ava: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ava
- java«Word Popularity Bar5/5
java
- noun a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
coffee.
- he ordered a cup of coffee
- noun an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
- noun a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
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lava
- noun rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- noun rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- cava3/5
cava
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- cassava3/5
cassava
- noun a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
cassava starch; manioca; manioc.
- noun cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
manioc.
- noun a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
- bratislava3/5
bratislava
- noun capital and largest city of Slovakia
capital of Slovakia; Pressburg; Pozsony.
- noun capital and largest city of Slovakia
- kava3/5
kava
- noun an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
kavakava.
- noun an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
- guava2/5
guava
- noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
strawberry guava; yellow cattley guava; Psidium littorale.
- noun small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
Psidium guajava; true guava; guava bush.
- noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
- fava2/5
fava
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- sava2/5
sava
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- vaishnava2/5
vaishnava
(Hindoo Myth.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
- bhava2/5
bhava
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- brava2/5
brava
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- balaclava2/5
balaclava
- noun a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
balaclava helmet.
- noun a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
- poltava2/5
poltava
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- pandava2/5
pandava
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- baklava2/5
baklava
- noun rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
- noun rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
- flava1/5
flava
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- ostrava1/5
ostrava
- noun an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
- noun an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
- morava1/5
- balaklava1/5
- ungava1/5
ungava
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- arava1/5
arava
- noun an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium
leflunomide.
- noun an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium
- vltava1/5
- tava1/5
tava
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- pranava1/5
- clava1/5
clava
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- pava1/5
pava
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- drava1/5
drava
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- ottava1/5
ottava
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- daugava1/5
- guajava1/5
guajava
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- tandava1/5
- yava1/5
yava
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- dhava1/5
dhava
- noun an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
dhawa.
- noun an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
- parava1/5
parava
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- lavalava1/5
lavalava
- noun a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
- noun a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
Suffixes of ava
- available«Word Popularity Bar5/5
available
- adjective obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
- kept a fire extinguisher available
- much information is available through computers
- available in many colors
- the list of available candidates is unusually long
- adjective satellite not busy; not otherwise committed
uncommitted.
- he was not available for comment
- he was available and willing to accompany her
- adjective obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
- availability5/5
availability
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
handiness; availableness; accessibility.
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
- avant4/5
avant
The front of an army. Obs. See Van .
- avail4/5
avail
- noun a means of serving
help; service.
- of no avail
- there's no help for it
- verb use to one's advantage
- He availed himself of the available resources
- noun a means of serving
- avalanche4/5
avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
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avarice
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
covetousness; avaritia; greed; rapacity.
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
covetousness; cupidity; avariciousness.
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- availed3/5
avail
- noun a means of serving
help; service.
- of no avail
- there's no help for it
- verb use to one's advantage
- He availed himself of the available resources
- noun a means of serving
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avatar
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
incarnation; embodiment.
- the embodiment of hope
- the incarnation of evil
- the very avatar of cunning
- noun the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
- the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
- avalon3/5
avalon
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- avalanches3/5
avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
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avatar
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
incarnation; embodiment.
- the embodiment of hope
- the incarnation of evil
- the very avatar of cunning
- noun the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
- the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
- avaricious2/5
avaricious
- adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
covetous; prehensile; greedy; grasping; grabby.
- they are avaricious and will do anything for money
- casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
- a grasping old miser
- grasping commercialism
- greedy for money and power
- grew richer and greedier
- prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
- adjective satellite immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- avascular2/5
avascular
- adjective without blood vessels
- adjective without blood vessels
- availing2/5
avail
- noun a means of serving
help; service.
- of no avail
- there's no help for it
- verb use to one's advantage
- He availed himself of the available resources
- noun a means of serving
- avantgarde2/5
avantgarde
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- avails2/5
avail
- noun a means of serving
help; service.
