Descriptions

V-1, Noun

(n)

buzz_bomb, robot_bomb, flying_bomb, doodlebug, V-1: (a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb)

VAT, Noun

(n)

tub, vat: (a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids)

(n)

VAT, value-added_tax, ad_valorem_tax: (a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production)

VA, Noun

(n)

Department_of_Veterans_Affairs, VA: (the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989)

(n)

Virginia, Old_Dominion, Old_Dominion_State, VA: (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)

VCR, Noun

(n)

videocassette_recorder, VCR: (a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs)

VD, Noun

(n)

venereal_disease, VD, venereal_infection, social_disease, Cupid's_itch, Cupid's_disease, Venus's_curse, dose, sexually_transmitted_disease, STD: (a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact)

VFW, Noun

(n)

Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars, VFW: (an organization of United States war veterans)

VHF, Noun

(n)

hemorrhagic_fever, haemorrhagic_fever, viral_hemorrhagic_fever, viral_haemorrhagic_fever, VHF: (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)

(n)

very_high_frequency, VHF: (30 to 300 megahertz)

VIII, Noun

(n)

eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter_from_Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet: (the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one)

VII, Noun

(n)

seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary: (the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one)

VIP, Noun

(n)

very_important_person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high_muckamuck: (an important or influential (and often overbearing) person)

VI, Noun

(n)

six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain_Hicks, half_a_dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad: (the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one)

(n)

United_States_Virgin_Islands, American_Virgin_Islands, VI: (more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States)

VT, Noun

(n)

Vermont, Green_Mountain_State, VT: (a state in New England)

V, Noun

(n)

five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little_Phoebe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)

(n)

V, v: (the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet)

(n)

vanadium, V, atomic_number_23: (a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite)

(n)

volt, V: (a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it)

Vaisakha, Noun

(n)

Baisakh, Vaisakha: (the second month of the Hindu calendar)

Vaishnavism, Noun

(n)

Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism: (Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu)

(n)

Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism: (worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon)

Vaisnavism, Noun

(n)

Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism: (Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu)

(n)

Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism: (worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon)

Valdez, Noun

(n)

Valdez: (a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world)

Valencia, Noun

(n)

Valencia: (an industrial city in northern Venezuela)

(n)

Valencia: (a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean) "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"

Valentine, Noun

(n)

valentine: (a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day) "will you be my valentine?"

(n)

Valentine: (a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day)

Valetta, Noun

(n)

Valletta, Valetta, capital_of_Malta: (the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island)

Valhalla, Noun

(n)

Valhalla, Walhalla: ((Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin)

Valium, Noun

(n)

diazepam, Valium: (a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning)

Valkyrie, Noun

(n)

Valkyrie: ((Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla)

Valletta, Noun

(n)

Valletta, Valetta, capital_of_Malta: (the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island)

Vancocin, Noun

(n)

vancomycin, Vancocin: (an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections)

Vancouver, Noun

(n)

Vancouver, George_Vancouver: (English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798))

(n)

Vancouver: (a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon)

(n)

Vancouver: (a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city)

Vandal, Noun

(n)

vandal: (someone who willfully destroys or defaces property)

(n)

Vandal: (a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455)

Vanderbilt, Noun

(n)

Vanderbilt, Cornelius_Vanderbilt, Commodore_Vanderbilt: (United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877))

Vanessa, Noun

(n)

Vanessa, genus_Vanessa: (painted beauty and red admiral)

Vasomax, Noun

(n)

phentolamine, Vasomax: (a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men)

Vasotec, Noun

(n)

enalapril, Vasotec: (an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks)

Vatican, Noun

(n)

Vatican, Vatican_Palace: (the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City)

Vaudois, Noun

(n)

Waldenses, Vaudois: (a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century)

Vaughan, Noun

(n)

Vaughan, Sarah_Vaughan: (United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990))

Veblen, Noun

(n)

Veblen, Thorstein_Veblen, Thorstein_Bunde_Veblen: (United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929))

(n)

Veblen, Oswald_Veblen: (United States mathematician (1880-1960))

Veda, Noun

(n)

Vedic_literature, Veda: ((from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads)

Vedic, Adjective

(a)

Vedic: (of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written) "the Vedic literature"

Vega, Noun

(n)

Vega, Lope_de_Vega, Lope_Felix_de_Vega_Carpio: (prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635))

(n)

Vega: (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)

Velazquez, Noun

(n)

Velazquez, Diego_Rodriguez_de_Silva_y_Velazquez: (Spanish painter (1599-1660))

Velban, Noun

(n)

vinblastine, Velban: (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division)

Velcro, Noun

(n)

Velcro: (nylon fabric used as a fastening)

Venetia, Noun

(n)

Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia: (a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic)

Venetian, Adjective

(a)

Venetian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people) "Venetian glass"; "Venetian canals"

Venetian, Noun

(n)

Venetian: (a resident of Venice)

Veneto, Noun

(n)

Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia: (a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic)

Venezia-Euganea, Noun

(n)

Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia: (a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic)

Venezia, Noun

(n)

Venice, Venezia: (the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction)

Venezuela, Noun

(n)

Venezuela, Republic_of_Venezuela: (a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)

Venezuelan, Adjective

(a)

Venezuelan: (of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its people) "Venezuelan oil"

Venezuelan, Noun

(n)

Venezuelan: (a native or inhabitant of Venezuela)

Venice, Noun

(n)

Venice, Venezia: (the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction)

Ventolin, Noun

(n)

albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil: (a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness)

Venus, Noun

(n)

Venus: (the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star') "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"

(n)

Venus, Urania: (goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite)

(n)

Venus, genus_Venus: (type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells)

Veps, Noun

(n)

Veps, Vepse, Vepsian: (a member of a Finnish people of Russia)

(n)

Veps, Vepse, Vepsian: (a Finnic language spoken by the Veps)

Vepse, Noun

(n)

Veps, Vepse, Vepsian: (a member of a Finnish people of Russia)

(n)

Veps, Vepse, Vepsian: (a Finnic language spoken by the Veps)

Vepsian, Noun

(n)

Veps, Vepse, Vepsian: (a member of a Finnish people of Russia)

(n)

Veps, Vepse, Vepsian: (a Finnic language spoken by the Veps)

Verdandi, Noun

(n)

Verdandi, Verthandi: (goddess of fate: an elf who personified the present)

Vergil, Noun

(n)

Virgil, Vergil, Publius_Vergilius_Maro: (a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC))

Vermeer, Noun

(n)

Vermeer, Jan_Vermeer, Jan_van_der_Meer: (Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675))

Vermont, Noun

(n)

Vermont, Green_Mountain_State, VT: (a state in New England)

Vermonter, Noun

(n)

Vermonter: (a native or resident of Vermont)

Verne, Noun

(n)

Verne, Jules_Verne: (French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905))

Vernier, Noun

(n)

Vernier, Paul_Vernier: (French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637))

(n)

vernier_scale, vernier: (a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale)

Verona, Noun

(n)

Verona: (a city in Veneto on the River Adige)

Verrazano, Noun

(n)

Verrazano, Giovanni_da_Verrazano, Verrazzano, Giovanni_da_Verrazzano: (Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528))

Verrazzano, Noun

(n)

Verrazano, Giovanni_da_Verrazano, Verrazzano, Giovanni_da_Verrazzano: (Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528))

Versace, Noun

(n)

Versace, Gianni_Versace: (Italian fashion designer (1946-1997))

Versailles, Noun

(n)

Versailles: (a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century)

(n)

Versailles, Palace_of_Versailles: (a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles)

Versed, Noun

(n)

midazolam, Versed: (an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures)

Vertebrata, Noun

(n)

Vertebrata, subphylum_Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum_Craniata: (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)

Verthandi, Noun

(n)

Verdandi, Verthandi: (goddess of fate: an elf who personified the present)

Vesper, Noun

(n)

evening_star, Hesperus, Vesper: (a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky)

(n)

vesper: (a late afternoon or evening worship service)

Vesta, Noun

(n)

Vesta: ((Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia)

(n)

Vesta: (the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered)

Viagra, Noun

(n)

sildenafil, sildenafil_citrate, Viagra: (virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men)

Vibramycin, Noun

(n)

doxycycline, Vibramycin: (an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections) "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline"

Vichy, Noun

(n)

Vichy: (a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II)

Victoria, Noun

(n)

Victoria, Queen_Victoria: (queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901))

(n)

Victoria: ((Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike)

(n)

Victoria, Victoria_Falls: (a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally)

(n)

Victoria: (a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio)

(n)

Victoria, capital_of_Seychelles: (port city and the capital of Seychelles)

(n)

Victoria: (a state in southeastern Australia)

(n)

Victoria: (capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island)

Victorian, Adjective

(s)

priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian: (exaggeratedly proper) "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

(a)

Victorian: (of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled) "Victorian morals"

(s)

Victorian: (typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria)

Victorian, Noun

(n)

Victorian: (a person who lived during the reign of Victoria)

Vidar, Noun

(n)

Vitharr, Vithar, Vidar: ((Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok)

Vienna, Noun

(n)

Vienna, Austrian_capital, capital_of_Austria: (the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss)

Viennese, Adjective

(a)

Viennese: (of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants)

Vietnam, Noun

(n)

Vietnam, Socialist_Republic_of_Vietnam, Viet_Nam, Annam: (a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945)

(n)

Vietnam_War, Vietnam: (a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States)

Vietnamese, Adjective

(a)

Vietnamese: (of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its people or its language; the Vietnamese tones") "the Vietnamese countryside"; "Vietnamese boat people"

Vietnamese, Noun

(n)

Vietnamese, Annamese: (a native or inhabitant of Vietnam)

(n)

Vietnamese, Annamese, Annamite: (the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam)

Viking, Noun

(n)

Viking: (any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries)

Villa, Noun

(n)

Villa, Pancho_Villa, Francisco_Villa, Doroteo_Arango: (Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923))

(n)

villa: (detached or semidetached suburban house)

(n)

villa: (country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard)

(n)

villa: (pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds)

Village, Noun

(n)

Greenwich_Village, Village: (a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century)

(n)

village, small_town, settlement: (a community of people smaller than a town)

(n)

village, hamlet: (a settlement smaller than a town)

Vilna, Noun

(n)

Vilnius, Vilna, Vilno, Wilno, capital_of_Lithuania: (the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania)

Vilnius, Noun

(n)

Vilnius, Vilna, Vilno, Wilno, capital_of_Lithuania: (the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania)

Vilno, Noun

(n)

Vilnius, Vilna, Vilno, Wilno, capital_of_Lithuania: (the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania)

Vinca, Noun

(n)

Vinca, genus_Vinca: (periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials)

Viocin, Noun

(n)

viomycin, Viocin: (a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis)

Viola, Noun

(n)

viola: (any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola)

(n)

Viola, genus_Viola: (large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions)

(n)

viola: (a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower)

Vioxx, Noun

(n)

rofecoxib, Vioxx: (a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004)

Viracept, Noun

(n)

nelfinavir, Viracept: (a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs)

Viramune, Noun

(n)

nevirapine, Viramune: (a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV)

Virazole, Noun

(n)

ribavirin, Virazole: (an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections)

Virgil, Noun

(n)

Virgil, Vergil, Publius_Vergilius_Maro: (a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC))

Virgin, Noun

(n)

virgin: (a person who has never had sex)

(n)

Virgo, Virgin: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo)

(n)

Virgo, Virgo_the_Virgin, Virgin: (the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22)

Virginia, Noun

(n)

Virginia, Old_Dominion, Old_Dominion_State, VA: (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)

(n)

Virginia: (one of the British colonies that formed the United States)

(n)

Virginia: (a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range)

Virginian, Noun

(n)

Virginian: (a native or resident of Virginia)

Virgo, Noun

(n)

Virgo, Virgin: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo)

(n)

Virgo: (a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra)

(n)

Virgo, Virgo_the_Virgin, Virgin: (the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22)

Visayan, Noun

(n)

Visayan, Bisayan: (a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines)

Vishnuism, Noun

(n)

Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism: (worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon)

Visken, Noun

(n)

pindolol, Visken: (an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension)

Vistaril, Noun

(n)

hydroxyzine_hydrochloride, hydroxyzine, Atarax, Vistaril: (a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness)

Vitaceae, Noun

(n)

Vitaceae, family_Vitaceae, Vitidaceae, grapevine_family: (a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales)

Vithar, Noun

(n)

Vitharr, Vithar, Vidar: ((Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok)

Vitharr, Noun

(n)

Vitharr, Vithar, Vidar: ((Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok)

Vitidaceae, Noun

(n)

Vitaceae, family_Vitaceae, Vitidaceae, grapevine_family: (a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales)

Vitus, Noun

(n)

Vitus, _Vitus: (Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300))

Viverridae, Noun

(n)

Viverridae, family_Viverridae, Viverrinae, family_Viverrinae: (genets; civets; mongooses)

Viverrinae, Noun

(n)

Viverridae, family_Viverridae, Viverrinae, family_Viverrinae: (genets; civets; mongooses)

Vogul, Noun

(n)

Mansi, Vogul: (the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul)

(n)

Vogul, Mansi: (a member of a nomadic people of the northern Urals)

Volgograd, Noun

(n)

Volgograd, Stalingrad, Tsaritsyn: (a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43)

Voltaic, Noun

(n)

Gur, Voltaic: (a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana)

Voltaire, Noun

(n)

Voltaire, Arouet, Francois-Marie_Arouet: (French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778))

Voltarean, Adjective

(a)

Voltarian, Voltarean: (in the manner of Voltaire)

Voltarian, Adjective

(a)

Voltarian, Voltarean: (in the manner of Voltaire)

Volunteer, Noun

(n)

Tennessean, Volunteer: (a native or resident of Tennessee)

(n)

volunteer, military_volunteer, voluntary: ((military) a person who freely enlists for service)

(n)

volunteer, unpaid_worker: (a person who performs voluntary work)

Votyak, Noun

(n)

Udmurt, Votyak: (a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia)

(n)

Udmurt, Votyak: (the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak)

Vulcan, Noun

(n)

Vulcan: ((Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus)

v, Adjective

(s)

five, 5, v: (being one more than four)

vac, Noun

(n)

vac: (informal term for vacation)

vacancy, Noun

(n)

vacancy: (being unoccupied)

(n)

void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum: (an empty area or space) "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

vacant, Adjective

(s)

vacant: (void of thought or knowledge) "a vacant mind"

(s)

vacant: (without an occupant or incumbent) "the throne is never vacant"

vacate, Verb

(v)

revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate: (cancel officially) "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

(v)

vacate, resign, renounce, give_up: (leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily) "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

(v)

vacate, empty, abandon: (leave behind empty; move out of) "You must vacate your office by tonight"

vacation, Noun

(n)

vacation, holiday: (leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure) "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"

(n)

vacation: (the act of making something legally void)

vacation, Verb

(v)

vacation, holiday: (spend or take a vacation)

vacationer, Noun

(n)

vacationer, vacationist: (someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work)

vacationist, Noun

(n)

vacationer, vacationist: (someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work)

vaccina, Noun

(n)

vaccinia, vaccina, variola_vaccine, variola_vaccinia, variola_vaccina: (a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar)

vaccinate, Verb

(v)

immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate: (perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation) "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"

vaccinated, Adjective

(s)

immunized, immunised, vaccinated: (having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease)

vaccinating, Noun

(n)

inoculating, vaccinating: (the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity) "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating"

vaccination, Noun

(n)

inoculation, vaccination: (taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease)

