| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| varanus | noun | A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3. |
| variant | adjective | Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse., Changeable; changing; fickle., Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word. |
| variate | verb t. & i. | To alter; to make different; to vary. |
| varices | noun pl. | See Varix., of Varix |
| variety | noun | The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness., That which is various., A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks., Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc., An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species., In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc. |
| variola | noun | The smallpox. |
| various | adjective | Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors., Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable., Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. |
| varisse | noun | An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size. |
| varnish | noun | A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture., That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance., An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss., To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting., To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt. |
| varying | present participle & vb. noun | of Vary, a. & n. from Vary. |