afropavo | (noun) both sexes are brightly colored | Synonyms: Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl |
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avo | (noun) 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao | - |
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bravo | (noun) a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance | - |
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(noun) a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed | Synonyms: assassin, assassinator |
(verb) applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' | - |
centavo | (noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal | - |
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eightvo | (noun) the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves | Synonyms: 8vo, octavo |
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octavo | (noun) the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves | Synonyms: 8vo, eightvo |
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parvo | (noun) any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease | Synonyms: parvovirus |
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relievo | (noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | Synonyms: embossment, relief, rilievo, sculptural relief |
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rilievo | (noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | Synonyms: embossment, relief, relievo, sculptural relief |
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salvo | (noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms | Synonyms: burst, fusillade, volley |
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(noun) a sudden outburst of cheers | - |
(noun) an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs | - |
servo | (adjective) of or involving servomechanisms | Synonyms: servomechanical |
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(noun) control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system | Synonyms: servomechanism, servosystem |