| ATAVISM | • atavism n. The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback. • atavism n. The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence. • atavism n. (Sociology) Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence. |
| ATAVIST | • atavist n. A genetic characteristic emerging after absence from several generations. • atavist n. A person of atavistic beliefs or habits. • ATAVIST n. a person with ancestral characteristics. |
| AVATARS | • avatars n. Plural of avatar. • AVATAR n. (Sanskrit) the incarnation of a Hindu deity. |
| AVAUNTS | • avaunts n. Plural of avaunt. • avaunts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avaunt. • AVAUNT v. (archaic) to advance. |
| AVIATES | • aviates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aviate. • AVIATE v. to fly an aircraft. |
| CAVEATS | • caveats n. Plural of caveat. • caveats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caveat. • CAVEAT v. (Latin) to enter a type of legal notice. |
| CRAVATS | • cravats n. Plural of cravat. • cravats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cravat. • CRAVAT n. (French) a scarf or band worn as necktie, also CRAVATE. |
| OTTAVAS | • ottavas n. Plural of ottava. • OTTAVA n. (Italian) an octave higher than indicated. |
| SATNAVS | • satnavs n. Plural of satnav. • sat-navs n. Plural of sat-nav. • sat␣navs n. Plural of sat nav. |
| SAVANTE | • SAVANTE n. (French) a woman of great learning. |
| SAVANTS | • savants n. Plural of savant. • Savants prop.n. Plural of Savant. • SAVANT n. (French) a learned person, esp. a distinguished scientist etc. |
| SAVATES | • SAVATE n. (French) a French form of kickboxing. |
| VACATES | • vacates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vacate. • VACATE v. to make vacant. |
| VALETAS | • valetas n. Plural of valeta. • VALETA n. (Spanish) a kind of dance in waltz time, also VELETA. |
| VALUTAS | • valutas n. Plural of valuta. • VALUTA n. (Italian) the comparative value of a currency. |
| VANITAS | • vanitas n. (Painting) A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of… • VANITAS n. (Latin) a 17th century Dutch still life painting featuring a memento mori etc. |