(n)

vaccination: (the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine)

vaccinator, Noun

(n)

inoculator, vaccinator: (a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases)

vaccine, Noun

(n)

vaccine, vaccinum: (immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies)

vaccinia, Noun

(n)

cowpox, vaccinia: (a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox)

(n)

vaccinia, vaccina, variola_vaccine, variola_vaccinia, variola_vaccina: (a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar)

vaccinum, Noun

(n)

vaccine, vaccinum: (immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies)

vacillant, Adjective

(s)

vacillant, vacillating, wavering: (uncertain in purpose or action)

vacillate, Verb

(v)

fluctuate, vacillate, waver: (move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern) "the line on the monitor vacillated"

(v)

hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate: (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action) "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

vacillating, Adjective

(s)

vacillant, vacillating, wavering: (uncertain in purpose or action)

vacillation, Noun

(n)

hesitation, vacillation, wavering: (indecision in speech or action)

(n)

swing, swinging, vacillation: (changing location by moving back and forth)

vacillator, Noun

(n)

waverer, vacillator, hesitator, hesitater: (one who hesitates (usually out of fear))

vacuity, Noun

(n)

inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness: (total lack of meaning or ideas)

(n)

vacuum, vacuity: (the absence of matter)

(n)

vacuum, vacuity: (a region that is devoid of matter)

vacuolate, Adjective

(a)

vacuolate, vacuolated: (formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell)

vacuolated, Adjective

(a)

vacuolate, vacuolated: (formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell)

vacuolation, Noun

(n)

vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolation: (the state of having become filled with vacuoles)

vacuolisation, Noun

(n)

vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolation: (the state of having become filled with vacuoles)

vacuolization, Noun

(n)

vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolation: (the state of having become filled with vacuoles)

vacuous, Adjective

(s)

asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous: (devoid of intelligence)

(s)

blank, vacuous: (void of expression) "a blank stare"

(s)

empty, hollow, vacuous: (devoid of significance or point) "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"

(s)

vacuous: (devoid of matter) "a vacuous space"

vacuum-clean, Verb

(v)

vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover: (clean with a vacuum cleaner) "vacuum the carpets"

vacuum, Noun

(n)

vacuum, vacuity: (the absence of matter)

(n)

vacuum, vacuity: (a region that is devoid of matter)

(n)

vacuum, vacuum_cleaner: (an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction)

(n)

void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum: (an empty area or space) "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

vacuum, Verb

(v)

vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover: (clean with a vacuum cleaner) "vacuum the carpets"

vagabond, Adjective

(s)

aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant: (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another) "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

(s)

rootless, vagabond: (wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community) "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer"

vagabond, Noun

(n)

vagabond: (anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place) "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"

(n)

vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond: (a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support)

vagabond, Verb

(v)

roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond: (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment) "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

vagabondage, Noun

(n)

wandering, roving, vagabondage: (travelling about without any clear destination) "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"

vagal, Adjective

(a)

vagal, pneumogastric: (of or relating to the vagus nerve)

vagary, Noun

(n)

vagary: (an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)) "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

vagile, Adjective

(a)

vagile: (having freedom to move about) "vagile aquatic animals"

vagina, Noun

(n)

vagina: (the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus) "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"

vaginal, Adjective

(a)

vaginal: (of or relating to the vagina) "vaginal suppository"

vaginocele, Noun

(n)

colpocele, vaginocele: (hernia projecting into the vagina)

vagrancy, Noun

(n)

vagrancy: (the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood)

vagrant, Adjective

(s)

aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant: (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another) "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

vagrant, Noun

(n)

vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond: (a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support)

vague, Adjective

(s)

dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy: (lacking clarity or distinctness) "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"

(s)

obscure, vague: (not clearly understood or expressed) "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard"; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin"; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke"

(a)

undefined, vague: (not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished) "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"

vagueness, Noun

(n)

vagueness: (unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning) "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"

(n)

vagueness: (indistinctness of shape or character) "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"

vaguest, Adjective

(s)

dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy: (lacking clarity or distinctness) "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"

(s)

obscure, vague: (not clearly understood or expressed) "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard"; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin"; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke"

(a)

undefined, vague: (not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished) "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness"

vagus, Noun

(n)

vagus, vagus_nerve, nervus_vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric_nerve, tenth_cranial_nerve, wandering_nerve: (a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera)

vain, Adjective

(s)

bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain: (unproductive of success) "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

(s)

conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain: (characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance) "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"

vainglorious, Adjective

(s)

big, swelled, vainglorious: (feeling self-importance) "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

vainglory, Noun

(n)

boastfulness, vainglory: (outspoken conceit)

valance, Noun

(n)

cornice, valance, valance_board, pelmet: (a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing)

valdecoxib, Noun

(n)

valdecoxib, Bextra: (a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract)

vale, Noun

(n)

valley, vale: (a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river)

valediction, Noun

(n)

valediction, valedictory_address, valedictory_oration, valedictory: (a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class))

(n)

valediction: (the act of saying farewell)

valedictory, Adjective

(a)

valedictory: (of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell) "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"

(s)

valedictory: (of a speech expressing leave-taking) "a valedictory address"

valedictory, Noun

(n)

valediction, valedictory_address, valedictory_oration, valedictory: (a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class))

valence, Noun

(n)

valence, valency: ((biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate)

(n)

valence, valency: ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))

valency, Noun

(n)

valence, valency: ((biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate)

(n)

valence, valency: ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))

(n)

valency: (the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds)

valet, Noun

(n)

valet, valet_de_chambre, gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, man: (a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer) "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

valet, Verb

(v)

valet: (serve as a personal attendant to)

valetudinarian, Adjective

(a)

valetudinarian, valetudinary: (of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian)

valetudinarian, Noun

(n)

valetudinarian: (weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health)

valetudinarianism, Noun

(n)

infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism: (the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age))

valetudinary, Adjective

(a)

valetudinarian, valetudinary: (of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian)

valgus, Noun

(n)

valgus: (a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body)

valiance, Noun

(n)

heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy: (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)) "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

valiancy, Noun

(n)

heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy: (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)) "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

valiant, Adjective

(s)

valiant, valorous: (having or showing valor) "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

valid, Adjective

(a)

valid: (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force) "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"

(s)

valid: (still legally acceptable) "the license is still valid"

validate, Verb

(v)

validate, formalize, formalise: (declare or make legally valid)

(v)

validate: (prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something)

(v)

validate, corroborate: (give evidence for)

(v)

validate: (make valid or confirm the validity of) "validate a ticket"

validated, Adjective

(s)

validated: (declared or made legally valid) "a validated claim"

validating, Adjective

(s)

collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying: (serving to support or corroborate) "collateral evidence"

validation, Noun

(n)

establishment, validation: (the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof)

(n)

validation, proof, substantiation: (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)

validatory, Adjective

(s)

collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying: (serving to support or corroborate) "collateral evidence"

validity, Noun

(n)

cogency, validity, rigor, rigour: (the quality of being valid and rigorous)

(n)

robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity: (the property of being strong and healthy in constitution)

(n)

validity, validness: (the quality of having legal force or effectiveness)

validness, Noun

(n)

validity, validness: (the quality of having legal force or effectiveness)

vallecula, Noun

(n)

groove, vallecula: ((anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part)

valley, Noun

(n)

valley, vale: (a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river)

valor, Noun

(n)

heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy: (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)) "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

valorous, Adjective

(s)

valiant, valorous: (having or showing valor) "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

valorousness, Noun

(n)

heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy: (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)) "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

valour, Noun

(n)

heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy: (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)) "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

valsartan, Noun

(n)

valsartan, Diovan: (an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure)

valse, Noun

(n)

waltz, valse: (a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat)

valuable, Adjective

(a)

valuable: (having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange) "a valuable diamond"

(s)

valuable, worthful: (having worth or merit or value) "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

valuable, Noun

(n)

valuable: (something of value) "all our valuables were stolen"

valuableness, Noun

(n)

invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness: (the positive quality of being precious and beyond value)

valuate, Verb

(v)

measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value: (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of) "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

valuation, Noun

(n)

evaluation, valuation, rating: (an appraisal of the value of something) "he set a high valuation on friendship"

(n)

valuation: (assessed price) "the valuation of this property is much too high"

valuator, Noun

(n)

appraiser, valuator: (one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things)

value-system, Noun

(n)

ethic, moral_principle, value-system, value_orientation: (the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group) "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"

value, Noun

(n)

value: (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed) "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

(n)

value: (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable) "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

(n)

value, economic_value: (the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else) "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"

(n)

value: (relative darkness or lightness of a color) "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe"

(n)

value, time_value, note_value: ((music) the relative duration of a musical note)

(n)

value: (an ideal accepted by some individual or group) "he has old-fashioned values"

value, Verb

(v)

measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value: (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of) "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

(v)

prize, value, treasure, appreciate: (hold dear) "I prize these old photographs"

(v)

rate, value: (estimate the value of) "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"

(v)

respect, esteem, value, prize, prise: (regard highly; think much of) "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

(v)

value: (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to) "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"

valued, Adjective

(s)

valued: ((usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind) "triple-valued"

(s)

valued, precious: (held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature) "a valued friend"; "precious memories"

valuer, Noun

(n)

valuer: (someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions)

valve, Noun

(n)

valve: (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)

(n)

valve: (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone)

(n)

valve: (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)

(n)

valve: (the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs)

(n)

valve: (one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods)

valvelet, Noun

(n)

valvule, valvelet, valvula: (a small valve)

valvotomy, Noun

(n)

valvotomy, valvulotomy: (incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction)

valvula, Noun

(n)

valvule, valvelet, valvula: (a small valve)

valvule, Noun

(n)

valvule, valvelet, valvula: (a small valve)

valvulotomy, Noun

(n)

valvotomy, valvulotomy: (incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction)

vamoose, Verb

(v)

decamp, skip, vamoose: (leave suddenly) "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"

vamp, Noun

(n)

coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser: (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)

(n)

vamp: (an improvised musical accompaniment)

(n)

vamp: (piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe)

vamp, Verb

(v)

vamp, vamp_up: (make up) "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"

(v)

vamp, vamp_up: (piece (something old) with a new part) "vamp up an old speech"

(v)

vamp: (act seductively with (someone))

(v)

vamp, revamp: (provide (a shoe) with a new vamp) "revamp my old boots"

vamper, Noun

(n)

coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser: (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)

vampire, Noun

(n)

vampire, lamia: ((folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living)

van, Noun

(n)

avant-garde, vanguard, van, new_wave: (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts))

(n)

van: ((Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight)

(n)

van, caravan: (a camper equipped with living quarters)

(n)

van: (a truck with an enclosed cargo space)

(n)

vanguard, van: (the leading units moving at the head of an army)

vanadium, Noun

(n)

vanadium, V, atomic_number_23: (a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite)

vancomycin, Noun

(n)

vancomycin, Vancocin: (an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections)

vandalise, Verb

(v)

vandalize, vandalise: (destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism) "vandalize the park"

vandalism, Noun

(n)

vandalism, hooliganism, malicious_mischief: (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)

vandalize, Verb

(v)

vandalize, vandalise: (destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism) "vandalize the park"

vane, Noun

(n)

blade, vane: (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)

(n)

vane: (a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it)

(n)

vane, web: (the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft)

(n)

weathervane, weather_vane, vane, wind_vane: (mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind)

vaned, Adjective

(s)

fledged, vaned: ((of an arrow) equipped with feathers)

vanguard, Noun

(n)

avant-garde, vanguard, van, new_wave: (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts))

(n)

vanguard, van: (the leading units moving at the head of an army)

(n)

vanguard, forefront, cutting_edge: (the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field) "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

vanilla, Adjective

(a)

vanilla: (flavored with vanilla extract) "he liked vanilla ice cream"

(s)

vanilla: (plain and without any extras or adornments) "the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"; "the basic car is known as the vanilla version"

vanilla, Noun

(n)

vanilla: (any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers)

(n)

vanilla, vanilla_extract: (a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans))

(n)

vanilla: (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)

vanish, Verb

(v)

disappear, vanish, go_away: (get lost, as without warning or explanation) "He disappeared without a trace"

(v)

fly, fell, vanish: (pass away rapidly) "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

(v)

vanish, disappear, go_away: (become invisible or unnoticeable) "The effect vanished when day broke"

(v)

vanish, disappear: (cease to exist) "An entire civilization vanished"

(v)

vanish, fly, vaporize: (decrease rapidly and disappear) "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

vanishing, Noun

(n)

vanishing: (a sudden or mysterious disappearance)

(n)

vanishing: (a sudden disappearance from sight)

vanity, Noun

(n)

amour_propre, conceit, self-love, vanity: (feelings of excessive pride)

(n)

conceit, conceitedness, vanity: (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride)

(n)

dressing_table, dresser, vanity, toilet_table: (low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup)

(n)

vanity, emptiness: (the quality of being valueless or futile) "he rejected the vanities of the world"

vanquish, Verb

(v)

beat, beat_out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish: (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict) "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

vanquishable, Adjective

(s)

beatable, vanquishable, vincible: (susceptible to being defeated)

vanquisher, Noun

(n)

conqueror, vanquisher: (someone who is victorious by force of arms)

vantage, Noun

(n)

advantage, vantage: (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position) "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

(n)

vantage: (place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective))

vapid, Adjective

(s)

bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid: (lacking taste or flavor or tang) "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"

(s)

vapid: (lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest) "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"

vapidity, Noun

(n)

jejunity, jejuneness, tameness, vapidity, vapidness: (the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated)

vapidness, Noun

(n)

jejunity, jejuneness, tameness, vapidity, vapidness: (the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated)

vapor, Noun

(n)

vapor, vapour: (a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance)

(n)

vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation: (the process of becoming a vapor)

vaporific, Adjective

(s)

evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable: ((used of substances) capable of being volatilized)

(s)

vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous: (resembling or characteristic of vapor) "vaporous clouds"

vaporing, Noun

(n)

brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade: (an instance of boastful talk) "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

vaporisation, Noun

(n)

vaporization, vaporisation: (annihilation by vaporizing something)

(n)

vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation: (the process of becoming a vapor)

vaporise, Verb

(v)

evaporate, vaporize, vaporise: (lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue) "evaporate milk"

(v)

evaporate, vaporise: (cause to change into a vapor) "The chemist evaporated the water"

(v)

evaporate, vaporise: (change into a vapor) "The water evaporated in front of our eyes"

(v)

gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify: (turn into gas) "The substance gasified"

vaporiser, Noun

(n)

vaporizer, vaporiser: (a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation))

vaporish, Adjective

(s)

vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous: (resembling or characteristic of vapor) "vaporous clouds"

vaporizable, Adjective

(s)

evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable: ((used of substances) capable of being volatilized)

vaporization, Noun

(n)

vaporization, vaporisation: (annihilation by vaporizing something)

(n)

vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation: (the process of becoming a vapor)

vaporize, Verb

(v)

evaporate, vaporize, vaporise: (lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue) "evaporate milk"

(v)

gasify, vaporize, vaporise, aerify: (turn into gas) "The substance gasified"

(v)

vanish, fly, vaporize: (decrease rapidly and disappear) "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

(v)

zap, vaporize: (kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting) "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"

vaporized, Adjective

(s)

gasified, vaporized, vapourised, volatilized, volatilised: (converted into a gas or vapor)

vaporizer, Noun

(n)

vaporizer, vaporiser: (a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation))

vaporous, Adjective

(s)

diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby: (so thin as to transmit light) "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

(s)

miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous: (filled with vapor) "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog"

(s)

vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous: (resembling or characteristic of vapor) "vaporous clouds"

vaporousness, Noun

(n)

haziness, mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness: (cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor)

vapour, Noun

(n)

vapor, vapour: (a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance)

(n)

vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation: (the process of becoming a vapor)

vapourific, Adjective

(s)

evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable: ((used of substances) capable of being volatilized)

(s)

vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous: (resembling or characteristic of vapor) "vaporous clouds"

vapourisable, Adjective

(s)

evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable: ((used of substances) capable of being volatilized)

vapourised, Adjective

(s)

gasified, vaporized, vapourised, volatilized, volatilised: (converted into a gas or vapor)

vapourish, Adjective

(s)

vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous: (resembling or characteristic of vapor) "vaporous clouds"

vapourous, Adjective

(s)

diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby: (so thin as to transmit light) "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

(s)

miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous: (filled with vapor) "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog"

(s)

vaporific, vapourific, vaporish, vapourish, vaporous, vapourous: (resembling or characteristic of vapor) "vaporous clouds"

vapourousness, Noun

(n)

haziness, mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness: (cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor)

vaquero, Noun

(n)

vaquero, buckaroo, buckeroo: (local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California))

var., Noun

(n)

form, variant, strain, : ((biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups) "a new strain of microorganisms"

var, Noun

(n)

volt-ampere, var: (a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere)

varan, Noun

(n)

monitor, monitor_lizard, varan: (any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles)

vardenafil, Noun

(n)

vardenafil, Levitra: (virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men)

variability, Noun

(n)

unevenness, variability: (the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity)

(n)

variability, variableness, variance: (the quality of being subject to variation)

variable, Adjective

(a)

variable: (liable to or capable of change) "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"

(s)

variable: ((used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied) "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

(s)

varying, variable: (marked by diversity or difference) "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

variable, Noun

(n)

variable: (something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation) "the weather is one variable to be considered"

(n)

variable, variable_quantity: (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

(n)

variable: (a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity)

(n)

variable_star, variable: (a star that varies noticeably in brightness)

variableness, Noun

(n)

variability, variableness, variance: (the quality of being subject to variation)

variance, Noun

(n)

discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance: (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions) "a growing divergence of opinion"

(n)

discrepancy, variance, variant: (an event that departs from expectations)

(n)

division, variance: (discord that splits a group)

(n)

variability, variableness, variance: (the quality of being subject to variation)

(n)

variance: (the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value)

(n)

variance: (an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)) "a zoning variance"

(n)

variation, variance: (an activity that varies from a norm or standard) "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

variant, Adjective

(s)

variant: (differing from a norm or standard) "a variant spelling"

(s)

variant: (exhibiting variation and change) "letters variant in size"

variant, Noun

(n)

discrepancy, variance, variant: (an event that departs from expectations)

(n)

form, variant, strain, : ((biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups) "a new strain of microorganisms"

(n)

random_variable, variate, variant, stochastic_variable, chance_variable: (a variable quantity that is random)

(n)

version, variant, variation, edition: (something a little different from others of the same type) "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

variate, Noun

(n)

random_variable, variate, variant, stochastic_variable, chance_variable: (a variable quantity that is random)

variation, Noun

(n)

magnetic_declination, magnetic_variation, variation: (the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north)

(n)

mutant, mutation, variation, sport: ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)

(n)

pas_seul, variation: ((ballet) a solo dance or dance figure)

(n)

variation, fluctuation: (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)

(n)

variation, variance: (an activity that varies from a norm or standard) "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

(n)

variation: (a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished)

(n)

variation: (an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard) "he patented a variation on the sandal"

(n)

variation: (the process of varying or being varied)

(n)

variation: ((astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon))

(n)

variation: (the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard) "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

(n)

version, variant, variation, edition: (something a little different from others of the same type) "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

varicella, Noun

(n)

chickenpox, varicella: (an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body)

varicolored, Adjective

(s)

motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly) "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

(s)

varicolored, varicoloured, variegated: (having a variety of colors)

varicoloured, Adjective

(s)

motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly) "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

(s)

varicolored, varicoloured, variegated: (having a variety of colors)

varicose, Adjective

(s)

varicose: (abnormally swollen or knotty) "varicose veins"

varied, Adjective

(a)

varied: (characterized by variety) "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"

(s)

varied, wide-ranging: (widely different) "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"

(s)

varied: (broken away from sameness or identity or duplication) "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"

variedness, Noun

(n)

variedness: (characterized by variation)

variegate, Verb

(v)

variegate: (change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors)

(v)

vary, variegate, motley: (make something more diverse and varied) "Vary the menu"

variegated, Adjective

(s)

varicolored, varicoloured, variegated: (having a variety of colors)

variegation, Noun

(n)

diversification, variegation: (the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)) "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line"

(n)

variegation: (variability in coloration)

varietal, Noun

(n)

varietal, varietal_wine: (a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape)

variety, Noun

(n)

assortment, mixture, mixed_bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley: (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things) "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

(n)

diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety: (noticeable heterogeneity) "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"

(n)

kind, sort, form, variety: (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality) "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

(n)

variety: ((biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics) "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"

(n)

variety, change: (a difference that is usually pleasant) "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"

(n)

variety_show, variety: (a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances)

variola, Noun

(n)

smallpox, variola, variola_major: (a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars)

variolar, Adjective

(a)

variolar, variolic, variolous: (relating to small pox)

variolation, Noun

(n)

variolation, variolization: (the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox)

variolic, Adjective

(a)

variolar, variolic, variolous: (relating to small pox)

variolization, Noun

(n)

variolation, variolization: (the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox)

variolous, Adjective

(a)

variolar, variolic, variolous: (relating to small pox)

various, Adjective

(s)

assorted, various: (of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity) "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"

(s)

diverse, various: (distinctly dissimilar or unlike) "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

(s)

respective, several, various: (considered individually) "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"

(s)

versatile, various: (having great diversity or variety) "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"

varlet, Noun

(n)

page, varlet: (in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood)

(n)

rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet: (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)

varment, Noun

(n)

varmint, varment: (any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote)

varmint, Noun

(n)

varmint, varment: (any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote)

(n)

vermin, varmint: (an irritating or obnoxious person)

varnish, Noun

(n)

varnish: (a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)

varnish, Verb

(v)

varnish, seal: (cover with varnish)

varnished, Adjective

(s)

stained, varnished: (having a coating of stain or varnish)

varsity, Noun

(n)

varsity: (a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University)

(n)

varsity, first_team: (a team representing a college or university)

varus, Noun

(n)

varus: (a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree)

vary, Verb

(v)

change, alter, vary: (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence) "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

(v)

deviate, vary, diverge, depart: (be at variance with; be out of line with)

(v)

vary: (be subject to change in accordance with a variable) "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"

(v)

vary, variegate, motley: (make something more diverse and varied) "Vary the menu"

varying, Adjective

(s)

varying, variable: (marked by diversity or difference) "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

vas, Noun

(n)

Department_of_Veterans_Affairs, VA: (the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989)

(n)

vessel, vas: (a tube in which a body fluid circulates)

(n)

Virginia, Old_Dominion, Old_Dominion_State, VA: (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)

vascular, Adjective

(a)

vascular: (of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids) "vascular constriction"; "a vascular bundle"

vascularisation, Noun

(n)

vascularization, vascularisation: (the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries)

vascularise, Verb

(v)

vascularize, vascularise: (become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids) "The egg yolk vascularized"

(v)

vascularize, vascularise: (make vascular) "the yolk sac is gradually vascularized"

vascularity, Noun

(n)

vascularity: (the property being vascular) "a prominent vascularity"

vascularization, Noun

(n)

vascularization, vascularisation: (the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries)

vascularize, Verb

(v)

vascularize, vascularise: (become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids) "The egg yolk vascularized"

(v)

vascularize, vascularise: (make vascular) "the yolk sac is gradually vascularized"

vase, Noun

(n)

vase: (an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers)

vasectomise, Verb

(v)

vasectomize, vasectomise: (remove the vas deferens) "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"

vasectomize, Verb

(v)

vasectomize, vasectomise: (remove the vas deferens) "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"

vasectomy, Noun

(n)

vasectomy: (surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible)

vasiform, Adjective

(s)

tubular, cannular, tubelike, tube-shaped, vasiform: (constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids))

vasoconstriction, Noun

(n)

vasoconstriction: (decrease in the diameter of blood vessels)

vasoconstrictive, Noun

(n)

vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor: (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

vasoconstrictor, Noun

(n)

vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor: (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

vasodilation, Noun

(n)

vasodilation: (dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries))

vasodilative, Noun

(n)

vasodilator, vasodilative: (a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)

vasodilator, Noun

(n)

vasodilator, vasodilative: (a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)

vasomotor, Adjective

(a)

vasomotor: (relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate)

vasopressin, Noun

(n)

vasopressin, antidiuretic_hormone, ADH, Pitressin: (hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules)

vasosection, Noun

(n)

vasotomy, vasosection: (surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens)

vasotomy, Noun

(n)

vasotomy, vasosection: (surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens)

vassal, Noun

(n)

vassal, liege, liegeman, liege_subject, feudatory: (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)

vassalage, Noun

(n)

serfdom, serfhood, vassalage: (the state of a serf)

vast, Adjective

(s)

huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian: (unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope) "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge"

vaster, Adjective

(s)

huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian: (unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope) "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge"

vastness, Noun

(n)

enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness: (unusual largeness in size or extent or number)

vatic, Adjective

(s)

divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical: (resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy) "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"

vatical, Adjective

(s)

divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical: (resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy) "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"

vaticinate, Verb

(v)

prophesy, vaticinate: (predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration)

(v)

vaticinate: (foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy)

vaticination, Noun

(n)

prophecy, prognostication, vaticination: (knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source))

vaticinator, Noun

(n)

prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator: (an authoritative person who divines the future)

vault, Noun

(n)

vault, burial_vault: (a burial chamber (usually underground))

(n)

vault, bank_vault: (a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables)

(n)

vault: (an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof)

(n)

vault, hurdle: (the act of jumping over an obstacle)

vault, Verb

(v)

vault, overleap: (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))

(v)

vault: (bound vigorously)

vaulted, Adjective

(s)

domed, vaulted: (having a hemispherical vault or dome)

vaulting, Adjective

(s)

overreaching, vaulting: (revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights) "vaulting ambition"

vaulting, Noun

(n)

curvet, vaulting: (a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down)

(n)

vaulting: ((architecture) a vaulted structure) "arches and vaulting"

vaunt, Noun

(n)

vaunt: (extravagant self-praise)

vaunt, Verb

(v)

boast, tout, swash, shoot_a_line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade: (show off)

vaunter, Noun

(n)

bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter: (a very boastful and talkative person)

veal, Noun

(n)

veal, veau: (meat from a calf)

veau, Noun

(n)

veal, veau: (meat from a calf)

vector, Noun

(n)

vector: (a variable quantity that can be resolved into components)

(n)

vector: (a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction)

(n)

vector, transmitter: (any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease) "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"

(n)

vector: ((genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell)

veer, Verb

(v)

swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut: (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

(v)

veer: (shift to a clockwise direction) "the wind veered"

veering, Noun

(n)

swerve, swerving, veering: (the act of turning aside suddenly)

veg, Noun

(n)

vegetable, veggie, veg: (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)

vegan, Noun

(n)

vegan: (a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all)

vegetable, Noun

(n)

vegetable, veggie, veg: (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)

(n)

vegetable: (any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower)

vegetal, Adjective

(a)

vegetal, vegetational, vegetative: (composed of vegetation or plants) "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"

(s)

vegetal, vegetative: ((of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes)

vegetarian, Noun

(n)

vegetarian: (eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products)

vegetation, Noun

(n)

vegetation, flora, botany: (all the plant life in a particular region or period) "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"

(n)

vegetation: (the process of growth in plants)

(n)

vegetation: (an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart))

(n)

vegetation: (inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life) "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"

vegetational, Adjective

(a)

vegetal, vegetational, vegetative: (composed of vegetation or plants) "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"

vegetative, Adjective

(a)

vegetal, vegetational, vegetative: (composed of vegetation or plants) "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"

(s)

vegetal, vegetative: ((of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes)

(a)

vegetative, vegetive: (of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous) "a dull vegetative lifestyle"

(s)

vegetative: (relating to involuntary bodily functions) "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"

vegetive, Adjective

(a)

vegetative, vegetive: (of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous) "a dull vegetative lifestyle"

veggie, Noun

(n)

vegetable, veggie, veg: (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)

vehemence, Noun

(n)

ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"

(n)

vehemence, emphasis: (intensity or forcefulness of expression) "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"

vehement, Adjective

(s)

fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy: (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid) "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

(s)

vehement: (characterized by great force or energy) "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"

vehicle, Noun

(n)

fomite, vehicle: (any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another)

(n)

vehicle: (a conveyance that transports people or objects)

(n)

vehicle: (a medium for the expression or achievement of something) "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"

(n)

vehicle: (any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it)

vehicular, Adjective

(a)

vehicular: (of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles) "vehicular traffic"

veil, Noun

(n)

caul, veil, embryonic_membrane: (the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth))

(n)

head_covering, veil: (a garment that covers the head and face)

(n)

humeral_veil, veil: (a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl)

(n)

veil, velum: (a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms)

veil, Verb

(v)

obscure, blot_out, obliterate, veil, hide: (make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing) "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

(v)

veil: (to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil) "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

veiled, Adjective

(a)

veiled: (having or as if having a veil or concealing cover) "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults"

(s)

veiled: (muted or unclear) "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"

veiling, Noun

(n)

gauze, netting, veiling: (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)

vein, Noun

(n)

vein, vena, venous_blood_vessel: (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart) "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

(n)

vein: (a distinctive style or manner) "he continued in this vein for several minutes"

(n)

vein, nervure: (any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)

(n)

vein, mineral_vein: (a layer of ore between layers of rock)

(n)

vein, nervure: (one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect)

vein, Verb

(v)

vein: (make a veinlike pattern)

veined, Adjective

(s)

veined, venose, veinlike: (having or showing markings that resemble veins)

veinlike, Adjective

(s)

veined, venose, veinlike: (having or showing markings that resemble veins)

velcro, Verb

(v)

velcro: (fasten with Velcro) "velcro the belt"

veld, Noun

(n)

veld, veldt: (elevated open grassland in southern Africa)

veldt, Noun

(n)

veld, veldt: (elevated open grassland in southern Africa)

vellicate, Verb

(v)

pinch, vellicate: (irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear) "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

