one vowel.
A word having only one meaning.
vacabond
vacabond
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of vagabond
vacation
vacation
noun
(Canada, US) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
(US, law) The act of making legally void.
(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
An extended period of time away from work or school.
Freedom from some business or activity.
The act of vacating something; moving out.
verb
(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.
vacuolar
vacuolar
adj
Of, pertaining to, or containing vacuoles.
vacuoles
vacuoles
noun
plural of vacuole
vancourt
varactor
varactor
noun
(electronics) A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
varicoid
varicose
varicose
adj
(usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
variolic
variolic
Adjective
variolous
verbasco
veronica
veronica
noun
(Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
(botany) A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.
(bullfighting) A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.
verb
To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.
viconian
victoria
victoria
noun
A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front.
victrola
victrola
noun
Any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
vocables
vocables
noun
plural of vocable
vocalics
vocalics
noun
vocal elements of communication
vocalion
vocalion
noun
(music) A type of reed organ
vocalise
vocalise
noun
A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize.
vocalism
vocalism
noun
(linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.
Speaking or singing.
vocalist
vocalist
noun
A singer; a person who likes to sing.
vocality
vocality
noun
The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.
The quality or degree of being vocal.
vocalize
vocalize
verb
(linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)
(linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel.
(linguistics, dated) To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
(music) To sing without using words.
(of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat.
To express with the voice, to utter.
vocaller
vocation
vocation
noun
An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.