Definition of van

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Van (n.) The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle..

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Galvanize :: Galvanize (v. t.) To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity..
Interest :: Interest (n.) Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks..
Sylvate :: Sylvanium (n.) An old name for tellurium.
Confidential :: Confidential (a.) Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk..
Pipe Laying :: Pipe laying () The act or method of making combinations for personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense, usually written as one word..
Chamberlain :: Chamberlain (n.) An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.
Better :: Better (n.) Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy..
Satyr :: Satyr (n.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness..
Vantage :: Vantage (v. t.) To profit; to aid.
Foretaste :: Foretaste (n.) A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
Evangelical :: Evangelical (n.) One of evangelical principles.
Dicky :: Dicky (n.) A seat behind a carriage, for a servant..
Vignette :: Vignette (n.) A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge..
Lapwing :: Lapwing (n.) A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the plover's eggs of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack.
Disappear :: Disappear (v. i.) To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port..
Icebound :: Icebound (a.) Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of advancing; as, an icebound vessel; also, surrounded by or fringed with ice so as to hinder easy access; as, an icebound coast..
Progression :: Progression (n.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic..
Prejudicial :: Prejudicial (a.) Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental.
Preferment :: Preferment (n.) The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion..
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