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.
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
alvadore
alvarado
approved
approved
adj
(archaic) Proven or demonstrated by experience.
Having received approval.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approve
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avocados
avocados
noun
plural of avocado
avodires
avogadro
avogadro
Proper noun
Italian physicist
avoidant
avoidant
adj
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
noun
A person who exhibits avoidance.
avoiders
avoiders
noun
plural of avoider
avoiding
avoiding
noun
Avoidance.
verb
present participle and gerund of avoid
avondale
avondale
Proper noun
A city in Arizona.
A in Colorado.
A in Louisiana.
A city in Missouri.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A village in New South Wales, Australia.
One of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
bravados
calvados
calvados
noun
(countable) A glass of this spirit.
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
cavorted
cavorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavort
coadvice
concaved
concaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concave
cordovan
cordovan
adj
oxblood (the color)
noun
A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
a shoe made from cordovan leather
corvidae
couvades
couvades
noun
plural of couvade
danilova
davidoff
davidson
davisson
daviston
devaloka
devaloka
noun
In Indian religions, a plane of existence where gods and devas exist.
deviator
deviator
noun
That which deviates, or causes deviation
devocate
devondra
devonian
devonian
Adjective
of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago
Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon.
Proper noun
the Devonian period
devotary
devotary
noun
(obsolete) A votary.
digenova
diovular
disavows
disavows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow
disfavor
disfavor
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of disfavour
dogvanes
dogvanes
noun
plural of dogvane
donative
donative
adj
Being or relating to a donation.
noun
(ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.
A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
dovetail
dovetail
noun
(heraldry) A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
verb
(chiefly woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
(computing) To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.
(intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
To combine or fit (things) together well.
dovyalis
dundavoe
eavedrop
eavedrop
noun
A drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.
endeavor
endeavor
noun
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
verb
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously.
(obsolete) To exert oneself.
(obsolete, transitive) To attempt (something).
To work with purpose.
evocated
evocated
adj
(rare) evoked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evocate
favoured
favoured
adj
(dated) Wearing a favour.
(in combination) Having a certain appearance or physical features.
Treated or regarded with partiality.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of favour
flavedos
flavedos
noun
plural of flavedo
flavored
flavored
adj
US standard spelling of flavoured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flavor
foveated
foveated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foveate
fydorova
gavotted
gavotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gavotte
girovard
godavari
godavari
Proper noun
A major river in South India, which flows through Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
A district in Madras Presidency during British rule between 1768 and 1947.
haviored
havocked
ladylove
ladylove
noun
(poetic) A woman who is loved by someone; a female object of desire.
lavadero
levodopa
levodopa
noun
Alternative form of ʟ-dopa
lovelady
loveland
ludovika
moldavia
nonvalid
nonvalid
adj
Not valid.
obviated
obviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obviate
odovacar
olividae
ordovian
outraved
outraved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrave
outwaved
overawed
overawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overawe
overbade
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
overdamn
overdare
overdare
verb
(intransitive) To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
overdash
overdeal
overdeal
noun
(obsolete) An amount left over; excess.
verb
To deal too much or too many (for example, playing cards)
To have too many dealings.
overdear
overdear
adj
Too dear; too highly valued.
overdraw
overdraw
noun
(computer graphics) The process by which, during the rendering of a three-dimensional scene, a pixel is replaced by one that is closer to the viewpoint, as determined by their Z coordinates.
verb
(archery) To use a device for shooting arrows shorter than the draw of the bow.
(computer graphics) To draw over the top of existing content.
(dated) To exaggerate.
To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
overglad
overglad
adj
Excessively or unduly glad.
overgoad
overhand
overhand
adj
(masonry) Laid such that the surface of the wall to be jointed is on the opposite side of the wall from the mason, requiring the mason to lean over the wall to complete the work.
(mining) Done from below upward.
(of a loop in rope) With the working part on top of the standing part.