- of no avail
- there's no help for it
- verb use to one's advantage
- He availed himself of the available resources
- noun a means of serving
- avanti2/5
avanti
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- avalokitesvara2/5
avalokitesvara
- noun a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
Avalokiteshvara.
- noun a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
- avar2/5
avar
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- avars2/5
avars
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- avatara2/5
avatara
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- avance2/5
avance
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- avalokiteshvara2/5
avalokiteshvara
- noun a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
Avalokitesvara.
- noun a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
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- aval2/5
aval
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availability
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
handiness; availableness; accessibility.
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
- avast1/5
avast
(Naut.) Cease; stop; stay. "Avast heaving." Totten.
- avantage1/5
advantage
- noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
vantage.
- the experience gave him the advantage over me
- noun (tennis) first point scored after deuce
- noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
- avaunt1/5
avaunt
Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."
- availment1/5
availment
Profit; advantage. Obs.
- avalanching1/5
avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
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avaritia
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
avarice; covetousness; greed; rapacity.
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- avadana1/5
avadana
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- avariciousness1/5
avariciousness
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
avarice; covetousness; cupidity.
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
- avalanched1/5
avalanche
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- the program brought an avalanche of mail
- noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- avadhuta1/5
- avariciously1/5
avariciously
- adverb in a greedy manner
covetously; greedily.
- adverb in a greedy manner
- avascularity1/5
- avahi1/5
avahi
- noun a genus of Indriidae
genus Avahi.
- noun a genus of Indriidae
Derived words of ava
- naval«Word Popularity Bar5/5
naval
- adjective connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
- naval history
- naval commander
- naval vessels
- adjective connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
- cavalry5/5
cavalry
- noun troops trained to fight on horseback
horse; horse cavalry.
- 500 horse led the attack
- noun a highly mobile army unit
- noun troops trained to fight on horseback
- savage5/5
savage
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
barbarian.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; wolf; brute; wildcat.
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
- excavation4/5
excavation
- noun the act of digging
dig; digging.
- there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
- noun the site of an archeological exploration
dig; archeological site.
- they set up camp next to the dig
- noun the act of digging
- excavations4/5
excavation
- noun the act of digging
dig; digging.
- there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
- noun the site of an archeological exploration
dig; archeological site.
- they set up camp next to the dig
- noun the act of digging
- cleavage4/5
cleavage
- noun the state of being split or cleft
- there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
- noun the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
- noun the state of being split or cleft
- unavailable4/5
unavailable
- adjective not available or accessible or at hand
- fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency
- his secretary said he was unavailable for comment
- adjective not available or accessible or at hand
- savannah4/5
savannah
- noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
savanna.
- noun a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
- extravagant4/5
extravagant
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
overweening; excessive; exuberant.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
- adjective satellite recklessly wasteful
prodigal; spendthrift; profligate.
- prodigal in their expenditures
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
- savages4/5
savage
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
barbarian.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; wolf; brute; wildcat.
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
- havana4/5
havana
Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; ; --as, an Havana cigarformerly sometimes written --Havannah .n. An Havana cigar. Young Frank Clavering stole his father's Havannahs, and . . . smoked them in the stable. Thackeray.
- excavated4/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- javascript4/5
javascript
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- navajo4/5
navajo
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Navaho.
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Navaho.
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
- aggravated4/5
aggravated
- adjective satellite made more severe or intense especially in law
- aggravated assault
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- adjective satellite made more severe or intense especially in law
- caravan4/5
caravan
- noun a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
train; wagon train.
- we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels
- they joined the wagon train for safety
- noun a camper equipped with living quarters
van.
- noun a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- upheaval4/5
upheaval
- noun a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
turbulence; Sturm und Drang.
- the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
- noun a violent disturbance
turmoil; convulsion.
- the convulsions of the stock market
- noun a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
- bavaria3/5
bavaria
- noun a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
- noun a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
- extravagance3/5
extravagance
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagancy.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the trait of spending extravagantly
prodigality; profligacy.
