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vaagmer noun The dealfish.
vacancy noun The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness., That which is vacant., Empty space; vacuity; vacuum., An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences or thoughts., Unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of intermission; vacation., A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc.
vacated imp. & past participle of Vacate
vaccary noun A cow house, dairy house, or cow pasture.
vaccina noun Vaccinia.
vaccine adjective Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease., The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination., any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.
vachery noun An inclosure for cows., A dairy.
vacuate verb t. To make void, or empty.
vacuist noun One who holds the doctrine that the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter., is a vacuum; — opposed to plenist.
vacuity noun The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled; emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of countenance., Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum., Want of reality; inanity; nihility.
vacuole noun A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell protoplasm.
vacuous adjective Empty; unfilled; void; vacant.
vacuums plural of Vacuum
vafrous adjective Crafty; cunning; sly; as, vafrous tricks.
vagancy noun A wandering; vagrancy.
vagient adjective Crying like a child.
vaginae plural of Vagina
vaginal adjective Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the vaginal process of the temporal bone., Of or pertaining to the vagina of the genital canal; as, the vaginal artery.
vagrant adjective Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled., Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as, a vagrant beggar., One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.
vaguely adverb In a vague manner.
vaimure noun An outer, or exterior. wall. See Vauntmure.
vaivode noun See Waywode.
valance noun Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor., The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed., To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.
valence noun The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four.
valency noun See Valence., A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
valeric adjective Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also inactive valeric acid), C4H9CO2H, is obtained from valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old cheese.
valerin noun A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor.
valero- A combining form (also used adjectively) indicating derivation from, or relation to, valerian or some of its products, as valeric acid; as in valerolactone, a colorless oily liquid produced as the anhydride of an hydroxy valeric acid.
valeryl noun The hypothetical radical C5H9O, regarded as the essential nucleus of certain valeric acid derivatives.
valiant adjective Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer., Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave., Performed with valor or bravery; heroic.
validly adverb In a valid manner; so as to be valid.
valinch noun A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.
vallary adjective Same as Vallar.
valleys plural of Valley
vallums plural of Vallum
valonia noun The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus macrolepis, and Q. vallonea) found in Eastern Europe. It contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and dyers., A genus of marine green algae, in which the whole frond consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an inch in length.
valuing present participle & vb. noun of Value
valvata noun A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods having an operculum.
valvate adjective Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular., Meeting at the edges without overlapping; — said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in aestivation, and of leaves in vernation., Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some anthers.
valvula noun A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.
valvule noun A little valve; a valvelet., A small valvelike process.
vamping present participle & vb. noun of Vamp
vampire noun A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in Hungary about the year 1730., Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner; a bloodsucker., Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored., Any one of several species of harmless tropical American bats of the genus Vampyrus, especially V. spectrum. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire.
vanadic adjective Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the vanadious compounds; as, vanadic oxide.
vanadyl noun The hypothetical radical VO, regarded as a characterized residue of certain vanadium compounds.
vandyke adjective Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke., A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge., fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke.
vanessa noun Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.
vanfess noun A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp, usually full of water.
vanilla noun A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America., The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.
vanning noun A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner.
vansire noun An ichneumon (Herpestes galera) native of Southern Africa and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white. Called also vondsira, and marsh ichneumon.
vantage noun superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage., The first point after deuce., To profit; to aid.
vanward adjective Being on, or towards, the van, or front.
vapored imp. & past participle of Vapor, Wet with vapors; moist., Affected with the vapors. See Vapor, n., 5.
vaporer noun One who vapors; a braggart.
vaquero noun One who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman.
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.
vascula plural of Vasculum
vastity noun Vastness.
vatting present participle & vb. noun of Vat
vatfuls plural of Vatful
vatical adjective Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetical.
vatican noun A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope’s palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.
vaudois noun sing. & pl. An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of the Swiss canton of Vaud., A modern name of the Waldenses.
vaudoux noun & adjective See Voodoo.
vaulted imp. & past participle of Vault, Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof., Covered with an arch, or vault., Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.
vaulter noun One who vaults; a leaper; a tumbler.
vaunted imp. & past participle of Vaunt
vaunter noun One who vaunts; a boaster.
vavasor noun The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who also had tenants under him; one in dignity next to a baron; a title of dignity next to a baron.
vection noun Vectitation.
vecture noun The act of carrying; conveyance; carriage.
vedanta noun A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the “Anta,” or end or substance.
vedette noun A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
veering present participle & vb. noun of Veer, Shifting.
vegetal adjective Of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable kingdom; of the nature of a vegetable; vegetable., Of, pertaining to, or designating, that class of vital phenomena, such as digestion, absorption, assimilation, secretion, excretion, circulation, generation, etc., which are common to plants and animals, in distinction from sensation and volition, which are peculiar to animals., A vegetable.