(v)

tickle, titillate, vellicate: (touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements)

vellication, Noun

(n)

twitch, twitching, vellication: (a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition)

vellum, Noun

(n)

vellum: (a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment)

(n)

vellum: (fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb)

velocipede, Noun

(n)

tricycle, trike, velocipede: (a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals)

(n)

velocipede: (any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel)

velocity, Noun

(n)

speed, velocity: (distance travelled per unit time)

velour, Noun

(n)

velour, velours: (heavy fabric that resembles velvet)

velours, Noun

(n)

velour, velours: (heavy fabric that resembles velvet)

velum, Noun

(n)

soft_palate, velum: (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)

(n)

veil, velum: (a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms)

velvet-leaf, Noun

(n)

tree_mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera_arborea: (arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States)

(n)

velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian_mallow, butter-print, China_jute, Abutilon_theophrasti: (tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States)

velvet-textured, Adjective

(s)

velvet, velvety, velvet-textured: (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)

velvet, Adjective

(s)

velvet, velvety, velvet-textured: (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)

(s)

velvet, velvety: (resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface)

velvet, Noun

(n)

velvet: (a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back)

velvetleaf, Noun

(n)

tree_mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera_arborea: (arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States)

(n)

velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian_mallow, butter-print, China_jute, Abutilon_theophrasti: (tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States)

velvetweed, Noun

(n)

velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian_mallow, butter-print, China_jute, Abutilon_theophrasti: (tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States)

velvety-furred, Adjective

(s)

velvety-furred, velvety-haired: (having hair that feels like velvet)

velvety-haired, Adjective

(s)

velvety-furred, velvety-haired: (having hair that feels like velvet)

velvety, Adjective

(s)

velvet, velvety, velvet-textured: (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)

(s)

velvet, velvety: (resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface)

vena, Noun

(n)

vein, vena, venous_blood_vessel: (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart) "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

venal, Adjective

(s)

corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal: (capable of being corrupted) "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"

vend, Verb

(v)

peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch: (sell or offer for sale from place to place)

vendable, Adjective

(s)

marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable, vendible: (fit to be offered for sale) "marketable produce"

vendee, Noun

(n)

buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee: (a person who buys)

vender, Noun

(n)

seller, marketer, vender, vendor, trafficker: (someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money)

vendetta, Noun

(n)

vendetta, blood_feud: (a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other)

vendible, Adjective

(s)

marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable, vendible: (fit to be offered for sale) "marketable produce"

vending, Noun

(n)

vending, peddling, hawking, vendition: (the act of selling goods for a living)

vendition, Noun

(n)

vending, peddling, hawking, vendition: (the act of selling goods for a living)

vendor, Noun

(n)

seller, marketer, vender, vendor, trafficker: (someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money)

vendue, Noun

(n)

auction, auction_sale, vendue: (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)

veneer, Noun

(n)

facing, veneer: (an ornamental coating to a building)

(n)

veneer, veneering: (coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood)

veneer, Verb

(v)

veneer: (cover with veneer) "veneer the furniture to protect it"

veneering, Noun

(n)

veneer, veneering: (coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood)

(n)

veneering: (the act of applying veneer)

venerability, Noun

(n)

venerability, venerableness: (the quality of deserving veneration)

venerable, Adjective

(s)

august, revered, venerable: (profoundly honored) "revered holy men"

(s)

venerable: (impressive by reason of age) "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

venerableness, Noun

(n)

venerability, venerableness: (the quality of deserving veneration)

venerate, Verb

(v)

reverence, fear, revere, venerate: (regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of) "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

venerating, Adjective

(s)

respectful, reverential, venerating: (feeling or manifesting veneration)

veneration, Noun

(n)

fear, reverence, awe, veneration: (a feeling of profound respect for someone or something) "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"

(n)

idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism: (religious zeal; the willingness to serve God)

venereal, Adjective

(a)

genital, venereal: (of or relating to the external sex organs) "genital herpes"; "venereal disease"

venesection, Noun

(n)

venesection, phlebotomy: (surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis)

vengeance, Noun

(n)

vengeance, retribution, payback: (the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19) "Vengeance is mine"; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield"; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"

vengeful, Adjective

(s)

revengeful, vindictive, vengeful: (disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge) "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare"; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen"

vengefulness, Noun

(n)

vindictiveness, vengefulness: (a malevolent desire for revenge)

venial, Adjective

(s)

excusable, forgivable, venial: (easily excused or forgiven) "a venial error"

(s)

minor, venial: (warranting only temporal punishment) "venial sin"

venire, Noun

(n)

panel, venire: ((law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen))

venison, Noun

(n)

venison: (meat from a deer used as food)

venogram, Noun

(n)

venogram, phlebogram: (an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium)

venom, Noun

(n)

malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom: (feeling a need to see others suffer)

(n)

venom: (toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions))

venomous, Adjective

(s)

deadly, venomous, virulent: (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom) "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

(s)

poisonous, venomous, vicious: (marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful) "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

venose, Adjective

(s)

veined, venose, veinlike: (having or showing markings that resemble veins)

venous, Adjective

(a)

venous: (of or contained in or performing the function of the veins) "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"

vent-hole, Noun

(n)

vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole: (a hole for the escape of gas or air)

vent, Noun

(n)

release, outlet, vent: (activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion) "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

(n)

vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole: (a hole for the escape of gas or air)

(n)

vent: (external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate)

(n)

vent, volcano: (a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt)

(n)

vent: (a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket))

vent, Verb

(v)

vent, ventilate, give_vent: (give expression or utterance to) "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

(v)

vent, ventilate, air_out, air: (expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen) "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

ventail, Noun

(n)

camail, aventail, ventail: (a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck)

vented, Adjective

(s)

vented: (supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases)

venter, Noun

(n)

abdomen, venter, stomach, belly: (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

(n)

venter: (a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance)

(n)

venter: (the womb) "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"

(n)

venter: (a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle))

venthole, Noun

(n)

vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole: (a hole for the escape of gas or air)

ventilate, Verb

(v)

vent, ventilate, give_vent: (give expression or utterance to) "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

(v)

vent, ventilate, air_out, air: (expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen) "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

(v)

ventilate: (expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage) "Wheat should be well ventilated"

(v)

ventilate: (circulate through and freshen) "The gust of air ventilated the room"

(v)

ventilate: (furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape) "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"

ventilated, Adjective

(a)

ventilated: (exposed to air) "a well ventilated room"

ventilation, Noun

(n)

breathing, external_respiration, respiration, ventilation: (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

(n)

public_discussion, ventilation: (free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest) "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"

(n)

ventilation, airing: (the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)

(n)

ventilation, ventilation_system, ventilating_system: (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air) "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"

ventilator, Noun

(n)

breathing_device, breathing_apparatus, breathing_machine, ventilator: (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)

(n)

ventilator: (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)

venting, Noun

(n)

discharge, venting: (the act of venting)

ventral, Adjective

(a)

adaxial, ventral: (nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism) "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"

(a)

ventral: (toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)) "the ventral aspect of the human body"; "the liver is somewhat ventral in position"; "ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped"

ventricle, Noun

(n)

ventricle: (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)

(n)

ventricle, heart_ventricle: (a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)

ventricose, Adjective

(s)

ventricose, ventricous: (having a swelling on one side) "the ventricose gullet of an insect"

ventricous, Adjective

(s)

ventricose, ventricous: (having a swelling on one side) "the ventricose gullet of an insect"

ventricular, Adjective

(a)

ventricular: (of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain))

ventriculus, Noun

(n)

gizzard, ventriculus, gastric_mill: (thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food)

ventriloquism, Noun

(n)

ventriloquism, ventriloquy: (the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy))

ventriloquy, Noun

(n)

ventriloquism, ventriloquy: (the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy))

venture, Noun

(n)

speculation, venture: (an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits) "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

(n)

venture: (any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome)

(n)

venture: (a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit)

venture, Verb

(v)

guess, venture, pretend, hazard: (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation) "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

(v)

venture, embark: (proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers) "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

(v)

venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize: (put at risk) "I will stake my good reputation for this"

venturer, Noun

(n)

adventurer, venturer: (a person who enjoys taking risks)

(n)

venturer, merchant-venturer: (a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas))

venturesome, Adjective

(s)

audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous: (disposed to venture or take risks) "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

venturesomeness, Noun

(n)

adventurousness, venturesomeness: (the trait of being adventurous)

venturous, Adjective

(s)

audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous: (disposed to venture or take risks) "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

venue, Noun

(n)

venue, locale, locus: (the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting))

(n)

venue: (in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held)

venula, Noun

(n)

venule, venula, capillary_vein: (a minute vein continuous with a capillary)

venule, Noun

(n)

venule, venula, capillary_vein: (a minute vein continuous with a capillary)

veracious, Adjective

(s)

veracious: (habitually speaking the truth) "a veracious witness"

(s)

veracious, right: (precisely accurate) "a veracious account"

veracity, Noun

(n)

veracity: (unwillingness to tell lies)

veranda, Noun

(n)

veranda, verandah, gallery: (a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))

verandah, Noun

(n)

veranda, verandah, gallery: (a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))

verapamil, Noun

(n)

verapamil, Calan, Isoptin: (a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine)

verb, Noun

(n)

verb: (the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence)

(n)

verb: (a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence)

verbal, Adjective

(a)

verbal: (of or relating to or formed from words in general) "verbal ability"

(a)

verbal: (of or relating to or formed from a verb) "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"

(a)

verbal: (relating to or having facility in the use of words) "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"

(s)

verbal: (communicated in the form of words) "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"

(s)

verbal: (expressed in spoken words) "a verbal contract"

(s)

verbal: (prolix) "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare"

verbalisation, Noun

(n)

verbalization, verbalisation: (the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization)

(n)

verbalization, verbalisation: (the activity of expressing something in words)

verbalise, Verb

(v)

express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give_tongue_to: (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise) "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

(v)

talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise: (express in speech) "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

(v)

verbalize, verbalise: (be verbose) "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

(v)

verbalize, verbalise: (convert into a verb) "many English nouns have become verbalized"

verbalised, Adjective

(s)

expressed, uttered, verbalized, verbalised: (communicated in words) "frequently uttered sentiments"

verbaliser, Noun

(n)

speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser: (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)) "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

verbalism, Noun

(n)

expression, verbal_expression, verbalism: (the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions) "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"

(n)

verbiage, verbalism: (overabundance of words)

verbalization, Noun

(n)

verbalization, verbalisation: (the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization)

(n)

verbalization, verbalisation: (the activity of expressing something in words)

verbalize, Verb

(v)

express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give_tongue_to: (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise) "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

(v)

talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise: (express in speech) "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

(v)

verbalize, verbalise: (be verbose) "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

(v)

verbalize, verbalise: (convert into a verb) "many English nouns have become verbalized"

verbalized, Adjective

(s)

expressed, uttered, verbalized, verbalised: (communicated in words) "frequently uttered sentiments"

verbalizer, Noun

(n)

speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser: (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)) "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

verbatim, Adjective

(s)

direct, verbatim: (in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker) "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"

verbena, Noun

(n)

verbena, vervain: (any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers)

verbiage, Noun

(n)

verbiage, verbalism: (overabundance of words)

(n)

wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice_of_words, verbiage: (the manner in which something is expressed in words) "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton"

verbolatry, Noun

(n)

verbolatry, grammatolatry, word-worship: (the worship of words)

verbose, Adjective

(s)

long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy: (using or containing too many words) "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

verboseness, Noun

(n)

verboseness, verbosity: (an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words)

verbosity, Noun

(n)

verboseness, verbosity: (an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words)

verboten, Adjective

(s)

forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten: (excluded from use or mention) "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

verdancy, Noun

(n)

greenness, verdancy, verdure: (the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation)

verdict, Noun

(n)

verdict, finding_of_fact: ((law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment)

verdigris, Noun

(n)

verdigris, cupric_acetate: (a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment)

(n)

verdigris: (a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time)

verdigris, Verb

(v)

verdigris: (color verdigris)

verdolagas, Noun

(n)

common_purslane, pussley, pussly, verdolagas, Portulaca_oleracea: (weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan)

verdure, Noun

(n)

greenery, verdure: (green foliage)

(n)

greenness, verdancy, verdure: (the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation)

verge, Noun

(n)

brink, threshold, verge: (a region marking a boundary)

(n)

scepter, sceptre, verge, wand: (a ceremonial or emblematic staff)

(n)

verge, brink: (the limit beyond which something happens or changes) "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"

(n)

verge: (a grass border along a road)

verge, Verb

(v)

verge: (border on; come close to) "His behavior verges on the criminal"

veridical, Adjective

(s)

veridical, real: (coinciding with reality) "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson"

verifiable, Adjective

(s)

confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable: (capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation)

(s)

verifiable: (capable of being verified) "a verifiable account of the incident"

verification, Noun

(n)

confirmation, verification, check, substantiation: (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct) "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

(n)

verification: ((law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement)

verificatory, Adjective

(s)

collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying: (serving to support or corroborate) "collateral evidence"

verifier, Noun

(n)

voucher, verifier: (someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement)

verify, Verb

(v)

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear: (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true) "Before God I swear I am innocent"

(v)

control, verify: (check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard) "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

(v)

verify: (confirm the truth of) "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"

(v)

verify: (attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition))

verifying, Adjective

(s)

collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying: (serving to support or corroborate) "collateral evidence"

veritable, Adjective

(s)

authentic, bona_fide, unquestionable, veritable: (not counterfeit or copied) "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

(s)

regular, veritable: (often used as intensifiers) "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"

verity, Noun

(n)

truth, the_true, verity, trueness: (conformity to reality or actuality) "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

(n)

verity: (an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth)

vermicular, Adjective

(s)

vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated: (decorated with wormlike tracery or markings) "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

vermiculate, Adjective

(s)

vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated: (decorated with wormlike tracery or markings) "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

(s)

vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy: (infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms)

vermiculate, Verb

(v)

vermiculate: (decorate with wavy or winding lines)

vermiculated, Adjective

(s)

vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated: (decorated with wormlike tracery or markings) "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

vermiculation, Noun

(n)

peristalsis, vermiculation: (the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)

(n)

vermiculation: (a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings)

vermiform, Adjective

(s)

vermiform, worm-shaped: (resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical)

vermifuge, Noun

(n)

vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic: (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)

vermilion, Adjective

(s)

vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red: (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)

vermilion, Noun

(n)

scarlet, vermilion, orange_red: (a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge)

vermilion, Verb

(v)

vermilion: (color vermilion)

vermillion, Adjective

(s)

vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red: (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)

vermin, Noun

(n)

vermin, varmint: (an irritating or obnoxious person)

(n)

vermin: (any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats) "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"

verminous, Adjective

(s)

verminous: (of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive)

vernacular, Adjective

(s)

common, vernacular, vulgar: (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language) "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"

vernacular, Noun

(n)

slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular: (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)) "they don't speak our lingo"

