cordovan | (noun) a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain | - |
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dove | (noun) any of numerous small pigeons | - |
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(noun) an emblem of peace | - |
(noun) flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled | Synonyms: squab |
(noun) someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations | Synonyms: peacenik |
dovecote | (noun) a birdhouse for pigeons | Synonyms: columbarium, columbary |
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dovekie | (noun) small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions | Synonyms: little auk, Plautus alle |
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dovetail | (noun) a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises | Synonyms: dovetail joint |
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(verb) fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail | - |
dovish | (adjective) opposed to war | Synonyms: pacifist, pacifistic |
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dovishness | (noun) any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict | - |
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endovenous | (adjective) within or by means of a vein | Synonyms: intravenous |
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handover | (noun) act of relinquishing property or authority etc | - |
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holdover | (noun) something that has survived from the past | Synonyms: hangover |
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(noun) an official who remains in office after his term | Synonyms: hangover |
pseudovariola | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
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rhabdovirus | (noun) any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies | - |
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ringdove | (noun) greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged | Synonyms: Streptopelia risoria |
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(noun) Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck | Synonyms: Columba palumbus, cushat, wood pigeon |
turtledove | (noun) any of several Old World wild doves | - |
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(noun) small Australian dove | Synonyms: Australian turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata |
zidovudine | (noun) an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow | Synonyms: AZT, Retrovir, ZDV |
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