| ADVOCAAT | • advocaat n. A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy. • ADVOCAAT n. (Dutch) a liqueur containing rum and raw eggs. |
| ADVOCACY | • advocacy n. The profession of an advocate. • advocacy n. The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something. • advocacy n. The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard. |
| ADVOCATE | • advocate n. Someone whose job is to speak for someone’s case in a court of law; a counsel. • advocate n. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. • advocate n. A person who speaks in support of something, or someone. |
| AUTOVACS | • autovacs n. Plural of autovac. • 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. |
| AVOCADOS | • avocados n. Plural of avocado. • AVOCADO n. (Nahuatl) a rough-skinned pear-shaped edible fruit of a tropical tree. |
| CALVADOS | • calvados n. (Uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France. • calvados n. (Countable) A glass of this spirit. • Calvados prop.n. A department of Normandy, France. |
| CAVALERO | • cavalero n. (Obsolete) A cavalier. • CAVALERO n. a horseman, also CABALLERO. |
| CAVEATOR | • caveator n. One who enters a caveat. • CAVEATOR n. one that files a caveat. |
| CAVEOLAE | • caveolae n. Plural of caveola. • CAVEOLA n. a tiny pit in a cell membrane. |
| CAVEOLAR | • caveolar adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the caveolae. • CAVEOLAR adj. relating to a caveola, a tiny pit in a cell membrane. |
| COAEVALS | • coaevals n. Plural of coaeval. • COAEVAL n. one of the same era as another. |
| COPAIVAS | • copaivas n. Plural of copaiva. • COPAIVA n. (Tupi) a transparent resin obtained from certain South American trees, also COPAIBA. |
| POSTCAVA | • postcava n. (Anatomy) The inferior vena cava. • POSTCAVA n. (Latin) a vein in higher vertebrates. |
| VACATION | • vacation n. Freedom from some business or activity. • vacation n. (Obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity. • vacation n. A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from… |
| VACUOLAR | • vacuolar adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing vacuoles. • VACUOLAR adj. relating to a vacuole, a cellular cavity. |
| VARACTOR | • varactor n. (Electronics) A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage. • VARACTOR n. a two-electrode semiconductor device. |