(n)

vernacular: (the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language))

vernal, Adjective

(a)

vernal: (of or characteristic of or occurring in spring) "the vernal equinox"

(s)

youthful, vernal, young: (suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh) "he is young for his age"

vernonia, Noun

(n)

ironweed, vernonia: (any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue)

veronal, Noun

(n)

barbital, veronal, barbitone, diethylbarbituric_acid, diethylmalonylurea: (a barbiturate used as a hypnotic)

veronica, Noun

(n)

veronica, speedwell: (any plant of the genus Veronica)

verruca, Noun

(n)

wart, verruca: ((pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus)

verrucose, Adjective

(s)

verrucose, warty, wartlike: ((of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts)

versant, Noun

(n)

mountainside, versant: (the side or slope of a mountain) "conifer forests cover the eastern versant"

versatile, Adjective

(s)

versatile, various: (having great diversity or variety) "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"

(s)

versatile: (changeable or inconstant) "versatile moods"

(s)

versatile: (competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another) "a versatile writer"

(s)

versatile: (able to move freely in all directions) "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"

versatility, Noun

(n)

versatility: (having a wide variety of skills)

verse, Noun

(n)

poetry, poesy, verse: (literature in metrical form)

(n)

verse, rhyme: (a piece of poetry)

(n)

verse, verse_line: (a line of metrical text)

verse, Verb

(v)

verse, versify, poetize, poetise: (compose verses or put into verse) "He versified the ancient saga"

(v)

verse: (familiarize through thorough study or experience) "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

versed, Adjective

(s)

intimate, knowledgeable, versed: (thoroughly acquainted through study or experience) "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson"; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read"

versifier, Noun

(n)

rhymer, rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser: (a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets))

versify, Verb

(v)

verse, versify, poetize, poetise: (compose verses or put into verse) "He versified the ancient saga"

version, Noun

(n)

adaptation, version: (a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form) "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

(n)

interpretation, reading, version: (a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something)

(n)

translation, interlingual_rendition, rendering, version: (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)

(n)

version: (an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint) "his version of the fight was different from mine"

(n)

version, variant, variation, edition: (something a little different from others of the same type) "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

(n)

version: (manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery))

verso, Noun

(n)

reverse, verso: (the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design)

(n)

verso: (left-hand page)

vertebra, Noun

(n)

vertebra: (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

vertebral, Adjective

(a)

vertebral: (of or relating to or constituting vertebrae)

vertebrate, Adjective

(a)

vertebrate: (having a backbone or spinal column) "fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals"

vertebrate, Noun

(n)

vertebrate, craniate: (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)

vertex, Noun

(n)

vertex: (the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure)

(n)

vertex, peak, apex, acme: (the highest point (of something)) "at the peak of the pyramid"

vertical, Adjective

(a)

erect, vertical, upright: (upright in position or posture) "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

(a)

vertical, perpendicular: (at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line) "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"

(a)

vertical: (relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution)

(s)

vertical: (of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)) "vertical social mobility"

vertical, Noun

(n)

upright, vertical: (a vertical structural member as a post or stake) "the ball sailed between the uprights"

(n)

vertical: (something that is oriented vertically)

verticality, Noun

(n)

verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness: (position at right angles to the horizon)

verticalness, Noun

(n)

verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness: (position at right angles to the horizon)

verticillate, Adjective

(s)

verticillate, verticillated, whorled: (forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem))

verticillated, Adjective

(s)

verticillate, verticillated, whorled: (forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem))

verticillium, Noun

(n)

verticillium: (a fungus of the genus Verticillium)

vertiginous, Adjective

(s)

dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous: (having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling) "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"

vertigo, Noun

(n)

dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo: (a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall)

vertu, Noun

(n)

virtu, vertu, connoisseurship: (love of or taste for fine objects of art)

(n)

virtu, vertu: (artistic quality)

vervain, Noun

(n)

verbena, vervain: (any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers)

verve, Noun

(n)

vitality, verve: (an energetic style)

very, Adjective

(s)

identical, selfsame, very: (being the exact same one; not any other:) "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see"

(s)

very: (precisely as stated) "the very center of town"

vesica, Noun

(n)

bladder, vesica: (a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas))

vesicant, Adjective

(s)

vesicatory, vesicant: (causing blisters)

vesicant, Noun

(n)

vesicant, vesicatory: (a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas))

vesicate, Verb

(v)

blister, vesicate: (get blistered) "Her feet blistered during the long hike"

vesication, Noun

(n)

vesiculation, vesication, blistering: (the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin)

vesicatory, Adjective

(s)

vesicatory, vesicant: (causing blisters)

vesicatory, Noun

(n)

vesicant, vesicatory: (a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas))

vesicle, Noun

(n)

vesicle, cyst: (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

vesicopapule, Noun

(n)

papulovesicle, vesicopapule: (a papule that changes into a blister)

vesicular, Adjective

(a)

vesicular: (of or relating to or involving vesicles) "normal vesicular breathing"

vesiculation, Noun

(n)

vesiculation, vesication, blistering: (the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin)

vespers, Noun

(n)

evening_star, Hesperus, Vesper: (a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky)

(n)

vesper: (a late afternoon or evening worship service)

(n)

vespers, evensong: (the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays)

vessel, Noun

(n)

vessel, vas: (a tube in which a body fluid circulates)

(n)

vessel, watercraft: (a craft designed for water transportation)

(n)

vessel: (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

vest, Noun

(n)

singlet, vest, undershirt: (a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body)

(n)

vest, waistcoat: (a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat)

vest, Verb

(v)

invest, vest, enthrone: (provide with power and authority) "They vested the council with special rights"

(v)

vest: (place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons) "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"

(v)

vest: (become legally vested) "The property vests in the trustees"

(v)

vest: (clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments)

(v)

vest, robe: (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)

vestal, Adjective

(s)

pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous: (in a state of sexual virginity) "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

(a)

vestal: (of or relating to Vesta) "vestal virgin"

vestal, Noun

(n)

vestal: (a chaste woman)

vested, Adjective

(s)

vested: (fixed and absolute and without contingency) "a vested right"

vestibular, Adjective

(a)

vestibular: (relating to the sense of equilibrium)

vestibule, Noun

(n)

anteroom, antechamber, entrance_hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule: (a large entrance or reception room or area)

(n)

vestibule: (any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina))

vestige, Noun

(n)

trace, vestige, tincture, shadow: (an indication that something has been present) "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

vestigial, Adjective

(s)

vestigial, rudimentary: (not fully developed in mature animals) "rudimentary wings"

vestment, Noun

(n)

vestment: (gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy)

vestry, Noun

(n)

vestry: (in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church)

(n)

vestry, sacristy: (a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held)

vesture, Noun

(n)

clothing, article_of_clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment: (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

(n)

vesture: (something that covers or cloaks like a garment) "fields in a vesture of green"

vesture, Verb

(v)

vesture: (provide or cover with a cloak)

vesuvian, Noun

(n)

vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase: (a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone)

vesuvianite, Noun

(n)

vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase: (a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone)

vet, Noun

(n)

veteran, vet, ex-serviceman: (a person who has served in the armed forces)

(n)

veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary_surgeon, vet: (a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)

vet, Verb

(v)

vet: (work as a veterinarian) "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"

(v)

vet: (examine carefully) "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"

(v)

vet: (provide (a person) with medical care)

(v)

vet: (provide veterinary care for)

veteran, Adjective

(s)

seasoned, veteran: (rendered competent through trial and experience) "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"

veteran, Noun

(n)

veteran, veteran_soldier: (a serviceman who has seen considerable active service) "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"

(n)

veteran, vet, ex-serviceman: (a person who has served in the armed forces)

(n)

veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old_hand, warhorse, old_stager, stager: (an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service)

veterinarian, Noun

(n)

veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary_surgeon, vet: (a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)

veterinary, Adjective

(a)

veterinary: (of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine)

veterinary, Noun

(n)

veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary_surgeon, vet: (a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)

veto, Noun

(n)

veto: (a vote that blocks a decision)

(n)

veto: (the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature))

veto, Verb

(v)

forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix: (command against) "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

(v)

veto, blackball, negative: (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent) "The President vetoed the bill"

vex, Verb

(v)

agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake_up, stir_up, raise_up: (change the arrangement or position of)

(v)

annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil: (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations) "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

(v)

perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (be a mystery or bewildering to) "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

(v)

vex: (subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation) "vex the subject of the death penalty"

(v)

worry, vex: (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress) "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

vexation, Noun

(n)

annoyance, chafe, vexation: (anger produced by some annoying irritation)

(n)

annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation: (the act of troubling or annoying someone)

(n)

concern, worry, headache, vexation: (something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness) "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

(n)

irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration: (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)

vexatious, Adjective

(s)

annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (causing irritation or annoyance) "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

vexed, Adjective

(s)

annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed: (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances) "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"

(s)

vexed: (causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed) "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"

vexer, Noun

(n)

tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer: (someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity))

vexing, Adjective

(s)

annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (causing irritation or annoyance) "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

(s)

exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing: (extremely annoying or displeasing) "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"

vi, Adjective

(s)

six, 6, vi, half_dozen, half-dozen: (denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units)

viability, Noun

(n)

viability: ((of living things) capable of normal growth and development)

(n)

viability: (capable of being done in a practical and useful way)

viable, Adjective

(s)

feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable: (capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are)

(s)

viable: (capable of life or normal growth and development) "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

vial, Noun

(n)

phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule: (a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle))

viand, Noun

(n)

viand: (a choice or delicious dish)

viands, Noun

(n)

commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals: (a stock or supply of foods)

(n)

viand: (a choice or delicious dish)

viatication, Noun

(n)

viatication, viaticus: (purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders)

viaticus, Noun

(n)

viatication, viaticus: (purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders)

vibe, Noun

(n)

vibration, vibe: (a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively) "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"

vibes, Noun

(n)

vibraphone, vibraharp, vibes: (a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound)

(n)

vibration, vibe: (a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively) "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"

vibist, Noun

(n)

vibist, vibraphonist: (a musician who plays the vibraphone)

vibraharp, Noun

(n)

vibraphone, vibraharp, vibes: (a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound)

vibrancy, Noun

(n)

plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy: (having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant)

vibrant, Adjective

(s)

vibrant, vivacious: (vigorous and animated) "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

(s)

vibrant: (of sounds that are strong and resonating) "the men's vibrant voices"

(s)

vibrant: (of colors that are bright and striking)

vibraphone, Noun

(n)

vibraphone, vibraharp, vibes: (a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound)

vibraphonist, Noun

(n)

vibist, vibraphonist: (a musician who plays the vibraphone)

vibrate, Verb

(v)

hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate: (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action) "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

(v)

oscillate, vibrate: (move or swing from side to side regularly) "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

(v)

resonate, vibrate: (sound with resonance) "The sound resonates well in this theater"

(v)

thrill, tickle, vibrate: (feel sudden intense sensation or emotion) "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

(v)

vibrate: (shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner)

vibration, Noun

(n)

oscillation, vibration: ((physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean)

(n)

shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation: (a shaky motion) "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

(n)

vibration, quiver, quivering: (the act of vibrating)

(n)

vibration, vibe: (a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively) "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"

vibrational, Adjective

(a)

vibrational: (of or relating to or characterized by vibration)

vibrator, Noun

(n)

vibrator: (a mechanical device that vibrates) "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"

(n)

vibrator: (mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage)

vibrio, Noun

(n)

vibrio, vibrion: (curved rodlike motile bacterium)

vibrion, Noun

(n)

vibrio, vibrion: (curved rodlike motile bacterium)

vibrissa, Noun

(n)

whisker, vibrissa, sensory_hair: (a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat)

vicarage, Noun

(n)

parsonage, vicarage, rectory: (an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector)

vicariate, Noun

(n)

vicariate, vicarship: (the religious institution under the authority of a vicar)

vicarious, Adjective

(s)

vicarious: (experienced at secondhand) "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"

(s)

vicarious: (occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function) "vicarious menstruation"

(s)

vicarious: (suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another) "vicarious atonement"

vicarship, Noun

(n)

vicariate, vicarship: (the religious institution under the authority of a vicar)

vice, Noun

(n)

frailty, vice: (moral weakness)

(n)

vice: (a specific form of evildoing) "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

vicereine, Noun

(n)

vicereine: (wife of a viceroy)

(n)

viceroy, vicereine: (governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign)

viceroy, Noun

(n)

viceroy, vicereine: (governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign)

(n)

viceroy, Limenitis_archippus: (showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller)

vicinity, Noun

(n)

vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck_of_the_woods: (a surrounding or nearby region) "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

vicious, Adjective

(s)

barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious: ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering) "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"

(s)

condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious: (bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure) "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

(s)

evil, vicious: (having the nature of vice)

(s)

poisonous, venomous, vicious: (marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful) "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

viciousness, Noun

(n)

ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery: (the trait of extreme cruelty)

vicissitude, Noun

(n)

vicissitude: (a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something) "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"

(n)

vicissitude: (mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another))

victim, Noun

(n)

victim: (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance)

(n)

victim, dupe: (a person who is tricked or swindled)

victimisation, Noun

(n)

exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using: (an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)) "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"

victimise, Verb

(v)

victimize, victimise: (make a victim of) "I was victimized by this con-man"

(v)

victimize, victimise: (punish unjustly)

victimised, Adjective

(s)

exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised: (of persons; taken advantage of) "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"

victimiser, Noun

(n)

victimizer, victimiser: (a person who victimizes others) "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer"

victimization, Noun

(n)

exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using: (an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)) "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"

(n)

victimization: (adversity resulting from being made a victim) "his victimization infuriated him"

victimize, Verb

(v)

victimize, victimise: (make a victim of) "I was victimized by this con-man"

(v)

victimize, victimise: (punish unjustly)

(v)

victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con: (deprive of by deceit) "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

victimized, Adjective

(s)

exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised: (of persons; taken advantage of) "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"

victimizer, Noun

(n)

victimizer, victimiser: (a person who victimizes others) "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer"

victor, Noun

(n)

victor, master, superior: (a combatant who is able to defeat rivals)

(n)

winner, victor: (the contestant who wins the contest)

victorious, Adjective

(s)

triumphant, victorious: (experiencing triumph)

(s)

victorious, winning: (having won) "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

victory, Noun

(n)

victory, triumph: (a successful ending of a struggle or contest) "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

victual, Noun

(n)

comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals: (any substance that can be used as food)

victual, Verb

(v)

victual: (supply with food) "The population was victualed during the war"

(v)

victual: (lay in provisions) "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"

(v)

victual: (take in nourishment)

victualer, Noun

(n)

sutler, victualer, victualler, provisioner: (a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army)

(n)

victualer, victualler: (an innkeeper (especially British))

victualler, Noun

(n)

sutler, victualer, victualler, provisioner: (a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army)

(n)

victualer, victualler: (an innkeeper (especially British))

victuals, Noun

(n)

comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals: (any substance that can be used as food)

(n)

commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals: (a stock or supply of foods)

(n)

nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals: (a source of materials to nourish the body)

video, Noun

(n)

television, telecasting, TV, video: (broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects) "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs"

(n)

video, picture: (the visible part of a television transmission) "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"

(n)

video: ((computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display)

(n)

video_recording, video: (a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program))

videodisc, Noun

(n)

videodisk, videodisc, DVD: (a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set)

videodisk, Noun

(n)

videodisk, videodisc, DVD: (a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set)

videotape, Noun

(n)

videotape: (a video recording made on magnetic tape)

(n)

videotape: (a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound)

videotape, Verb

(v)

videotape, tape: (record on videotape)

vie, Verb

(v)

compete, vie, contend: (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)

view, Noun

(n)

horizon, view, purview: (the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated) "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"

(n)

opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought: (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty) "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

(n)

opinion, view: (a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof) "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

(n)

position, view, perspective: (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.) "consider what follows from the positivist view"

(n)

scene, view: (graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept) "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

(n)

view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama: (the visual percept of a region) "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

(n)

view, survey, sight: (the act of looking or seeing or observing) "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

(n)

view, eyeshot: (the range of the eye) "they were soon out of view"

(n)

view: (purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of') "he took the computer with a view to pawning it"

(n)

view: (outward appearance) "they look the same in outward view"

view, Verb

(v)

see, consider, reckon, view, regard: (deem to be) "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

(v)

view, consider, look_at: (look at carefully; study mentally) "view a problem"

(v)

watch, view, see, catch, take_in: (see or watch) "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

viewable, Adjective

(s)

viewable: (capable of being viewed)

viewer, Noun

(n)

spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker: (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)) "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"

(n)

viewer: (an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies)

viewfinder, Noun

(n)

finder, viewfinder, view_finder: (optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest)

viewgraph, Noun

(n)

viewgraph, overhead: (a transparency for use with an overhead projector)

viewing, Noun

(n)

screening, showing, viewing: (the display of a motion picture)

(n)

wake, viewing: (a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial) "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"

viewpoint, Noun

(n)

point_of_view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint: (a mental position from which things are viewed) "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

(n)

vantage_point, viewpoint: (a place from which something can be viewed) "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley"

vigil, Noun

(n)

vigil: (a period of sleeplessness)

(n)

vigil, watch: (the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival))

(n)

watch, vigil: (a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe)

vigilance, Noun

(n)

watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness: (the process of paying close and continuous attention) "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

(n)

watchfulness, vigilance, weather_eye: (vigilant attentiveness) "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"

vigilant, Adjective

(s)

argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful: (carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger) "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

vignette, Noun

(n)

sketch, vignette: (a brief literary description)

(n)

vignette: (a photograph whose edges shade off gradually)

(n)

vignette: (a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books))

vigor, Noun

(n)

energy, vigor, vigour, zip: (forceful exertion) "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"

(n)

energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim: (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)) "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

(n)

vigor, vigour, dynamism, heartiness: (active strength of body or mind)

vigorish, Noun

(n)

rake-off, vigorish: (a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster)

(n)

usury, vigorish: (an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest)

vigorous, Adjective

(s)

vigorous: (characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity) "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

(s)

vigorous: (strong and active physically or mentally) "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W.H.Hudson"

vigour, Noun

(n)

energy, vigor, vigour, zip: (forceful exertion) "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"

(n)

energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim: (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)) "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

(n)

vigor, vigour, dynamism, heartiness: (active strength of body or mind)

vii, Adjective

(s)

seven, 7, vii: (being one more than six)

viii, Adjective

(s)

eight, 8, viii: (being one more than seven)

vile, Adjective

(s)

despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched: (morally reprehensible) "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

(s)

nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile: (causing or able to cause nausea) "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

vileness, Noun

(n)

loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness: (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions) "the vileness of his language surprised us"

(n)

nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness: (the quality of being wicked)

vilification, Noun

(n)

abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification: (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt) "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

(n)

smear, vilification, malignment: (slanderous defamation)

vilifier, Noun

(n)

defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducer: (one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel)

vilify, Verb

(v)

vilify, revile, vituperate, rail: (spread negative information about) "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

vilipend, Verb

(v)

deprecate, depreciate, vilipend: (belittle) "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

villager, Noun

(n)

villager: (one who has lived in a village most of their life)

villain, Noun

(n)

villain, scoundrel: (a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)

(n)

villain, baddie: (the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction)

villainage, Noun

(n)

villeinage, villainage: (the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf)

villainous, Adjective

(s)

nefarious, villainous: (extremely wicked) "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

villainousness, Noun

(n)

villainy, villainousness: (the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior)

villainy, Noun

(n)

villainy, villainousness: (the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior)

(n)

villainy: (a criminal or vicious act)

villein, Noun

(n)

serf, helot, villein: ((Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord)

villeinage, Noun

(n)

villeinage, villainage: (the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf)

(n)

villeinage: (tenure by which a villein held land)

villoma, Noun

(n)

papilloma, villoma, papillary_tumor, papillary_tumour: (a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass)

villus, Noun

(n)

villus: (a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane)

vim, Noun

(n)

energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim: (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)) "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

(n)

energy, vim, vitality: (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity) "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

vinaceous, Adjective

(s)

vinaceous: (of the color of wine)

(a)

vinous, vinaceous: (of or relating to wine)

vinblastine, Noun

(n)

vinblastine, Velban: (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division)

vincible, Adjective

(s)

beatable, vanquishable, vincible: (susceptible to being defeated)

vincristine, Noun

(n)

vincristine, Oncovin: (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system)

vindicate, Verb

(v)

justify, vindicate: (show to be right by providing justification or proof) "vindicate a claim"

(v)

vindicate: (maintain, uphold, or defend) "vindicate the rights of the citizens"

(v)

vindicate: (clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof) "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"

vindicated, Adjective

(s)

absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated: (freed from any question of guilt) "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"

vindication, Noun

(n)

defense, defence, vindication: (the justification for some act or belief) "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

(n)

vindication, exoneration: (the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.) "friends provided a vindication of his position"

vindicator, Noun

(n)

apologist, vindicator, justifier: (a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution) "an apologist for capital punishment"

vindicatory, Adjective

(s)

justificative, justificatory, vindicatory: (providing justification)

(s)

retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory: (of or relating to or having the nature of retribution) "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"

(s)

retributive, retributory, vindicatory: (given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts) "retributive justice"

vindictive, Adjective

(s)

despiteful, spiteful, vindictive: (showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite) "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

(s)

revengeful, vindictive, vengeful: (disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge) "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare"; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen"

vindictiveness, Noun

(n)

vindictiveness, vengefulness: (a malevolent desire for revenge)

vine, Noun

(n)

vine: (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

vinegar, Noun

(n)

vinegar, acetum: (sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative)

(n)

vinegar: (dilute acetic acid)

vinegariness, Noun

(n)

vinegariness, vinegarishness: (a sourness resembling that of vinegar)

vinegarish, Adjective

(s)

acetose, acetous, vinegary, vinegarish: (tasting or smelling like vinegar)

(s)

vinegary, vinegarish: (having a sour disposition; ill-tempered)

vinegarishness, Noun

(n)

vinegariness, vinegarishness: (a sourness resembling that of vinegar)

vinegarweed, Noun

(n)

turpentine_camphor_weed, camphorweed, vinegarweed, Trichostema_lanceolatum: (aromatic plant of western United States)

vinegary, Adjective

(s)

acetose, acetous, vinegary, vinegarish: (tasting or smelling like vinegar)

(s)

vinegary, vinegarish: (having a sour disposition; ill-tempered)

vinery, Noun

(n)

vineyard, vinery: (a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced)

vineyard, Noun

(n)

vineyard, vinery: (a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced)

vingt-et-un, Noun

(n)

blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un: (a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21)

viniculture, Noun

(n)

viticulture, viniculture: (the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing)

vino, Noun

(n)

wine, vino: (fermented juice (of grapes especially))

vinous, Adjective

(a)

vinous, vinaceous: (of or relating to wine)

vintage, Noun

(n)

vintage: (a season's yield of wine from a vineyard)

(n)

vintage, time_of_origin: (the oldness of wines)

vintner, Noun

(n)

vintner, wine_merchant: (someone who sells wine)

(n)

vintner, winemaker, wine_maker: (someone who makes wine)

vinyl, Noun

(n)

vinyl, vinyl_group, vinyl_radical: (a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene)

(n)

vinyl: (shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings)

vinylbenzene, Noun

(n)

styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene: (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)

violable, Adjective

(a)

violable: (capable of being violated) "a violable rule"; "a violable contract"

violate, Verb

(v)

desecrate, profane, outrage, violate: (violate the sacred character of a place or language) "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

(v)

rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage: (force (someone) to have sex against their will) "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

(v)

rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder: (destroy and strip of its possession) "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

(v)

transgress, offend, infract, violate, go_against, breach, break: (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises) "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

(v)

violate, go_against, break: (fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns) "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

(v)

violate: (destroy) "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"

violated, Adjective

(s)

profaned, violated: (treated irreverently or sacrilegiously)

violation, Noun

(n)

irreverence, violation: (a disrespectful act)

(n)

misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement: (a crime less serious than a felony)

(n)

rape, violation, assault, ravishment: (the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will)

(n)

trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation: (entry to another's property without right or permission)

(n)

violation, infringement: (an act that disregards an agreement or a right) "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

violative, Adjective

(s)

offensive, violative: (violating or tending to violate or offend against) "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

violator, Noun

(n)

violator, lawbreaker, law_offender: (someone who violates the law)

(n)

violator, debaucher, ravisher: (someone who assaults others sexually)

violence, Noun

(n)

ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"

(n)

violence, force: (an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)) "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

(n)

violence: (a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.)

violent, Adjective

(s)

crimson, red, violent: (characterized by violence or bloodshed) "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke"; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray"; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode"

(s)

fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy: (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid) "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

(a)

violent: (acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity) "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"

(s)

violent: (effected by force or injury rather than natural causes) "a violent death"

(s)

violent, wild: ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud) "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

violet-blue, Adjective

(s)

lilac-blue, violet-blue: (of blue tinged with lavender)

violet-colored, Adjective

(s)

violet-colored, violet-coloured, violet-flowered: (having a violet color)

violet-coloured, Adjective

(s)

violet-colored, violet-coloured, violet-flowered: (having a violet color)

violet-flowered, Adjective

(s)

violet-colored, violet-coloured, violet-flowered: (having a violet color)

violet-pink, Adjective

(s)

lilac-pink, lavender-pink, violet-pink: (of pink tinged with lavender)

violet-tinged, Adjective

(s)

violet-tinged, violet-tinted: (of something that is tinged with violet)

violet-tinted, Adjective

(s)

violet-tinged, violet-tinted: (of something that is tinged with violet)

violet, Adjective

(s)

purple, violet, purplish: (of a color intermediate between red and blue)

violet, Noun

(n)

violet: (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)

(n)

violet, reddish_blue: (a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum)

violin, Noun

(n)

violin, fiddle: (bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow)

violinist, Noun

(n)

violinist, fiddler: (a musician who plays the violin)

violoncellist, Noun

(n)

cellist, violoncellist: (someone who plays a violoncello)

violoncello, Noun

(n)

cello, violoncello: (a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing)

viomycin, Noun

(n)

viomycin, Viocin: (a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis)

viosterol, Noun

(n)

vitamin_D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, D: (a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets)

viraemia, Noun

(n)

viremia, viraemia: (the presence of a virus in the blood stream) "viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs"

virago, Noun

(n)

amazon, virago: (a large strong and aggressive woman)

(n)

virago: (a noisy or scolding or domineering woman)

viral, Adjective

(a)

viral: (relating to or caused by a virus) "viral infection"

viremia, Noun

(n)

viremia, viraemia: (the presence of a virus in the blood stream) "viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs"

virgin, Adjective

(s)

pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous: (in a state of sexual virginity) "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

(s)

virgin: (being used or worked for the first time) "virgin wool"

virginal, Adjective

(s)

pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous: (in a state of sexual virginity) "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

(a)

virginal: (characteristic of a virgin or virginity) "virginal white dresses"

(s)

virginal: (untouched or undefiled) "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith"

virginal, Noun

(n)

virginal, pair_of_virginals: (a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries)

virginity, Noun

(n)

virginity: (the condition or quality of being a virgin)

virgule, Noun

(n)

solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix: (a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information)

viricidal, Adjective

(a)

viricidal, virucidal: (tending to destroy viruses)

viricide, Noun

(n)

viricide, virucide: (an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses)

viridity, Noun

(n)

green, greenness, viridity: (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass)

virile, Adjective

(s)

male, manful, manlike, manly, virile: (characteristic of a man) "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"

(a)

potent, virile: ((of a male) capable of copulation)

(s)

virile: (characterized by energy and vigor) "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"

virilisation, Noun

(n)

masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation: (the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction))

virilise, Verb

(v)

masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise: (produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy) "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"

virility, Noun

(n)

manfulness, manliness, virility: (the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male)

(n)

virility: (the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation)

virilization, Noun

(n)

masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation: (the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction))

virilize, Verb

(v)

masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise: (produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy) "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"

viroid, Noun

(n)

viroid, virusoid: (the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat)

virological, Adjective

(a)

virological: (of or relating to the science of virology) "virological research"

virology, Noun

(n)

virology: (the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases)

virtu, Noun

(n)

virtu, vertu, connoisseurship: (love of or taste for fine objects of art)

(n)

virtu, vertu: (artistic quality)

(n)

virtu: (objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques))

virtual, Adjective

(s)

virtual, practical: (being actually such in almost every respect) "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

(s)

virtual: (existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact) "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

virtue, Noun

(n)

merit, virtue: (any admirable quality or attribute) "work of great merit"

(n)

virtue, virtuousness, moral_excellence: (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)

(n)

virtue, chastity, sexual_morality: (morality with respect to sexual relations)

(n)

virtue: (a particular moral excellence)

virtuosity, Noun

(n)

virtuosity: (technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso)

virtuoso, Adjective

(s)

consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso: (having or revealing supreme mastery or skill) "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"

virtuoso, Noun

(n)

ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)

(n)

virtuoso: (a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry)

virtuous, Adjective

(s)

pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous: (in a state of sexual virginity) "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

(a)

virtuous: (morally excellent)

virtuousness, Noun

(n)

virtue, virtuousness, moral_excellence: (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)

virucidal, Adjective

(a)

viricidal, virucidal: (tending to destroy viruses)

virucide, Noun

(n)

viricide, virucide: (an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses)

virulence, Noun

(n)

virulence, virulency: (extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)) "the virulence of the plague"

(n)

virulence, virulency: (extreme hostility) "the virulence of the malicious old man"

virulency, Noun

(n)

virulence, virulency: (extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)) "the virulence of the plague"

(n)

virulence, virulency: (extreme hostility) "the virulence of the malicious old man"

virulent, Adjective

(s)

acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic: (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

(s)

deadly, venomous, virulent: (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom) "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

(a)

virulent: (infectious; having the ability to cause disease)

virus, Noun

(n)

virus: ((virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein)

