| AARDVARKS | • aardvarks n. Plural of aardvark. • aard-varks n. Plural of aard-vark. • AARDVARK n. (South African) a nocturnal, insectivorous, badger-sized mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. |
| AGGRAVATE | • aggravate v. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. • aggravate v. (By extension) To make worse; to exacerbate. • aggravate v. (Now rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. |
| AVASCULAR | • avascular adj. (Medicine) Lacking blood vessels. • AVASCULAR adj. not having blood vessels. |
| BAVARDAGE | • bavardage n. Chatter, banter. • BAVARDAGE n. (French) small talk or chitchat; idle chatter. |
| CALVARIAE | • calvariae n. Plural of calvaria. • CALVARIA n. the upper part of the skull enclosing the brain in vertebrates, also CALVARIUM. |
| CALVARIAL | • calvarial adj. Of or pertaining to the calvaria. • CALVARIAL adj. relating to the calvarium, the upper skull, also CALVARIAN. |
| CALVARIAN | • calvarian adj. Alternative form of calvarial. • CALVARIAN adj. relating to the calvarium, the upper skull, also CALVARIAL. |
| CALVARIAS | • calvarias n. Plural of calvaria. • CALVARIA n. the upper part of the skull enclosing the brain in vertebrates, also CALVARIUM. |
| CARAVANCE | • caravance n. Alternative form of calavance. • CARAVANCE n. a kind of pulse, also CALAVANCE. |
| CARAVANED | • caravaned v. Simple past tense and past participle of caravan. • CARAVAN v. to travel in a portable home. |
| CARAVANER | • caravaner n. One who travels in a caravan (convoy or procession). • caravaner n. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) One who travels or stays in a caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling). • CARAVANER n. one who travels by caravan, also CARAVANEER, CARAVANNER. |
| GALRAVAGE | • galravage n. Alternative form of gilravage. • GALRAVAGE v. (Scots) to behave riotously, also GALRAVITCH, GILLRAVAGE, GILLRAVITCH, GILRAVAGE, GILRAVITCH. |
| GRAVADLAX | • gravadlax n. Alternative form of gravlax. • GRAVADLAX n. (Swedish) a Scandinavian dish of salmon with spices and salad, also GRAVLAKS, GRAVLAX. |
| GRAVAMINA | • gravamina n. Plural of gravamen. • GRAVAMEN n. (Latin) the most serious part of an accusation. |
| LAVATERAS | • lavateras n. Plural of lavatera. • LAVATERA n. any plant of the lavatera genus. |
| PARAVANES | • paravanes n. Plural of paravane. • PARAVANE n. an underwater device used to cut cables. |
| PARAVANTS | • PARAVANT n. a preeminent person or thing. |
| PARAVAUNT | • paravaunt adv. (Obsolete) perhaps; peradventure. • PARAVAUNT adv. (Spenser) before, in front, also PARAVANT. |
| SALVARSAN | • salvarsan n. (Medicine) The organoarsenic compound arsphenamine, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and the… • SALVARSAN n. (tradename) a compound of arsenic once used as a remedy for syphilis. |