| ALLUVIA | • alluvia n. Plural of alluvium. • ALLUVIUM n. (Latin) land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth, also ALLUVION. |
| AQUAVIT | • aquavit n. A Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume; distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored… • AQUAVIT n. (Norwegian) a Scandinavian spirit made from potatoes or grain and flavoured with caraway seeds, also AKVAVIT. |
| AUTOVAC | • autovac n. (Automotive, historical) A device that uses vacuum to raise fuel from the main tank to a small auxiliary… • AUTOVAC n. a vacuum mechanism in a car for raising petrol to a higher tank so that it may flow by gravity into the carburettor. |
| AVAUNTS | • avaunts n. Plural of avaunt. • avaunts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avaunt. • AVAUNT v. (archaic) to advance. |
| AVRUGAS | • AVRUGA n. (Spanish) herring roe with a smoky flavour, sometimes used as a substitute for caviar. |
| BRAVURA | • bravura n. (Music) A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect. • bravura n. A display of daring. • bravura adj. Overly showy; ostentatious. |
| MAUVAIS | • MAUVAIS adj. (French) bad, wicked, also MAUVAISE. |
| VACATUR | • vacatur n. (Law) An announcement in court that something is cancelled or set aside; an annulment. • VACATUR n. (Latin) the act of annulling in law. |
| VACUATE | • vacuate v. To empty; to clear out. • VACUATE v. (obsolete) to make void, or empty, also EVACUATE. |
| VALUATE | • valuate v. To estimate the value of something; to appraise or to make a valuation. • VALUATE v. to appraise, evaluate. |
| VALUTAS | • valutas n. Plural of valuta. • VALUTA n. (Italian) the comparative value of a currency. |
| VALVULA | • valvula n. (Anatomy) A small valve. • VALVULA n. (Latin) a small valve, also VALVULE. |
| VASCULA | • vascula n. Plural of vasculum. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |