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vacantly adverb In a vacant manner; inanely.
vacating present participle & vb. noun of Vacate
vacation noun The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter., Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure., Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess., The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation., The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
vaccinal adjective Of or pertaining to vaccinia or vaccination.
vaccinia noun Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.
vadantes noun pl. An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds.
vadimony noun A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day.
vagabond adjective Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering., Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro., Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious., One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless person; a rascal., To play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.
vagantes p. pl. A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and chase and seize their prey.
vagaries plural of Vagary
vaginant adjective Serving to in invest, or sheathe; sheathing.
vaginate adjective Alt. of Vaginated
vaginati noun pl. A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.
vaginula noun A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses., One of the tubular florets in composite flowers.
vaginule noun A vaginula.
vagrancy noun The quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism.
vainness noun The quality or state of being vain.
valanced imp. & past participle of Valance
valencia noun A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton.
valentia noun See Valencia.
valerate noun A salt of valeric acid.
valerian noun Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian (V. officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
valerone noun A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.
valhalla noun The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle., Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation’s heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.
valiance noun Alt. of Valiancy
valiancy noun The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor.
validate verb t. To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.
validity noun The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection., Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title., Value.
valkyria noun One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla.
vallancy noun A large wig that shades the face.
valorous adjective Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant; intrepid.
valuable adjective Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo., Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion., A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; — used mostly in the plural.
valuably adverb So as to be of value.
valuator noun One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser.
valvasor noun See Vavasor.
valvelet noun A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
valvulae plural of Valvula
valvular adjective Of or pertaining to a valve or valves; specifically (Med.), of or pertaining to the valves of the heart; as, valvular disease., Containing valves; serving as a valve; opening by valves; valvate; as, a valvular capsule.
valylene noun A volatile liquid hydrocarbon, C5H6, related to ethylene and acetylene, but possessing the property of unsaturation in the third degree. It is the only known member of a distinct series of compounds. It has a garlic odor.
vambrace noun The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
vamplate noun A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand.
vanadate noun A salt of vanadic acid.
vanadite noun A salt of vanadious acid, analogous to a nitrite or a phosphite.
vanadium noun A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties. Symbol V (or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51.2.
vanadous adjective Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; — said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.
vandalic adjective Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.
vanguard noun The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.
vanillic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde.
vanillin noun A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin, and by the oxidation of eugenol.
vanillyl noun The hypothetical radical characteristic of vanillic alcohol.
vanished imp. & past participle of Vanish
vanities plural of Vanity
vanquish verb t. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy., Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to put down; to refute., A disease in sheep, in which they pine away.
vapidity noun The quality or state of being vapid; vapidness.
vaporing present participle & vb. noun of Vapor, Talking idly; boasting; vaunting.
vaporate verb i. To emit vapor; to evaporate.
vaporish adjective Full of vapors; vaporous., Hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics; splenetic; peevish; humorsome.
vaporize verb t. To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether naturally or artificially., To pass off in vapor.
vaporose adjective Full of vapor; vaporous.
vaporous adjective Having the form or nature of vapor., Full of vapors or exhalations., Producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent., Unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical.
variable adjective Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity., Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable., That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change., A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 – y2 = R2, x and y are variables., A shifting wind, or one that varies in force., Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
variably adverb In a variable manner.
variance noun The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation., Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel., A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, — as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.
varicose adjective Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers., Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; — said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.
varicous adjective Varicose.
varietal adjective Of or pertaining to a variety; characterizing a variety; constituting a variety, in distinction from an individual or species.
varietas noun A variety; — used in giving scientific names, and often abbreviated to var.
variform adjective Having different shapes or forms.
variolar adjective Variolous.
variolic adjective Variolous.
variorum adjective Containing notes by different persons; — applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.
varletry noun The rabble; the crowd; the mob.
vartabed noun A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses, with episcopal functions.
varveled adjective Having varvels, or rings.
vascular adjective Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap., Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc., Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions., Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
vasculum noun Same as Ascidium, n., 1., A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants.
vaseline noun A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum.
vasiform adjective Having the form of a vessel, or duct.
vassalry noun The body of vassals.
vastness noun The quality or state of being vast.
vaticide noun The murder, or the murderer, of a prophet.
vaticine noun A prediction; a vaticination.
vaulting present participle & vb. noun of Vault, The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction., Act of one who vaults or leaps.
