Definition of van

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Van (n.) A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2..

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Forest :: Forest (a.) Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.
Boothy :: Boothy (n.) A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night..
Beneficially :: Beneficially (adv.) In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.
Sweat :: Sweat (v. t.) To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers..
Beforehand :: Beforehand (adv.) In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.
Zincification :: Zincification (n.) The act or process of applying zinc; the condition of being zincified, or covered with zinc; galvanization..
Vanilla :: Vanilla (n.) The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc..
Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt..
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Nirvana :: Nirvana (n.) In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism..
Poursuivant :: Poursuivant (n.) See Pursuivant.
Vanadic :: Vanadic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the vanadious compounds; as, vanadic oxide..
Maty :: Maty (n.) A native house servant in India.
Pedometer :: Pedometer (n.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step..
Senior :: Senior (n.) A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life.
Peon :: Peon (n.) A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt..
Galvanograph :: Galvanograph (n.) A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate..
Gimmor :: Gimmor (n.) A piece of mechanism; mechanical device or contrivance; a gimcrack.
Barracan :: Barracan (n.) A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant..
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