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- ravaged3/5
ravaged
- adjective satellite having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
despoiled; sacked; pillaged; raped.
- the raped countryside
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
ravage; harry.
- adjective satellite having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
- cavalier3/5
cavalier
- noun a gallant or courtly gentleman
chevalier.
- noun a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
Royalist.
- noun a gallant or courtly gentleman
- intravascular3/5
intravascular
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- travail3/5
travail
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
lying-in; childbed; labor; parturiency; confinement; labour.
- she was in labor for six hours
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
exertion; elbow grease; effort; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- javanese3/5
javanese
Of or pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java. --n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Java.
- ravages3/5
ravage
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
depredation.
- the ravages of time
- the depredations of age and disease
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
harry.
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
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- savagery3/5
savagery
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
savageness.
- the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters
- a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
viciousness; ferociousness; brutality.
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
- bavarian3/5
bavarian
Of or pertaining to Bavaria. --n. A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.
- upheavals3/5
upheaval
- noun a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
turbulence; Sturm und Drang.
- the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
- noun a violent disturbance
turmoil; convulsion.
- the convulsions of the stock market
- noun a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
- aggravating3/5
aggravating
- adjective satellite making worse
exacerbating; exasperating.
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- adjective satellite making worse
- savanna3/5
savanna
- noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
savannah.
- noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
- aggravate3/5
aggravate
- verb make worse
worsen; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
exasperate; exacerbate.
- verb make worse
- savagely3/5
savagely
- adverb in a vicious manner
brutally; viciously.
- he was viciously attacked
- adverb wildly; like an animal
- she cried out savagely
- adverb in a vicious manner
- bravado3/5
bravado
- noun a swaggering show of courage
bluster.
- noun a swaggering show of courage
- navarre3/5
navarre
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- caravans3/5
caravan
- noun a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
train; wagon train.
- we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels
- they joined the wagon train for safety
- noun a camper equipped with living quarters
van.
- noun a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- navarro3/5
navarro
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- aggravation3/5
aggravation
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
exasperation.
- noun unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
provocation; irritation.
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- cleavages3/5
cleavage
- noun the state of being split or cleft
- there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
- noun the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
- noun the state of being split or cleft
- laval3/5
laval
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- lavage3/5
lavage
- noun washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
- noun washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
- excavating3/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- lavatory3/5
lavatory
- noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
toilet; bathroom; privy; can; lav; john.
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
washbasin; basin; washstand; washbowl.
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
- noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- unavailability3/5
unavailability
- noun the quality of not being available when needed
inaccessibility.
- noun the quality of not being available when needed
- navajos3/5
navajo
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Navaho.
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Navaho.
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
- caravaggio3/5
caravaggio
- noun Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
- noun Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)
- cavaliers3/5
cavalier
- noun a gallant or courtly gentleman
chevalier.
- noun a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
Royalist.
- noun a gallant or courtly gentleman
- excavate3/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- theravada3/5
theravada
- noun one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
Theravada Buddhism.
- noun one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
- blavatsky2/5
blavatsky
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- extravasation2/5
extravasation
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- noun (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
eructation; eruption.
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- extravagantly2/5
extravagantly
- adverb in an abundant manner
abundantly; profusely; copiously.
- they were abundantly supplied with food
- he thanked her profusely
- adverb in a wasteful manner
lavishly.
- the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap
- adverb in an abundant manner
- cavalcade2/5
cavalcade
- noun a procession of people traveling on horseback
- noun a procession of people traveling on horseback
- savant2/5
savant
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
initiate; pundit; learned person.
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- unavailing2/5
unavailing
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
otiose; ineffectual; futile.
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
- excavators2/5
excavator
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- noun a machine for excavating
shovel; power shovel; digger.
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- travails2/5
travail
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
lying-in; childbed; labor; parturiency; confinement; labour.
- she was in labor for six hours
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
exertion; elbow grease; effort; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- savants2/5
savant
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
initiate; pundit; learned person.