vaultage noun Vaulted work; also, a vaulted place; an arched cellar.
vaunting present participle & vb. noun of Vaunt
vauntful adjective Given to vaunting or boasting; vainly ostentatious; boastful; vainglorious.
vavasory noun The quality or tenure of the fee held by a vavasor; also, the lands held by a vavasor.
vedantic adjective Of or pertaining to the Vedas.
vegetate verb i. To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate., Fig.: To lead a live too low for an animate creature; to do nothing but eat and grow., To grow exuberantly; to produce fleshy or warty outgrowths; as, a vegetating papule.
vegetive adjective Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life., A vegetable.
vegetous adjective Vigorous; lively; active; vegete.
vehement adjective Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat., Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent; passionate; as, a vehement affection or passion.
vehicled adjective Conveyed in a vehicle; furnished with a vehicle.
veilless adjective Having no veil.
veinless adjective Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.
velarium noun The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.
velleity noun The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition.
velocity noun Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light., Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.
veltfare noun The fieldfare.
velutina noun Any one of several species of marine gastropods belonging to Velutina and allied genera.
velveret noun A kind of velvet having cotton back.
venality noun The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official.
venantes noun pl. The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey.
venatica noun See Vinatico.
venation noun The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix., The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted.
vendetta noun A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.
vendible adjective Capable of being vended, or sold; that may be sold; salable., Something to be sold, or offered for sale.
veneered imp. & past participle of Veneer
venefice noun The act or practice of poisoning.
venemous adjective Venomous.
venenate verb t. To poison; to infect with poison., Poisoned.
venenose adjective Poisonous.
venerate verb t. To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders.
venereal adjective Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse., Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison., Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines., Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac., Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus., The venereal disease; syphilis.
venerean adjective Devoted to the offices of Venus, or love; venereal.
venerous adjective Venereous.
venetian adjective Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy., A native or inhabitant of Venice.
vengeful adjective Vindictive; retributive; revengeful.
veniable adjective Venial; pardonable.
venomous adjective Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous., Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects., Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer.
venosity noun The quality or state of being venous., A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.
venthole noun A touchhole; a vent.
ventouse noun A cupping glass., To cup; to use a cupping glass.
ventured imp. & past participle of Venture
venturer noun One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer., A strumpet; a prostitute.
venulose adjective Full of venules, or small veins.
veracity noun The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.
veratria noun Veratrine.
veratric adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum.
veratrol noun A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.
veratrum noun A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities.
verbally adverb In a verbal manner; orally., Word for word; verbatim.
verbatim adverb Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as, to tell a story verbatim as another has related it.
verbiage noun The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
verdancy noun The quality or state of being verdant.
verderer noun Alt. of Verderor
verderor noun An officer who has the charge of the king’s forest, to preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses.
verditer noun Verdigris., Either one of two pigments (called blue verditer, and green verditer) which are made by treating copper nitrate with calcium carbonate (in the form of lime, whiting, chalk, etc.) They consist of hydrated copper carbonates analogous to the minerals azurite and malachite.
verdured adjective Covered with verdure.
verecund adjective Rashful; modest.
vergaloo noun See Virgalieu.
vergency noun The act of verging or approaching; tendency; approach., The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens, used as measure of the divergence or convergence of a pencil of rays.
vergette adjective Divided by pallets, or pales; paly., A small pale.
verifier noun One who, or that which, verifies.
verified imp. & past participle of Verify
verities plural of Verity
verjuice noun The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice., Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.
vermetid noun Any species of vermetus.
vermetus noun Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.
verminly adjective & adverb Resembling vermin; in the manner of vermin.
vernacle noun See Veronica, 1.
vernicle noun A Veronica. See Veronica, 1.
vernonin noun A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant of the genus Vernonia, as a deliquescent powder, and used as a mild heart tonic.
veronese adjective Of or pertaining to Verona, in Italy., A native of Verona; collectively, the people of Verona.
veronica noun A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle., A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell.
versable adjective Capable of being turned.
verseman noun Same as Versemonger.
versicle noun A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people.
verteber noun A vertebra.
vertebra noun One of the serial segments of the spinal column., One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.
vertebre noun A vertebra.
vertexes plural of Vertex
vertices plural of Vertex
vertical adjective Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one., Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line., Vertical position; zenith., A vertical line, plane, or circle.
verticil noun A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl.
verticle noun An axis; hinge; a turning point.
