| ABRASIVE | • abrasive adj. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. • abrasive adj. Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. • abrasive n. A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice… |
| AESTIVAL | • aestival adj. Alternative spelling of estival. • æstival adj. Obsolete spelling of estival. • AESTIVAL adj. of summer. |
| AIRWAVES | • airwaves n. Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves. • airwaves n. Radio or television broadcasts. • AIRWAVE n. a channel for broadcasting. |
| AVARICES | • avarices n. Plural of avarice. • AVARICE n. greed. |
| AVIANISE | • AVIANISE v. to make eg a virus less severe by repeated culture in a chicken embryo stock, also AVIANIZE. |
| AVIARIES | • aviaries n. Plural of aviary. • AVIARY n. a large bird enclosure. |
| CAVIARES | • caviares n. Plural of caviare. • CAVIARE n. the roe of sturgeon, also CAVIAR, CAVIARIE, CAVIER. |
| MAUVAISE | • MAUVAISE adj. (French) bad, wicked, also MAUVAIS. |
| REAVAILS | • reavails v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reavail. • REAVAIL v. to avail again. |
| SALIVATE | • salivate v. (Intransitive) To produce saliva. • salivate v. (Intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something. • SALIVATE v. to secrete saliva. |
| SANATIVE | • sanative adj. That cures or restores; curative or restorative. • sanative n. A curative or restorative remedy. • SANATIVE adj. having the power to cure or heal. |
| VAGARIES | • vagaries n. Plural of vagary. • VAGARY n. a whim, also FEGARY. |
| VARIATES | • variates n. Plural of variate. • VARIATE v. to change, vary. |
| VEDALIAS | • vedalias n. Plural of vedalia. • VEDALIA n. an Australian ladybird. |