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- cavalrymen2/5
cavalryman
- noun a soldier in a motorized army unit
trooper.
- noun a soldier mounted on horseback
trooper.
- a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount
- noun a soldier in a motorized army unit
- cravat2/5
cravat
- noun neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
- noun neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
- savannas2/5
savanna
- noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
savannah.
- noun a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
- extravaganza2/5
extravaganza
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- ravaging2/5
ravaging
- noun plundering with excessive damage and destruction
devastation.
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
ravage; harry.
- noun plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- lavas2/5
lava
- noun rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- noun rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
- ravage2/5
ravage
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
depredation.
- the ravages of time
- the depredations of age and disease
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
harry.
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
- pandavas2/5
- travancore2/5
- excavator2/5
excavator
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- noun a machine for excavating
shovel; power shovel; digger.
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- aggravates2/5
aggravate
- verb make worse
worsen; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
exasperate; exacerbate.
- verb make worse
- extravagances2/5
extravagance
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagancy.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the trait of spending extravagantly
prodigality; profligacy.
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- bhavan2/5
bhavan
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- cavan2/5
cavan
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- davao2/5
davao
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- bhagavata2/5
bhagavata
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- pravastatin2/5
pravastatin
- noun an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks
Pravachol.
- noun an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks
- godavari2/5
- navaho2/5
navaho
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Navajo.
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Navajo.
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
- cavalryman2/5
cavalryman
- noun a soldier in a motorized army unit
trooper.
- noun a soldier mounted on horseback
trooper.
- a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount
- noun a soldier in a motorized army unit
- cavalieri2/5
- lavatories2/5
lavatory
- noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
toilet; bathroom; privy; can; lav; john.
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
washbasin; basin; washstand; washbowl.
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
- noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- caval2/5
caval
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- bioavailable2/5
- extravascular2/5
extravascular
(Anat.) (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.
- cavaliere2/5
- savaged2/5
savage
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
barbarian.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; wolf; brute; wildcat.
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
- bavarians2/5
bavarian
- noun a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people
- Bavarian beer
- noun a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria
- pavarotti2/5
pavarotti
- noun Italian tenor (born in 1935)
Luciano Pavarotti.
- noun Italian tenor (born in 1935)
- savannahs2/5
savannah
- noun a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- noun a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
Savannah River.
- noun a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- cavafy2/5
- stavanger2/5
stavanger
- noun a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry
- noun a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry
- bhagavadgita2/5
bhagavadgita
- noun (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
Bhagavad-Gita; Gita.
- noun (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
- cavalierly2/5
cavalierly
- adverb in a proud and domineering manner
disdainfully.
- he treated his staff cavalierly
- adverb in a proud and domineering manner
- kauravas2/5
- chavannes2/5
- extravaganzas2/5
extravaganza
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- caravanserai2/5
caravanserai
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravan inn; khan; caravansary.
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
- yavapai2/5
yavapai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
- noun the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
- vavasor2/5
vavasor
(Feud. Law) The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who also had tenants under him; one in dignity next to a baron; a title of dignity next to a baron. Burrill. "A worthy vavasour." Chaucer.Also written vavasour ,vavassor ,valvasor , etc.Vavasours subdivide again to vassals, exchanging land and cattle, human or otherwise, against fealty. Motley.
- javan2/5
javan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Java
Javanese.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language
Javanese.
- Javanese temples
- Javanese dialects
- noun a native or inhabitant of Java
- gavage2/5
gavage
- noun feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
forced feeding.
- noun feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
- pavan2/5
pavan
- noun music composed for dancing the pavane
pavane.
- noun a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
pavane.
- noun music composed for dancing the pavane
- hexavalent2/5
hexavalent
(Chem.) Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads.
- guavas2/5
guava
- noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
strawberry guava; yellow cattley guava; Psidium littorale.