vertuous adjective Virtuous; powerful.
vesicant noun A vesicatory.
vesicate verb t. To raise little bladders or blisters upon; to inflame and separate the cuticle of; to blister.
vesicula noun A vesicle.
vesperal adjective Vesper; evening.
vespiary noun A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind.
vespillo noun One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.
vestales noun pl. A group of butterflies including those known as virgins, or gossamer-winged butterflies.
vestiary noun A wardrobe; a robing room; a vestry., Pertaining to clothes, or vestments.
vestment noun A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress, any priestly garment.
vestries plural of Vestry
vestured adjective Covered with vesture or garments; clothed; enveloped.
vesuvian adjective Of or pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples., Vesuvianite.
vesuvine noun A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; — called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc.
vexation noun The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation., The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction., A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as by a malicious suit.
vexillar Alt. of Vexillary
vexillum noun A flag or standard., A company of troops serving under one standard., A banner., The sign of the cross., The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard., The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.
vexingly adverb In a vexing manner; so as to vex, tease, or irritate.
vialling of Vial
viameter noun An odometer; — called also viatometer.
vi-apple noun See Otaheite apple.
viaticum noun An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service., Provisions for a journey., The communion, or eucharist, when given to persons in danger of death.
vibrancy noun The state of being vibrant; resonance.
vibrissa noun One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man., The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
viburnum noun A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.
vicarage noun The benefice of a vicar., The house or residence of a vicar.
vicarial adjective Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, vicarial tithes., Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power.
vicarian noun A vicar.
vicenary adjective Of or pertaining to twenty; consisting of twenty.
vicinity noun The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats., That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
victoria noun A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet., A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front., An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; — called also Clio.
victress noun A woman who wins a victory; a female victor.
victrice noun A victress.
victuals noun pl. Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.
viennese adjective Of or pertaining to Vienna, or people of Vienna., An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.
viewless adjective Not perceivable by the eye; invisible; unseen.
viewsome adjective Pleasing to the sight; sightly.
vigilant adjective Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.
vignette noun A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture., A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge., To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.
vigorite noun An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in blasting.
vigoroso adjective & adverb Vigorous; energetic; with energy; — a direction to perform a passage with energy and force.
vigorous adjective Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant., Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a vigorous prosecution of a war.
vilifier noun One who vilifies or defames.
vilified imp. & past participle of Vilify
vilipend verb t. To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise.
villager noun An inhabitant of a village.
villainy noun The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer., Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk., The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.
villakin noun A little villa.
villanel noun A ballad.
villatic adjective Of or pertaining to a farm or a village; rural.
vinatico noun Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the Persea Indica.
vincible adjective Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable.
vincture noun A binding.
vinculum noun A bond of union; a tie., A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x2 + y2 – x + y., A band or bundle of fibers; a fraenum., A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds.
vinegary adjective Having the nature of vinegar; sour; unamiable.
vineyard noun An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines producing grapes.
vinnewed adjective Moldy; musty.
vinolent adjective Given to wine; drunken; intemperate.
vinosity noun The quality or state of being vinous.
vinquish noun See Vanquish, n.
vintager noun One who gathers the vintage.
violable adjective Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.
violates imp. & past participle of Violate
violator noun One who violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher.
violence noun The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force., Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault., Ravishment; rape; constupration., To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
violuric adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or yellow crystalline substance, and forms characteristic yellow, blue, and violet salts.
viperina noun pl. See Viperoidea.
viperine adjective Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper.
viperish adjective Somewhat like a viper; viperous.
viperous adjective Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a viperous tongue.
viragoes plural of Virago
virgated adjective Striped; streaked.
virginal adjective Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly., An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of virginals., To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat.
virginia noun One of the States of the United States of America., Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
viridine noun A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C12H19N7, obtained from coal tar, and probably consisting of a mixture of several metameric compounds which are higher derivatives of the base pyridine.
viridite noun A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.
viridity noun Greenness; verdure; the color of grass and foliage., Freshness; soundness.
virility noun The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion.
virtuate verb t. To make efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy.
virtuosi plural of Virtuoso
virtuoso noun One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc., A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.
virtuous adjective Possessing or exhibiting virtue., Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave., Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent., Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action., Chaste; pure; — applied especially to women.
virulent adjective Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury., Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective.
viscacha noun Alt. of Viz-cacha
visceral adjective Of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic., Fig.: Having deep sensibility.