vehicle noun That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land., That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy., A substance in which medicine is taken., Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.
veiling present participle & vb. noun of Veil, A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils.
veining present participle & vb. noun of Vein
veinlet noun A small vein.
veinous adjective Marked with veins; veined; veiny.
velaria plural of Velarium
velella noun Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.
veliger noun Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.
vellumy adjective Resembling vellum.
velours noun One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of velvet.
velverd noun The veltfare.
velvety adjective Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.
venally adverb In a venal manner.
venatic adjective Alt. of Venatical
vending present participle & vb. noun of Vend
vendace noun A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or C. Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis.
venison noun Beasts of the chase., Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind exclusively.
venting present participle & vb. noun of Vent
ventage noun A small hole, as the stop in a flute; a vent.
ventail noun That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, — sometimes in the visor.
ventose noun A ventouse., Windy; flatulent., The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vend/miaire.
ventrad adverb Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; — opposed to dorsad.
ventral adjective Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; — opposed to dorsal., Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower., Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
ventro- A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the abdomen; also, connection with, relation to, or direction toward, the ventral side; as, ventrolateral; ventro-inguinal.
venture noun An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation., An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck., The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade., To hazard one’s self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare., To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances., To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one’s person in a balloon., To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies., To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
ventuse verb t. & i. See Ventouse.
veranda noun An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.
verbena noun A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
verbose adjective Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
verdant adjective Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh; flourishing; as, verdant fields; a verdant lawn., Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green; as, a verdant youth.
verdict noun The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause., Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be condemned by the verdict of the public.
verdine noun A commercial name for green aniline dye.
verdure noun Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June.
verging present participle & vb. noun of Verge
veritas noun The Bureau Veritas. See under Bureau.
vermeil noun Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red., Silver gilt or gilt bronze., A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
vermily noun Vermeil.
vermuth noun A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to excite the appetite.
vernage noun A kind of sweet wine from Italy.
vernant adjective Flourishing, as in spring; vernal.
vernate verb i. To become young again.
vernier noun A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a division are determined by observing what line on the vernier coincides with a line on the instrument.
vernile adjective Suiting a salve; servile; obsequious.
vernine noun An alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the vetch, red clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.
vernish noun & verb Varnish.
versant adjective Familiar; conversant., The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.
versing present participle & vb. noun of Verse
versify verb i. To make verses., To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse., To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms.
version noun A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning., A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See Anteversion, and Retroversion., The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language., A translation; that which is rendered from another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament., An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave another version of the affair.
versual adjective Of or pertaining to a verse.
versute adjective Crafty; wily; cunning; artful.
vertigo noun Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness., Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.
vervain noun Any plant of the genus Verbena.
vesbium noun A rare metallic element of which little is known. It is said by Scacchi to have been extracted from a yellowish incrustation from the cracks of a Vesuvian lava erupted in 1631.
vesical adjective Of or pertaining to the bladder.
vesicle noun A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell., A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf., A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid., A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle., A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral., A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.
vesico- A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the bladder; as in vesicoprostatic, vesicovaginal.
vespers noun One of the little hours of the Breviary., The evening song or service.
vessets noun A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth.
vesting present participle & vb. noun of Vest, Cloth for vests; a vest pattern.
vestige noun The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.
vestlet noun Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence the name.
vesture verb t. A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope., The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc., with which land was covered; as, the vesture of an acre., Seizin; possession.
veteran adjective Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill., One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had.
vetiver noun An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also called kuskus, and khuskhus.
vetoing present participle & vb. noun of Veto
vetoist noun One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
vetture plural of Vettura
vettura noun An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach.
vexilla plural of Vexillum
viaduct noun A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
vialled of Vial
vialing present participle & vb. noun of Vial
viander noun A feeder; an eater; also, one who provides viands, or food; a host.
vibices noun pl. More or less extensive patches of subcutaneous extravasation of blood.
vibrant adjective Vibrating; tremulous; resonant; as, vibrant drums.
vibrate imp. & past participle of Vibrate, To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff., To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds., To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration., To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate., To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver., To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear., To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.
vibrios plural of Vibrio
vicemen plural of Viceman
viceman noun A smith who works at the vice instead of at the anvil.
viceroy preposition The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king’s substitute; as, the viceroy of India., A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
viciate verb t. See Vitiate.
viinage noun The place or places adjoining or near; neighborhood; vicinity; as, a jury must be of the vicinage.
vicinal adjective Near; vicine.
vicious adjective Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect., Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct., Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc., Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms., Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse., Bitter; spiteful; malignant.
vicount noun See Viscount.
victory noun The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; — the opposite of defeat.
victrix noun Victress.
victual noun Food; — now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals., Grain of any kind., To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship.
vicugna noun A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.
vidette noun Same Vedette.
vidonia noun A dry white wine, of a tart flavor, produced in Teneriffe; — called also Teneriffe.