- noun small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
Psidium guajava; true guava; guava bush.
- noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
- intravaginal2/5
intravaginal
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- aggravations2/5
aggravation
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
exasperation.
- noun unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
provocation; irritation.
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- vavasour2/5
- bravais2/5
bravais
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- cravats2/5
cravat
- noun neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
- noun neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
- havasupai2/5
havasupai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
- noun the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
- unexcavated1/5
unexcavated
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- leoncavallo1/5
leoncavallo
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- esclavage1/5
esclavage
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- lavandula1/5
lavandula
- noun lavender
genus Lavandula.
- noun lavender
- bhagavat1/5
bhagavat
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- savarin1/5
savarin
- noun a sponge cake baked in a ring mold
- noun a sponge cake baked in a ring mold
- contravariant1/5
- concanavalin1/5
- navarino1/5
navarino
- noun a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
battle of Navarino.
- noun a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
- javanica1/5
javanica
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- vaishnavas1/5
- depravation1/5
depravation
- noun moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
putrefaction; depravity; corruption; degeneracy.
- the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
- moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
- its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
- Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
- noun moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- extravasated1/5
extravasate
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch; erupt.
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- gravamen1/5
gravamen
(Law) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
- sravana1/5
sravana
- noun the fifth month of the Hindu calendar
Sawan.
- noun the fifth month of the Hindu calendar
- cavae1/5
- savageness1/5
savageness
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
savagery.
- the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters
- a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
- cavatina1/5
cavatina
(Mus.) Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously and vaguely used.
- pentavalent1/5
pentavalent
- adjective having a valence of five
- adjective having a valence of five
- tetravalent1/5
tetravalent
- adjective haveing a valence of four
- adjective haveing a valence of four
- navarrese1/5
navarrese
Of or pertaining to Navarre. --n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre.
- savaging1/5
savage
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
barbarian.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; wolf; brute; wildcat.
- noun a member of an uncivilized people
- excavates1/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- cleavable1/5
cleavable
- adjective satellite capable of being cleaved
- adjective satellite capable of being cleaved
- pravachol1/5
pravachol
- noun an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks
pravastatin.
- noun an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks
- extravagancies1/5
extravagancy
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagance.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- pavane1/5
pavane
- noun music composed for dancing the pavane
pavan.
- noun a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
pavan.
- noun music composed for dancing the pavane
- nonavailability1/5
nonavailability
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- caravanserais1/5
caravanserai
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravan inn; khan; caravansary.
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
- portacaval1/5
portacaval
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- travailing1/5
travail
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
lying-in; childbed; labor; parturiency; confinement; labour.
- she was in labor for six hours
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
exertion; elbow grease; effort; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- caravansary1/5
caravansary
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravan inn; khan; caravanserai.
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
- cakravartin1/5
- clavate1/5
clavate
(Bot. & Zoöl.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. See Illust. of Antennae .
- unavailingly1/5
unavailing
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
otiose; ineffectual; futile.
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
- travailed1/5
travail
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
lying-in; childbed; labor; parturiency; confinement; labour.
- she was in labor for six hours
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
exertion; elbow grease; effort; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- balaclavas1/5
balaclava
- noun a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
balaclava helmet.
- noun a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
- savagism1/5
savagism
The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness.
- navahos1/5
navaho
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Navajo.
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Navajo.
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
- lavaliere1/5
lavaliere
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
lavalliere; lavalier.
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
- microwavable1/5
microwavable
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- navane1/5
navane
- noun a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia
thiothixene.
- noun a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia
- sravaka1/5
sravaka
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- cavalla1/5
cavalla
- noun large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
cero; Scomberomorus cavalla; king mackerel.
- noun large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
- lavant1/5
- navarin1/5
navarin
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- cavalcades1/5
cavalcade
- noun a procession of people traveling on horseback
- noun a procession of people traveling on horseback
- lavabo1/5
lavabo
- noun a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
washbasin; washbowl; wash-hand basin; handbasin.