(sewing) Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together.
Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.
adv
In an overhand manner
noun
The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
verb
Sew using an overhand stitch.
overhard
overhard
adj
Too hard.
overhead
overhead
adj
(soccer) kicked over one's own head
located above, especially over the head
adv
(archaic) Per head; for each individual.
Above one's head; in the sky.
noun
(computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.
(countable) A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.
(countable) An overhead projector.
(countable, business, accounting) The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
(juggling, by ellipsis) An overhead throw.
(nautical) The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
(tennis) A smash.
(transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
(uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
(uncountable, business) Wasted money.
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
overjade
overlade
overlade
verb
(transitive) To load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.
overlaid
overlaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overlay
overland
overland
adj
by or across land, especially of travel
adv
Over, across, or by land.
noun
(travel) a trip by land between the UK and the Indian Sub-continent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa.
verb
(intransitive) to go on a recreational expedition to a remote destination, often with the aid of an off-road vehicle
(intransitive, Australia) to travel across land
(transitive, Australia) to transport (especially sheep or other farm animals) over land
overlard
overlard
verb
(transitive) To cover or coat with lard.
(transitive, figurative) To garnish or strew excessively.
overlaud
overlaud
verb
(transitive) To laud excessively; to overpraise.
overlead
overlead
verb
(transitive) To lead excessively or too much.
(transitive, obsolete) To affront; treat with indignity.
(transitive, obsolete) To dominate; domineer over; oppress.
overload
overload
noun
(automotive) An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle.
(computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.
An excessive load.
The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.
verb
(intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.
(transitive) To load excessively.
(transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit.
(transitive, object-oriented programming) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
overpaid
overpaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpay
overread
overread
adj
Having read too much.
verb
(obsolete) To read over, or peruse.
(transitive) To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read too in-depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
To read too much or excessively.
oversaid
oversaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversay
oversand
oversand
verb
(transitive) To sand excessively.
overwade
overward
ovicidal
ovicidal
adj
Having the ability to kill an ovum
oviducal
oviducal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to oviducts.
ovulated
ovulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ovulate
pavisado
pavlodar
pavlodar
Proper noun
A city on the Irtysh River in the northeast of Kazakhstan.
poivrade
poivrade
noun
A type of sauce (generally a vinaigrette) with pepper as a main ingredient.
poldavis
povindah
radevore
rashidov
ravendom
ravendom
noun
The world or sphere of ravens.
reavowed
reavowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reavow
revirado
salvador
salvidor
savadove
savoured
savoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of savour
savoyard
savoyard
noun
Ladyfinger cookie
solvated
solvated
adj
(chemistry) Combined with molecules of a solvent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of solvate
thorvald
unavowed
unavowed
adj
Not avowed.
vacabond
vacabond
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of vagabond
vadimony
vadimony
noun
(obsolete, law) A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day.
vadodara
vadodara
Proper noun
A large city in India (formerly Baroda), in the state of Gujarat.
vagabond
vagabond
adj
Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.
noun
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
verb
To roam, as a vagabond
valdosta
valdosta
Proper noun
A city in Georgia, United States, population 43,724 (2000 U.S. Census)
valetdom
valetdom
noun
The realm or sphere of valets.
validous
vallidom
vallidom
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) worth; value
vamoosed
vamoosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vamoose
vanadous
vanadous
adj
Of, pertaining to or containing vanadium, especially in an oxidation number of 4.
vapoured
vapoured
adj
Alternative form of vapored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of vapour
varanoid
varanoid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the superfamily Varanoidea of lizards, including the well-known Australian family Varanidae (the goannas).
varicoid
varindor
varoomed
varoomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of varoom
villadom
villadom
noun
The world of suburban villas.
vindaloo
vindaloo
noun
A blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
A hot curry made with this spice.
violated
violated
adj
(by extension) Abused, harmed or sexually victimized.
(of a rule or law) Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.