(n)

virus: (a harmful or corrupting agency) "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

(n)

virus, computer_virus: (a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer) "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"

virusoid, Noun

(n)

viroid, virusoid: (the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat)

vis-a-vis, Noun

(n)

counterpart, opposite_number, vis-a-vis: (a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another)

(n)

love_seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis: (small sofa that seats two people)

visa, Noun

(n)

visa: (an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it)

visa, Verb

(v)

visa: (provide (a passport) with a visa)

(v)

visa: (approve officially) "The list of speakers must be visaed"

visage, Noun

(n)

countenance, visage: (the appearance conveyed by a person's face) "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"

(n)

countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug: (the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British))

viscacha, Noun

(n)

viscacha, chinchillon, Lagostomus_maximus: (gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas)

viscera, Noun

(n)

viscera, entrails, innards: (internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)) "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"

visceral, Adjective

(s)

intuitive, nonrational, visceral: (obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation)

(a)

visceral, splanchnic: (relating to or affecting the viscera) "visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve"

viscid, Adjective

(s)

gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous: (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

viscidity, Noun

(n)

cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness: (the property of being cohesive and sticky)

viscidness, Noun

(n)

cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, tackiness, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness: (the property of being cohesive and sticky)

viscometer, Noun

(n)

viscometer, viscosimeter: (a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity)

viscometric, Adjective

(a)

viscometric, viscosimetric: (of or relating to the measurement of viscosity)

viscometry, Noun

(n)

viscometry, viscosimetry: (the measurement of viscosity)

viscosimeter, Noun

(n)

viscometer, viscosimeter: (a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity)

viscosimetric, Adjective

(a)

viscometric, viscosimetric: (of or relating to the measurement of viscosity)

viscosimetry, Noun

(n)

viscometry, viscosimetry: (the measurement of viscosity)

viscosity, Noun

(n)

viscosity, viscousness: (resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow))

viscount, Noun

(n)

viscount: ((in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count)

(n)

viscount: (a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron)

viscountcy, Noun

(n)

viscountcy, viscounty: (the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess)

(n)

viscountcy: (the title of a viscount)

viscounty, Noun

(n)

viscountcy, viscounty: (the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess)

(n)

viscounty: (the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess)

viscous, Adjective

(s)

gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous: (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

(s)

syrupy, viscous: (having a relatively high resistance to flow)

viscousness, Noun

(n)

viscosity, viscousness: (resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow))

vise, Noun

(n)

vise, bench_vise: (a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place)

visibility, Noun

(n)

visibility, visibleness: (quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye) "low visibility caused by fog"

(n)

visibility, profile: (degree of exposure to public notice) "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"

(n)

visibility: (capability of providing a clear unobstructed view) "a windshield with good visibility"

visible, Adjective

(a)

visible, seeable: (capable of being seen; or open to easy view) "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"

(s)

visible: (obvious to the eye) "a visible change of expression"

(s)

visible: (present and easily available) "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources"

visibleness, Noun

(n)

visibility, visibleness: (quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye) "low visibility caused by fog"

vision, Noun

(n)

imagination, imaginativeness, vision: (the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses) "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"

(n)

sight, vision, visual_sense, visual_modality: (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

(n)

vision: (a vivid mental image) "he had a vision of his own death"

(n)

vision, visual_sensation: (the perceptual experience of seeing) "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"

(n)

vision: (a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance) "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"

visionary, Adjective

(s)

airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy: (not practical or realizable; speculative) "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"

visionary, Noun

(n)

visionary: (a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible)

(n)

visionary, illusionist, seer: (a person with unusual powers of foresight)

visit, Noun

(n)

sojourn, visit: (a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest))

(n)

visit: (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time) "he dropped by for a visit"

(n)

visit: (a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice) "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"

(n)

visit: (the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection))

(n)

visit: (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity) "a visit to the dentist"

visit, Verb

(v)

chew_the_fat, shoot_the_breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit: (talk socially without exchanging too much information) "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

(v)

inflict, bring_down, visit, impose: (impose something unpleasant) "The principal visited his rage on the students"

(v)

travel_to, visit: (go to certain places as for sightseeing) "Did you ever visit Paris?"

(v)

visit, see: (go to see a place, as for entertainment) "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

(v)

visit, call_in, call: (pay a brief visit) "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

(v)

visit, inspect: (come to see in an official or professional capacity) "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"

(v)

visit: (stay with as a guest) "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"

(v)

visit: (assail) "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"

visitant, Noun

(n)

visitor, visitant: (someone who visits)

visitation, Noun

(n)

trial, tribulation, visitation: (an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event) "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"

(n)

visitation: (any disaster or catastrophe) "a visitation of the plague"

(n)

visitation: (an official visit for inspection or supervision) "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"

visitor, Noun

(n)

visitor, visitant: (someone who visits)

visor, Noun

(n)

bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor: (a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes) "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

(n)

visor, vizor: (a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face)

vista, Noun

(n)

view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama: (the visual percept of a region) "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

visual, Adjective

(a)

ocular, optic, optical, visual: (relating to or using sight) "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"

(s)

ocular, visual: (visible; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare) "be sure of it"; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image"

visualisation, Noun

(n)

visual_image, visualization, visualisation: (a mental image that is similar to a visual perception)

visualise, Verb

(v)

visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image: (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind) "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

(v)

visualize, visualise: (view the outline of by means of an X-ray) "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"

(v)

visualize, visualise: (form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract) "Mathematicians often visualize"

(v)

visualize, visualise: (make visible) "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"

visualised, Adjective

(s)

envisioned, pictured, visualized, visualised: (seen in the mind as a mental image) "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life"

visualiser, Noun

(n)

visualizer, visualiser: (one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual)

visualization, Noun

(n)

visual_image, visualization, visualisation: (a mental image that is similar to a visual perception)

visualize, Verb

(v)

visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image: (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind) "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

(v)

visualize, visualise: (view the outline of by means of an X-ray) "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"

(v)

visualize, visualise: (form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract) "Mathematicians often visualize"

(v)

visualize, visualise: (make visible) "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"

visualized, Adjective

(s)

envisioned, pictured, visualized, visualised: (seen in the mind as a mental image) "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life"

visualizer, Noun

(n)

visualizer, visualiser: (one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual)

vital, Adjective

(s)

critical, vital: (urgently needed; absolutely necessary) "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

(s)

full_of_life, lively, vital: (full of spirit) "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

(s)

vital, life-sustaining: (performing an essential function in the living body) "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

(s)

vital: (manifesting or characteristic of life) "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

vitalisation, Noun

(n)

vitalization, vitalisation: (the state of being vitalized and filled with life)

vitalise, Verb

(v)

vitalize, vitalise: (give life to) "The eggs are vitalized"

(v)

vitalize, vitalise: (make more lively or vigorous) "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

vitaliser, Noun

(n)

energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator: (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

vitality, Noun

(n)

animation, vitality: (the property of being able to survive and grow) "the vitality of a seed"

(n)

energy, vim, vitality: (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity) "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

(n)

life_force, vital_force, vitality, elan_vital: ((biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms)

(n)

vitality, verve: (an energetic style)

vitalization, Noun

(n)

vitalization, vitalisation: (the state of being vitalized and filled with life)

vitalize, Verb

(v)

vitalize, vitalise: (give life to) "The eggs are vitalized"

(v)

vitalize, vitalise: (make more lively or vigorous) "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

vitalizer, Noun

(n)

energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator: (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

vitalizing, Adjective

(s)

life-giving, vitalizing: (giving or having the power to give life and spirit) "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield"; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun"

vitalness, Noun

(n)

indispensability, indispensableness, vitalness: (the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without)

(n)

vitalness: (the quality of being essential to maintain life)

vitamin, Noun

(n)

vitamin: (any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism)

vitaminise, Verb

(v)

vitaminize, vitaminise: (add vitamins as a supplement) "vitaminized processed foods"

vitaminize, Verb

(v)

vitaminize, vitaminise: (add vitamins as a supplement) "vitaminized processed foods"

vitellus, Noun

(n)

yolk, vitellus: (nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))

vitiate, Verb

(v)

corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect: (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality) "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

(v)

invalidate, void, vitiate: (take away the legal force of or render ineffective) "invalidate a contract"

(v)

mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate: (make imperfect) "nothing marred her beauty"

vitiated, Adjective

(s)

corrupted, debased, vitiated: (ruined in character or quality)

(s)

diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened: (impaired by diminution)

viticulture, Noun

(n)

viticulture, viniculture: (the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing)

vitreous, Adjective

(s)

glassy, vitreous, vitrified: ((of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it) "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"

(a)

vitreous: (of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye) "the vitreous chamber"

(a)

vitreous: (relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass) "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"

vitrified, Adjective

(s)

glassy, vitreous, vitrified: ((of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it) "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"

vitrify, Verb

(v)

vitrify: (change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat)

(v)

vitrify: (undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like)

vitrine, Noun

(n)

case, display_case, showcase, vitrine: (a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home)

vitriol, Noun

(n)

vitriol, oil_of_vitriol, sulfuric_acid, sulphuric_acid: ((H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry)

(n)

vituperation, invective, vitriol: (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)

vitriol, Verb

(v)

vitriol: (expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol)

(v)

vitriol: (subject to bitter verbal abuse)

vitriolic, Adjective

(s)

acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic: (harsh or corrosive in tone) "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

(s)

caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant: (of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action)

vituperate, Verb

(v)

vilify, revile, vituperate, rail: (spread negative information about) "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

vituperation, Noun

(n)

vituperation, invective, vitriol: (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)

vituperative, Adjective

(s)

scathing, vituperative: (marked by harshly abusive criticism) "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

viva-voce, Adjective

(s)

viva-voce, word-of-mouth: (expressed orally) "a viva-voce report"; "the film had good word-of-mouth publicity"

viva, Noun

(n)

oral, oral_exam, oral_examination, viva_voce, viva: (an examination conducted by spoken communication)

vivacious, Adjective

(s)

vibrant, vivacious: (vigorous and animated) "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

vivid, Adjective

(s)

bright, brilliant, vivid: (having striking color) "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

(s)

graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid: (evoking lifelike images within the mind) "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

(s)

intense, vivid: ((of color) having the highest saturation) "vivid green"; "intense blue"

(s)

vivid: (having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience) "a vivid recollection"

vividness, Noun

(n)

color, colour, vividness: (interest and variety and intensity) "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"

(n)

saturation, chroma, intensity, vividness: (chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue)

vivification, Noun

(n)

animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification: (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)

(n)

vivification, invigoration, animation: (the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something)

vivify, Verb

(v)

animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify: (give new life or energy to) "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"

(v)

vivify: (make more striking or animated) "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

viviparous, Adjective

(a)

viviparous, live-bearing: (producing living young (not eggs))

vixen, Noun

(n)

vixen, harpy, hellcat: (a malicious woman with a fierce temper)

(n)

vixen: (a female fox)

vizor, Noun

(n)

bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor: (a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes) "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

(n)

visor, vizor: (a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face)

vocabulary, Noun

(n)

vocabulary: (a listing of the words used in some enterprise)

(n)

vocabulary, lexicon, mental_lexicon: (a language user's knowledge of words)

(n)

vocabulary: (the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)) "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"

vocal, Adjective

(s)

outspoken, vocal: (given to expressing yourself freely or insistently) "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"

(a)

vocal: (relating to or designed for or using the singing voice) "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

(a)

vocal: (having or using the power to produce speech or sound) "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"

(s)

vocal: (full of the sound of voices) "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

vocal, Noun

(n)

song, vocal: (a short musical composition with words) "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

(n)

vocal_music, vocal: (music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment)

vocalic, Adjective

(a)

vocalic: (being or containing or characterized by vowels) "vocalic sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic"- Walter Scott"

(a)

vocalic: (relating to or associated with or containing a vowel) "vocalic segments"; "the vocalic ablaut"

vocalisation, Noun

(n)

voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox: (the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract) "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

vocalise, Verb

(v)

articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise: (express or state clearly)

(v)

vocalize, vocalise: (sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel)

(v)

vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise: (pronounce as a vowel) "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

(v)

vocalize, vocalise, phonate: (utter speech sounds)

(v)

voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise: (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

vocaliser, Noun

(n)

singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser: (a person who sings)

(n)

utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser: (an organism that can utter vocal sounds) "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?"

vocalism, Noun

(n)

voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox: (the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract) "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

(n)

vowel_system, vocalism: (the system of vowels used in a particular language)

vocalist, Noun

(n)

singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser: (a person who sings)

vocalization, Noun

(n)

utterance, vocalization: (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

(n)

voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox: (the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract) "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

vocalize, Verb

(v)

articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise: (express or state clearly)

(v)

vocalize, vocalise: (sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel)

(v)

vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise: (pronounce as a vowel) "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

(v)

vocalize, vocalise, phonate: (utter speech sounds)

(v)

voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise: (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

vocalizer, Noun

(n)

singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser: (a person who sings)

(n)

utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser: (an organism that can utter vocal sounds) "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?"

vocalizing, Noun

(n)

singing, vocalizing: (the act of singing vocal music)

vocation, Noun

(n)

career, calling, vocation: (the particular occupation for which you are trained)

(n)

occupational_group, vocation: (a body of people doing the same kind of work)

vocational, Adjective

(a)

vocational: (of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills) "vocational school"; "vocational students learning to repair a motor"

vociferation, Noun

(n)

cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation: (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition) "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

vociferous, Adjective

(s)

blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous: (conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry) "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

vodka, Noun

(n)

vodka: (unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia)

vodoun, Noun

(n)

voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism: (a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities)

vogue, Noun

(n)

vogue, trend, style: (the popular taste at a given time) "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

(n)

vogue: (a current state of general acceptance and use)

voguish, Adjective

(s)

chic, smart, voguish: (elegant and stylish) "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"

(s)

trendy, voguish: (in accord with the latest fad) "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

voice, Noun

(n)

articulation, voice: (expressing in coherent verbal form) "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"

(n)

part, voice: (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music) "he tried to sing the tenor part"

(n)

spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice: (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose) "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

(n)

voice: (the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech) "A shrill voice sounded behind us"

(n)

voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox: (the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract) "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

(n)

voice: (a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance) "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"

(n)

voice: (a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated) "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"

(n)

voice: (something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression) "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"

(n)

voice: ((metonymy) a singer) "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"

(n)

voice: (the ability to speak) "he lost his voice"

(n)

voice: ((linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes)

voice, Verb

(v)

voice: (give voice to) "He voiced his concern"

(v)

voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise: (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

voiced, Adjective

(a)

voiced, sonant, soft: (produced with vibration of the vocal cords; ) "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"

voiceless, Adjective

(s)

aphonic, voiceless: (being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech)

(s)

breathed, voiceless: (uttered without voice) "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers"

(a)

disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, voteless: (deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote) "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"

(a)

unvoiced, voiceless, surd, hard: (produced without vibration of the vocal cords) "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

voicelessness, Noun

(n)

aphonia, voicelessness: (a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice)

(n)

voicelessness: (having no voice in the management or control of affairs) "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness"

