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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Forewarn :: Forewarn (v. t.) To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance..
Observance :: Observance (n.) Servile attention; sycophancy.
Bearer :: Bearer (n.) A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant..
Philadelphian :: Philadelphian (a.) Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania..
Voltaplast :: Voltaplast (n.) A form of voltaic, or galvanic, battery suitable for use electrotyping..
Vandalism :: Vandalism (n.) The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments..
Fade :: Fade (a.) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
Echelon :: Echelon (n.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively; as, echelon distance..
Heighten :: Heighten (v. t.) To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint..
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) Affliction; distress; grievance.
Poursuivant :: Poursuivant (n.) See Pursuivant.
Profit :: Profit (v. i.) To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.
Paravant :: Paravant (adv.) Beforehand; first.
Superstitious :: Superstitious (a.) Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
Vandal :: Vandal (n.) Hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any work of art or literature..
Senior :: Senior (n.) A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life.
Metavanadic :: Metavanadic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid..
Maiden :: Maiden (n.) A female servant.
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