| ADVOWSON | • advowson n. (UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office. • ADVOWSON n. the right of presentation to a church benefice. |
| AVOISION | • avoision n. (Taxation, law) Nonpayment of tax that cannot clearly be seen as either tax avoidance, which is legal… • AVOISION n. a portmanteau coinage to denote blurring between tax avoidance and tax evasion. |
| CONVERSO | • converso n. (History) A Jew or Muslim in Spain or Portugal who converted to Roman Catholicism under duress, particularly… • CONVERSO n. (Spanish) a mediaeval Spanish Jew converting to Catholicism. |
| CONVOKES | • convokes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convoke. • CONVOKE v. to cause to assemble. |
| COVINOUS | • covinous adj. (Law) Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest. • COVINOUS adj. (archaic) fraudulent. |
| NOSEDOVE | • NOSEDIVE v. to plunge nose first. |
| OVATIONS | • ovations n. Plural of ovation. • ovations v. (Informal, rare) third-person singular simple present indicative form of ovation. • OVATION n. a demonstration of popular acclaim. |
| OVERSOON | • oversoon adv. Too soon; prematurely. • OVERSOON adv. too soon. |
| OVERSOWN | • oversown v. Past participle of oversow. • OVERSOW v. to sow over. |
| STOTINOV | • stotinov n. Plural of stotin. • STOTIN n. a monetary unit of Slovenia, worth one hundredth of a tolar. |
| VANPOOLS | • vanpools n. Plural of vanpool. • vanpools v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vanpool. • VANPOOL n. an arrangement whereby several commuters travel in one van. |
| VENOMOUS | • venomous adj. Full of venom. • venomous adj. Toxic; poisonous. • venomous adj. Noxious; evil. |
| VIOLONES | • violones n. Plural of violone. • VIOLONE n. (Italian) a double-bass viol. |
| VOLCANOS | • volcanos n. Plural of volcano. • VOLCANO n. (Italian) a centre of eruption of subterranean matter. |
| VOLPINOS | • Volpinos n. Plural of Volpino. • VOLPINO n. (Italian) a small Italian dog with long straight hair. |
| VOUDOUNS | • VOUDOUN n. West Indian black magic, also VAUDOO, VAUDOUX, VODOU, VODOUN, VODUN, VOODOO, VOUDON, VOUDOU. |