viduage noun The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows, collectively.
viduity noun Widowhood.
viewing present participle & vb. noun of View
vigonia adjective Of or pertaining to the vicu/a; characterizing the vicu/a; — said of the wool of that animal, used in felting hats, and for other purposes.
vilayet noun One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; — formerly called eyalet.
vileyns adjective Villainous.
village noun A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town or city.
villain noun One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant., A baseborn or clownish person; a boor., A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp., Villainous., To debase; to degrade.
villany noun See Villainy.
villein noun See Villain, 1.
villose adjective See Villous.
villous adjective Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy., Furnished or clothed with villi.
viminal adjective Of or pertaining to twigs; consisting of twigs; producing twigs.
vinasse noun The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, — used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
vincula plural of Vinculum
vinegar adjective A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like., Hence, anything sour; — used also metaphorically., To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.
vinette noun A sprig or branch.
vinewed adjective Same as Vinnewed.
vingtun noun Contraction for Vingt et un.
vintage noun The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840., The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season.
vintner noun One who deals in wine; a wine seller, or wine merchant.
violate verb t. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse., To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe., To disturb; to interrupt., To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.
violent adjective Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease., Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech., Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal., An assailant., To urge with violence., To be violent; to act violently.
violine noun A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and foliage of the violet (Viola)., Mauve aniline. See under Mauve.
violist noun A player on the viol.
violone noun The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; — called also double bass.
violous adjective Violent.
virelay noun An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes, and composed in short lines, with a refrain.
vireton noun An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
virgate adjective Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender., A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.
virgule noun A comma.
viroled adjective Furnished with a virole or viroles; — said of a horn or a bugle when the rings are of different tincture from the rest of the horn.
virtual adjective Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing., Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute.
visaing present participle & vb. noun of Visa
visaged adjective Having a visage.
viscera noun pl. of Viscus., of Viscus
viscous adjective Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.
viseing present participle & vb. noun of Vise
visible adjective Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper., Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous.
visited imp. & past participle of Visit
visiter noun A visitor.
visitor One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship., A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an institution. See Visit, v. t., 2, and Visitation, n., 2.
visnomy noun Face; countenance.
visored adjective Wearing a visor; masked.
vitalic adjective Pertaining to life; vital.
vitally adverb In a vital manner.
vitiate verb t. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air., To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud vitiates a contract.
vitious noun Alt. of Vitiousness
vitrify verb t. To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion., To become glass; to be converted into glass.
vitrina noun A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, very thin, and delicate shells, — whence the name.
vitriol noun A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster., Sulphuric acid; — called also oil of vitriol. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric.
vitrite noun A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.
vittate adjective Bearing or containing vittae., Striped longitudinally.
vivaria plural of Vivarium
vivency noun Manner of supporting or continuing life or vegetation.
viverra noun A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets.
vivific adjective Alt. of Vivifical
vixenly adjective Like a vixen; vixenish.
vocable noun A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning.
vocalic adjective Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds.
vocally adverb In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound., In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally.
voicing present participle & vb. noun of Voice
voiding present participle & vb. noun of Void, The act of one who, or that which, v/ids., That which is voided; that which is ejected or evacuated; a remnant; a fragment., Receiving what is ejected or voided.
voiture noun A carriage.
voivode noun See Waywode.
volador noun A flying fish of California (Exoc/tus Californicus): — called also volator., The Atlantic flying gurnard. See under Flying.
volante noun A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba.
volapuk noun Literally, world’s speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.
volator noun Same as Volador, 1.
volcano noun A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; — often popularly called a burning mountain.
volleys plural of Volley
voltage noun Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.
voltaic adjective Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of electric science; discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity., Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc.
voluble adjective Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter., Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue., Changeable; unstable; fickle., Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants.
volumed adjective Having the form of a volume, or roil; as, volumed mist., Having volume, or bulk; massive; great.
volupty noun Voluptuousness.
volutas plural of Voluta
volutae plural of Voluta
voluted adjective Having a volute, or spiral scroll.
vomited imp. & past participle of Vomit
votress noun A votaress.
vouched imp. & past participle of Vouch
vouchee noun The person who is vouched, or called into court to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery.
voucher noun One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything., A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant’s books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts., The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands., The tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher or double vouchers.
voweled adjective Furnished with vowels.
voyaged imp. & past participle of Voyage
voyager noun One who voyages; one who sails or passes by sea or water.
vulcano noun A volcano.
vulgate adjective An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; — so called from its common use in the Latin Church., Of or pertaining to the Vulgate, or the old Latin version of the Scriptures.
vulnose adjective Having wounds; vulnerose.
vulpine adjective Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.
vultern noun The brush turkey (Talegallus Lathami) of Australia. See Brush turkey.
vulture noun Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae.