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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Barbacan :: Barbacan (n.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own..
Adjuvant :: Adjuvant (n.) An assistant.
Behoove :: Behoove (n.) Advantage; behoof.
Forward :: Forward (v. t.) To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement..
Slavey :: Slavey (n.) A maidservant.
Usefulness :: Usefulness (n.) The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.
Cadene :: Cadene (n.) A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.
Cordovan :: Cordovan (n.) Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.
Jackslave :: Jackslave (n.) A low servant; a mean fellow.
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages..
Galvanist :: Galvanist (n.) One versed in galvanism.
Galvanography :: Galvanography (n.) A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates.
Commodity :: Commodity (n.) Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness.
Approach :: Approach (v. i.) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman..
Galvanology :: Galvanology (n.) A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena..
Fidelity :: Fidelity (n.) Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations..
Foredeem :: Foredeem (v. t.) To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode.
Serve :: Serve (v. i.) To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service.
Acorn :: Acorn (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head..
Fan :: Fan (n.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel..
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