Words that rhyme with davit

  • affidavit
    n 1: written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
  • aquavit
    n 1: Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds [syn: aquavit, akvavit]
  • at
    n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
  • brevet
    n 1: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) v 1: promote somebody by brevet, in the military
  • civet
    n 1: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes [syn: civet, civet cat]
  • privet
    n 1: any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges
  • rivet
    n 1: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: stud, rivet] 2: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together v 1: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet] 2: fasten with a rivet or rivets 3: hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
  • trivet
    n 1: a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth 2: a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
  • velvet
    adj 1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste [syn: velvet, velvety, velvet-textured] 2: resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface [syn: velvet, velvety] n 1: a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

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