| AVIARY | • aviary n. A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. • AVIARY n. a large bird enclosure. |
| AVOWRY | • avowry n. (Law) The act of avowing and justifying in one’s own right the distraining of goods. • avowry n. (Historical) A form of medieval patronage in which colonial tenants, often from criminal backgrounds… • avowry n. (Ecclesiastical) Advowson, the right to appoint to a benefice or office. |
| AVOYER | • avoyer n. (Obsolete or historical) A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland. • AVOYER n. (French) a chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland. |
| COVARY | • covary v. (Statistics) To vary together with another variable, particularly in a way that may be predictive. • COVARY v. to vary mean values. |
| GARVEY | • garvey n. (Nautical) A type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically… • Garvey prop.n. A surname from Irish. • GARVEY n. a small flat-bottomed boat. |
| HRYVNA | • HRYVNA n. a monetary unit of Ukraine, also HRYVNIA, HRYVNYA. |
| JARVEY | • jarvey n. (Dated) A hackney coach driver. • jarvey n. (Ireland) The driver of a jaunting car. • JARVEY n. a driver of a horse-drawn taxi, also JARVIE. |
| SAVORY | • savory adj. Tasty, attractive to the palate. • savory adj. Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet. • savory adj. Umami, modern. |
| VAGARY | • vagary n. An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action. • vagary n. Something vague. • vagary n. An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim. |
| VALKYR | • Valkyr n. Synonym of valkyrie. • VALKYR n. (Old Norse) a maiden in Norse mythology, also VALKYRIE, WALKYRIE. |
| VAPORY | • vapory adj. Resembling vapor; vaporous. • vapory adj. Characterized by the presence of vapor; full of, or obscured by, vapor. • VAPORY adj. full of vapors; vaporous, also VAPOURY. |
| VICARY | • vicary n. Obsolete form of vicar. • VICARY n. a vicarship. |
| VIVARY | • vivary n. (Obsolete) vivarium. • VIVARY n. a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARIUM. |
| VOLARY | • volary n. Alternative form of volery. • VOLARY n. an aviary. |
| VOTARY | • votary adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised. • votary n. A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made. • votary n. A devotee of a particular religion or cult. |
| WAVERY | • wavery adj. Tending to waver; uncertain or hesitant. • WAVERY adj. unsteady. |