viscount adjective An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county., A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3.
visigoth noun One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth.
visioned imp. & past participle of Vision, Having the power of seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in visions.
visional adjective Of or pertaining to a vision.
visiting present participle & vb. noun of Visit, a. & vb. n. from Visit.
visitant noun One who visits; a guest; a visitor., Visiting.
vitaille noun Food; victuals.
vitalism noun The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
vitalist noun A believer in the theory of vitalism; — opposed to physicist.
vitality noun The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an enterprise.
vitalize verb t. To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood.
vitellin noun An albuminous body, belonging to the class of globulins, obtained from yolk of egg, of which it is the chief proteid constituent, and from the seeds of many plants. From the latter it can be separated in crystalline form.
vitellus noun The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See Illust. of Ovum., Perisperm in an early condition.
vitiated imp. & past participle of Vitiate
vitiligo noun A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
vitrella noun One of the transparent lenslike cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.
vitreous adjective Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks., Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.
vituline adjective Of or pertaining to a calf or veal.
vivacity noun The quality or state of being vivacious., Tenacity of life; vital force; natural vigor., Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness; sprightliness; as, the vivacity of a discourse; a lady of great vivacity; vivacity of countenance.
vivarium noun A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.
vivaries plural of Vivary
vividity noun The quality or state of being vivid; vividness.
vivified imp. & past participle of Vivify
vivipara noun pl. An artificial division of vertebrates including those that produce their young alive; — opposed to Ovipara.
vivisect verb t. To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive.
vixenish adjective Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
vizarded adjective Wearing a vizard.
vizcacha noun Same as Viscacha.
vocalism noun The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization., A vocalic sound.
vocalist noun A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist.
vocality noun The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness; resonance; as, the vocality of the letters., The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.
vocalize verb t. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to., To practice singing on the vowel sounds.
vocation noun A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession., Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession., A calling by the will of God., The bestowment of God’s distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as, the vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel., A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.
vocative adjective Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically (Gram.), used in address; appellative; — said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord., The vocative case.
vodanium noun A supposed element, afterward found to be a mixture of several metals, as copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.
voiceful adjective Having a voice or vocal quality; having a loud voice or many voices; vocal; sounding.
voidable adjective Capable of being voided, or evacuated., Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void, invalid, and of no force; capable of being either avoided or confirmed.
voidance noun The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating., A ejection from a benefice., The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent., Evasion; subterfuge.
voidness noun The quality or state of being void; /mptiness; vacuity; nullity; want of substantiality.
volatile adjective Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly., Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation., Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper., A winged animal; wild fowl; game.
volcanic adjective Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat., Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa., Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
volition noun The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will., The result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a state of choice., The power of willing or determining; will.
volitive adjective Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will., Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition.
volleyed imp. & past participle of Volley, Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, volleyed thunder.
voltaism noun That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; — called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals.
voltzite noun An oxysulphide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish color; — called also voltzine.
volubile adjective Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble.
volumist noun One who writes a volume; an author.
volupere noun A woman’s cap.
volution noun A spiral turn or wreath., A whorl of a spiral shell.
volvulus noun The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes colic., Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing obstruction; ileus. See Ileus.
vomerine adjective Of or pertaining to the vomer.
vomicine noun See Brucine.
vomiting present participle & vb. noun of Vomit, The spasmodic ejection of matter from the stomach through the mouth.
vomition noun The act or power of vomiting.
vomitive adjective Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.
vomitory adjective Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive., An emetic; a vomit., A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater.
vondsira noun Same as Vansire.
voracity noun The quality of being voracious; voraciousness.
vortexes plural of Vortex
vortices plural of Vortex
vortical adjective Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion.
vorticel noun A vorticella.
votaress noun A woman who is a votary.
votarist noun A votary.
votaries plural of Votary
vouching present participle & vb. noun of Vouch
vouch/or noun Same as Voucher, 3 (b).
voussoir noun One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.
vowelish adjective Of the nature of a vowel.
vowelism noun The use of vowels.
vowelize verb t. To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.
voyaging present participle & vb. noun of Voyage
voyageur noun A traveler; — applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
vulcanic adjective Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian., Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.
vulgarly adverb In a vulgar manner.
vulnific adjective Alt. of Vulnifical
vulpinic adjective Same as Vulpic.
vulvitis noun Inflammation of the vulva.