(n)

whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness: (speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)

voicemail, Noun

(n)

voice_mail, voicemail: (a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed)

void, Adjective

(s)

null, void: (lacking any legal or binding force) "null and void"

(s)

void: (containing nothing) "the earth was without form, and void"

void, Noun

(n)

nothingness, void, nullity, nihility: (the state of nonexistence)

(n)

void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum: (an empty area or space) "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

void, Verb

(v)

evacuate, void, empty: (excrete or discharge from the body)

(v)

invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify: (declare invalid) "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

(v)

invalidate, void, vitiate: (take away the legal force of or render ineffective) "invalidate a contract"

(v)

void: (clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something) "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"

voidable, Adjective

(s)

rescindable, voidable: (capable of being rescinded or voided) "the judgment was rescindable"; "voidable contracts"

voidance, Noun

(n)

emptying, voidance, evacuation: (the act of removing the contents of something)

voider, Noun

(n)

clothes_hamper, laundry_basket, clothes_basket, voider: (a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried)

(n)

defecator, voider, shitter: (a person who defecates)

(n)

invalidator, voider, nullifier: (an official who can invalidate or nullify) "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was"

(n)

voider, gusset: (a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate)

voiding, Noun

(n)

elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding: (the bodily process of discharging waste matter)

volaille, Noun

(n)

chicken, poulet, volaille: (the flesh of a chicken used for food)

volar, Adjective

(a)

palmar, volar: (relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot) "the volar surface"; "the palmar muscle"

volary, Noun

(n)

aviary, bird_sanctuary, volary: (a building where birds are kept)

volatile, Adjective

(s)

explosive, volatile: (liable to lead to sudden change or violence) "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

(s)

fickle, volatile: (marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments) "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

(a)

volatile: (evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures) "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"

(s)

volatile: (tending to vary often or widely) "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

volatile, Noun

(n)

volatile: (a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor) "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

volatilisable, Adjective

(s)

evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable: ((used of substances) capable of being volatilized)

volatilise, Verb

(v)

volatilize, volatilise: (make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor)

volatilised, Adjective

(s)

gasified, vaporized, vapourised, volatilized, volatilised: (converted into a gas or vapor)

volatility, Noun

(n)

excitability, excitableness, volatility: (being easily excited)

(n)

volatility: (the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor)

(n)

volatility, unpredictability: (the trait of being unpredictably irresolute) "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"

volatilizable, Adjective

(s)

evaporable, vaporific, vapourific, vaporizable, vapourisable, volatilizable, volatilisable: ((used of substances) capable of being volatilized)

volatilize, Verb

(v)

volatilize, volatilise: (make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor)

volatilized, Adjective

(s)

gasified, vaporized, vapourised, volatilized, volatilised: (converted into a gas or vapor)

volcanic, Adjective

(a)

volcanic: (relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes) "volcanic steam"; "volcanic islands such as Iceland"; "a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions"

(s)

volcanic: (explosively unstable) "a volcanic temper"

(s)

volcanic: (igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt) "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian"

volcano, Noun

(n)

vent, volcano: (a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt)

(n)

volcano: (a mountain formed by volcanic material)

volcanology, Noun

(n)

volcanology, vulcanology: (the branch of geology that studies volcanoes)

vole, Noun

(n)

vole, field_mouse: (any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows)

volition, Noun

(n)

volition, will: (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention) "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith"

(n)

volition, willing: (the act of making a choice) "followed my father of my own volition"

volitional, Adjective

(s)

volitional: (with deliberate intention) "a volitional act"

volley, Noun

(n)

fusillade, salvo, volley, burst: (rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms) "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

(n)

volley: (a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces)

volley, Verb

(v)

volley: (be dispersed in a volley) "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"

(v)

volley: (hit before it touches the ground) "volley the tennis ball"

(v)

volley: (discharge in, or as if in, a volley) "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"

(v)

volley: (make a volley)

(v)

volley: (utter rapidly) "volley a string of curses"

volleyball, Noun

(n)

volleyball, volleyball_game: (a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands)

(n)

volleyball: (an inflated ball used in playing volleyball)

volt-ampere, Noun

(n)

volt-ampere, var: (a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere)

volt, Noun

(n)

volt, V: (a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it)

voltage, Noun

(n)

electric_potential, potential, potential_difference, potential_drop, voltage: (the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts)

(n)

voltage, electromotive_force, emf: (the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts)

voltaic, Adjective

(a)

voltaic, galvanic: (pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action) "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple"

volte-face, Noun

(n)

about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy_change: (a major change in attitude or principle or point of view) "an about-face on foreign policy"

volubility, Noun

(n)

fluency, volubility, articulateness: (the quality of being facile in speech and writing)

voluble, Adjective

(a)

voluble: (marked by a ready flow of speech) "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"

volume, Noun

(n)

book, volume: (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together) "he used a large book as a doorstop"

(n)

bulk, mass, volume: (the property of something that is great in magnitude) "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

(n)

volume: (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object) "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"

(n)

volume: (a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications) "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"

(n)

volume: (a relative amount) "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"

(n)

volume, loudness, intensity: (the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)) "the kids played their music at full volume"

volumetric, Adjective

(a)

volumetric, volumetrical: (of or relating to measurement by volume) "volumetric analysis"

volumetrical, Adjective

(a)

volumetric, volumetrical: (of or relating to measurement by volume) "volumetric analysis"

voluminosity, Noun

(n)

fullness, voluminosity, voluminousness: (greatness of volume)

voluminous, Adjective

(s)

copious, voluminous: (large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)) "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"

(s)

tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous: (marked by repeated turns and bends) "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

(s)

voluminous: (large in volume or bulk) "a voluminous skirt"

voluminousness, Noun

(n)

fullness, voluminosity, voluminousness: (greatness of volume)

voluntary, Adjective

(a)

voluntary: (of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled) "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"

(a)

voluntary: (controlled by individual volition) "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

voluntary, Noun

(n)

voluntary: (composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance)

(n)

volunteer, military_volunteer, voluntary: ((military) a person who freely enlists for service)

volunteer, Adjective

(s)

unpaid, volunteer: (without payment) "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"

volunteer, Verb

(v)

volunteer: (tell voluntarily) "He volunteered the information"

(v)

volunteer, offer: (agree freely) "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

(v)

volunteer: (do volunteer work)

voluptuary, Adjective

(s)

epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous: (displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses) "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"

voluptuary, Noun

(n)

voluptuary, sybarite: (a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses)

voluptuous, Adjective

(s)

bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed: ((of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves) "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"

(s)

epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous: (displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses) "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness"

(s)

juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous: (having strong sexual appeal) "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"

voluptuousness, Noun

(n)

curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness: (the quality of having a well-rounded body)

(n)

hot_stuff, voluptuousness: (the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting)) "he thought she was really hot stuff"

(n)

luxuriance, lushness, voluptuousness: (the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses)

volute, Adjective

(s)

coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate: (in the shape of a coil)

volute, Noun

(n)

coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix: (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops) "a coil of rope"

(n)

spiral, volute: (ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)

voluted, Adjective

(s)

coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate: (in the shape of a coil)

vomit, Noun

(n)

emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant: (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)

(n)

vomit, vomitus, puke, barf: (the matter ejected in vomiting)

(n)

vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking: (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

vomit, Verb

(v)

vomit, vomit_up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be_sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw_up: (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

vomiter, Noun

(n)

vomiter, spewer: (a person who vomits)

vomiting, Noun

(n)

vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking: (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

vomitive, Noun

(n)

emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant: (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)

vomitus, Noun

(n)

vomit, vomitus, puke, barf: (the matter ejected in vomiting)

voodoo, Noun

(n)

juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich: (a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers)

(n)

voodoo: ((Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities)

(n)

voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism: (a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities)

voodoo, Verb

(v)

voodoo: (bewitch by or as if by a voodoo)

voodooism, Noun

(n)

voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism: (a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities)

voracious, Adjective

(s)

edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish: (devouring or craving food in great quantities) "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"

(s)

rapacious, ravening, voracious: (excessively greedy and grasping) "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"

voraciousness, Noun

(n)

edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness: (excessive desire to eat)

(n)

edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness: (extreme gluttony)

(n)

greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness: (an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)) "the greediness of lawyers"

voracity, Noun

(n)

edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness: (excessive desire to eat)

(n)

edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness: (extreme gluttony)

vortex, Noun

(n)

whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution: (the shape of something rotating rapidly)

(n)

whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom: (a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides))

vote, Noun

(n)

right_to_vote, vote, suffrage: (a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment) "American women got the vote in 1920"

(n)

vote, ballot, voting, balloting: (a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative) "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"

(n)

vote: (the opinion of a group as determined by voting) "they put the question to a vote"

(n)

vote: (a body of voters who have the same interests) "he failed to get the Black vote"

(n)

vote, voter_turnout: (the total number of voters who participated) "they are expecting a large vote"

vote, Verb

(v)

vote: (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote) "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

(v)

vote: (express one's choice or preference by vote) "vote the Democratic ticket"

(v)

vote: (express a choice or opinion) "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"

(v)

vote: (be guided by in voting) "vote one's conscience"

(v)

vote: (bring into existence or make available by vote) "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"

voteless, Adjective

(a)

disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, voteless: (deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote) "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"

voter, Noun

(n)

voter, elector: (a citizen who has a legal right to vote)

voting, Noun

(n)

vote, ballot, voting, balloting: (a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative) "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"

votive, Adjective

(s)

votive: (dedicated in fulfillment of a vow) "votive prayers"

vouch, Verb

(v)

guarantee, vouch: (give surety or assume responsibility) "I vouch for the quality of my products"

(v)

vouch: (give personal assurance; guarantee) "Will he vouch for me?"

(v)

vouch: (summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title)

(v)

vouch: (give supporting evidence) "He vouched his words by his deeds"

voucher, Noun

(n)

coupon, voucher: (a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed)

(n)

voucher, verifier: (someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement)

(n)

voucher: (a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure)

vow, Noun

(n)

vow: (a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner) "they took vows of poverty"

vow, Verb

(v)

vow: (make a vow; promise) "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

(v)

vow, consecrate: (dedicate to a deity by a vow)

vowel, Noun

(n)

vowel, vowel_sound: (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)

(n)

vowel: (a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel)

vowelise, Verb

(v)

vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise: (pronounce as a vowel) "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

vowelize, Verb

(v)

vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise: (pronounce as a vowel) "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

vox, Noun

(n)

voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox: (the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract) "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

voyage, Noun

(n)

ocean_trip, voyage: (an act of traveling by water)

(n)

voyage: (a journey to some distant place)

voyage, Verb

(v)

voyage, sail, navigate: (travel on water propelled by wind or by other means) "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

voyager, Noun

(n)

voyager: (a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea))

voyeur, Noun

(n)

voyeur, Peeping_Tom, peeper: (a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others)

voyeurism, Noun

(n)

voyeurism: (a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior)

voyeuristic, Adjective

(a)

voyeuristic, voyeuristical: (of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism) "his voyeuristic pleasures"

voyeuristical, Adjective

(a)

voyeuristic, voyeuristical: (of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism) "his voyeuristic pleasures"

vulcanisation, Noun

(n)

vulcanization, vulcanisation: (process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them)

vulcanise, Verb

(v)

vulcanize, vulcanise: (undergo vulcanization) "vulcanize rubber"

(v)

vulcanize, vulcanise: (subject to vulcanization) "vulcanized rubber"

vulcanised, Adjective

(s)

cured, vulcanized, vulcanised: ((used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity))

vulcaniser, Noun

(n)

vulcanizer, vulcaniser: (someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency)

vulcanite, Noun

(n)

hard_rubber, vulcanite, ebonite: (a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber)

vulcanization, Noun

(n)

vulcanization, vulcanisation: (process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them)

vulcanize, Verb

(v)

vulcanize, vulcanise: (undergo vulcanization) "vulcanize rubber"

(v)

vulcanize, vulcanise: (subject to vulcanization) "vulcanized rubber"

vulcanized, Adjective

(s)

cured, vulcanized, vulcanised: ((used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity))

vulcanizer, Noun

(n)

vulcanizer, vulcaniser: (someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency)

vulcanology, Noun

(n)

volcanology, vulcanology: (the branch of geology that studies volcanoes)

vulgar, Adjective

(s)

coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar: (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste) "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

(s)

common, vernacular, vulgar: (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language) "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"

(s)

common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed: (of or associated with the great masses of people) "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

(s)

crude, earthy, gross, vulgar: (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent) "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

vulgarisation, Noun

(n)

popularization, popularisation, vulgarization, vulgarisation: (the act of making something attractive to the general public)

(n)

vulgarization, vulgarisation: (the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined)

vulgarise, Verb

(v)

popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise: (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use) "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

(v)

vulgarise, vulgarize: (debase and make vulgar) "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"

(v)

vulgarize, vulgarise: (act in a vulgar manner) "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

vulgariser, Noun

(n)

popularizer, populariser, vulgarizer, vulgariser: (someone who makes attractive to the general public)

(n)

vulgarizer, vulgariser: (someone who makes something vulgar)

vulgarism, Noun

(n)

coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch: (the quality of lacking taste and refinement)

(n)

obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty_word: (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

vulgarity, Noun

(n)

coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch: (the quality of lacking taste and refinement)

vulgarization, Noun

(n)

popularization, popularisation, vulgarization, vulgarisation: (the act of making something attractive to the general public)

(n)

vulgarization, vulgarisation: (the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined)

vulgarize, Verb

(v)

popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise: (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use) "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

(v)

vulgarise, vulgarize: (debase and make vulgar) "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"

(v)

vulgarize, vulgarise: (act in a vulgar manner) "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

vulgarizer, Noun

(n)

popularizer, populariser, vulgarizer, vulgariser: (someone who makes attractive to the general public)

(n)

vulgarizer, vulgariser: (someone who makes something vulgar)

vulnerability, Noun

(n)

vulnerability, exposure: (the state of being vulnerable or exposed) "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule"

(n)

vulnerability: (susceptibility to injury or attack)

vulnerable, Adjective

(a)

vulnerable: (susceptible to attack) "a vulnerable bridge"

(s)

vulnerable: (susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation) "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"

(s)

vulnerable: (capable of being wounded or hurt) "vulnerable parts of the body"

vulpecular, Adjective

(a)

vulpine, vulpecular: (resembling or characteristic of a fox) "vulpine cunning"

vulpine, Adjective

(a)

vulpine, vulpecular: (resembling or characteristic of a fox) "vulpine cunning"

vulture, Noun

(n)

marauder, predator, vulture, piranha: (someone who attacks in search of booty)

(n)

vulture: (any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion)

vulturine, Adjective

(s)

predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous: (living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey) "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"

vulturous, Adjective

(s)

predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous: (living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey) "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"

vulva, Noun

(n)

vulva: (external parts of the female genitalia)

vulval, Adjective

(a)

vulvar, vulval: (of or relating to the vulva)

vulvar, Adjective

(a)

vulvar, vulval: (of or relating to the vulva)