favorite favorite /ˈfeɪvrət/

adjective

1. () Preferred above all others and treated with partiality  ( best-loved , favourite , pet , favored , favorite , preferent , preferred )
   preferred above all others and treated with partiality
    The favored child
   the favored child
   
2. () Appealing to the general public  ( favourite , favorite )
   appealing to the general public
    A favorite tourist attraction
   a favorite tourist attraction
   

noun

1. () [American] Something regarded with special favor or liking  ( favourite [Canadian, British] , favorite [American] )
   something regarded with special favor or liking
    That book is one of my favorites
   that book is one of my favorites
   
2. () [American] A special loved one  ( dearie [Informal, British] , deary [Informal] , ducky [Informal] , favourite [Canadian, British] , pet , acushla [Irish] , duckie [Informal] , honeybun [Informal, N. American] , honeybunch [Informal] , darling , favorite [American] , jo [Archaic, Dialect, UK] )
   a special loved one
     The parents affectionately called their baby daughter "darling."
   The parents affectionately called their baby daughter "darling."
   
   
3. [American] A competitor thought likely to win  ( favorite [American] , favourite [Canadian, British] , front-runner )
   a competitor thought likely to win
   

 Virchow Virchow /ˈvɪrkoʊ/

noun

1. German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)  ( Rudolf Karl Virchow , Rudolf Virchow , Virchow )
   German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)
   
   

 naval radar naval radar /ˈneɪvəl ˈreɪˌdɑr/

noun

1. Naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar  ( naval radar )
   naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar
    The ship's naval radar detected an unidentified vessel approaching.
   The ship's naval radar detected an unidentified vessel approaching.
   
   

 roundel roundel /ˈraʊndəl/

noun

1. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle  ( roundel )
   (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle
    A hollow roundel
   a hollow roundel
   
   
2. Round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit  ( roundel )
   round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
   
3. English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third  ( roundel )
   English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third