| ADOPTIVE | • adoptive adj. Related through adoption. • adoptive adj. Pertaining to adoption. • ADOPTIVE adj. due to adoption; having the specified familial relation by adoption. |
| AVODIRES | • AVODIRE n. (French) a yellow hardwood from an African tree. |
| AVOIDERS | • avoiders n. Plural of avoider. • AVOIDER n. one who avoids. |
| COVARIED | • covaried v. Simple past tense and past participle of covary. • COVARY v. to vary mean values. |
| DEVIATOR | • deviator n. That which deviates, or causes deviation. • DEVIATOR n. one who deviates. |
| DEVONIAN | • Devonian adj. (Geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from… • Devonian adj. (Chiefly dated) Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon. • Devonian n. (Chiefly dated) A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon. |
| DONATIVE | • donative adj. Being or relating to a donation. • donative n. A gift; a largess; a gratuity. • donative n. (Ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation… |
| DOVETAIL | • dovetail n. The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove’s tail. • dovetail n. (Chiefly woodworking, often attributively). • dovetail n. (Heraldry) A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1). |
| OBVIATED | • obviated v. Simple past tense and past participle of obviate. • OBVIATE v. to forestall. |
| OVERLAID | • overlaid v. Simple past tense and past participle of overlay. • OVERLAY v. to lay over. |
| OVERPAID | • overpaid v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpay. • OVERPAY v. to pay too much. |
| VAIVODES | • vaivodes n. Plural of vaivode. • VAIVODE n. (Russian) originally the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces, also VOIVODE, WAIVODE, WAIWODE, WAYWODE, WOIWODE. |
| VIDEOCAM | • videocam n. A video camera. • VIDEOCAM n. a camera for taking video. |
| VIOLATED | • violated adj. (Of a rule or law) Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner. • violated adj. (By extension) Abused, harmed or sexually victimized. • violated v. Simple past tense and past participle of violate. |
| VOIDABLE | • voidable adj. Capable of being voided or made void. • VOIDABLE adj. able to be voided. |
| VOIDANCE | • voidance n. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing. • voidance n. The quality of being void. • VOIDANCE n. the act of voiding. |
| WAIVODES | • waivodes n. Plural of waivode. • WAIVODE n. (Russian) originally the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces, also VAIVODE, VOIVODE, WAIWODE, WAYWODE, WOIWODE. |