| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| vandal | noun | One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature., Hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any work of art or literature., Alt. of Vandalic |
| vanglo | noun | Benne (Sesamum orientale); also, its seeds; — so called in the West Indies. |
| vanish | verb i. | To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land., To be annihilated or lost; to pass away., The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. |
| vanity | noun | The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity., An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one’s personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit., That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment., One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5. |
| vanjas | noun | The Australian pied crow shrike (Strepera graculina). It is glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases of the tail feathers white. |
| vanner | noun | A machine for concentrating ore. See Frue vanner. |