- noun a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
- savara1/5
savara
- noun a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India
- noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Savara in southeastern India (north of Madras)
- noun a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India
- ravager1/5
ravage
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
depredation.
- the ravages of time
- the depredations of age and disease
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
harry.
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
- canavanine1/5
canavanine
- noun an amino acid found in the jack bean
- noun an amino acid found in the jack bean
- havanas1/5
havana
- noun the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
capital of Cuba; Cuban capital.
- noun the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
- chakravartin1/5
- navar1/5
navar
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- canavalia1/5
canavalia
- noun herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
genus Canavalia.
- noun herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
- cavalries1/5
cavalry
- noun troops trained to fight on horseback
horse; horse cavalry.
- 500 horse led the attack
- noun a highly mobile army unit
- noun troops trained to fight on horseback
- caravanning1/5
caravanning
- noun the practice of taking holidays in a caravan
- noun the practice of taking holidays in a caravan
- extravasate1/5
extravasate
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch; erupt.
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- javanicus1/5
javanicus
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- navajoes1/5
navajo
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Navaho.
- noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Navaho.
- noun a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
- flavanols1/5
- ravagers1/5
ravager
One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler.
- lavash1/5
- lavatera1/5
lavatera
- noun widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
genus Lavatera.
- noun widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
- agavaceae1/5
agavaceae
- noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
sisal family; family Agavaceae; agave family.
- noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
- navalism1/5
navalism
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- lavalier1/5
lavalier
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
lavalliere; lavaliere.
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
- intravascularly1/5
- caravansaries1/5
caravansary
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravan inn; khan; caravanserai.
- noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
- savaii1/5
- havarti1/5
havarti
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- caravaggesque1/5
- extravasations1/5
extravasation
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- noun (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
eructation; eruption.
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- favas1/5
- flavanones1/5
- claval1/5
- navaid1/5
navaid
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- yavapais1/5
yavapai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
- noun the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
- intravasation1/5
intravasation
- noun entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel
- noun entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel
- cavaliero1/5
cavaliero
A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine. Shak.
- flavanone1/5
flavanone
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- cavalletti1/5
- aggravatingly1/5
aggravatingly
- adverb in an aggravating fashion
- his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree
- adverb in an aggravating fashion
- savageries1/5
savagery
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
savageness.
- the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters
- a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
viciousness; ferociousness; brutality.
- noun the property of being untamed and ferocious
- bioavailabilities1/5
bioavailabilities
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- fravashi1/5
fravashi
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- lavages1/5
lavage
- noun washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
- noun washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
- bravas1/5
- savable1/5
savable
capable of, or admitting of, being saved. In the person prayed for there ought to be the great disposition of being in a savable condition. Jer. Taylor.
- heptavalent1/5
heptavalent
(Chem.) Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; -- said of heptad elements or radicals.
- clavatus1/5
clavatus
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- gravamina1/5
gravamina
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- lavandera1/5
- aggravator1/5
aggravator
- noun an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
annoyance.
- noun an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
- aggravators1/5
aggravator
- noun an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
annoyance.
- noun an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
- extravagancy1/5
extravagancy
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagance.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- metavariable1/5
metavariable
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- savate1/5
savate
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- cavate1/5
cavate
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- octaval1/5
octaval
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- kavass1/5
kava
- noun an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
kavakava.
- noun an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
- havanese1/5
havanese
Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba. --n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana.
- pavé1/5
- navaids1/5
- lavalliere1/5
lavalliere
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
lavaliere; lavalier.
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
- lavandin1/5
- depravations1/5
depravation
- noun moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
putrefaction; depravity; corruption; degeneracy.
- the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
- moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
- its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
- Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
- noun moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- cavaletti1/5
- havasupais1/5
havasupai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
- noun the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
- caciocavallo1/5
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