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- UNSTEADYNot held firmly in position; physically unstable.
- URACILOne of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
- VALONIAAny member of the species Quercus macrolepis, now subspecies Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis or Quercus aegilops of European evergreen oak trees
- VANDALA person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages things, especially other people's property.
- VANDALISMWillful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.
- VARISCITEA relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (AlPO4·2H2O), sometimes confused with turquoise.
- VERBOTEN(Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.
- VERKLEMPTOvercome with emotion, choked up.
- VERMOUTHA dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
- VERSTA Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ⁄3 of a mile.
- VORLAGEA skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.
- VRAICSeaweed gathered for use as a fertilizer or fuel.
- VRAICSSeaweed gathered for use as a fertilizer or fuel.
- WACKEA soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
- WALDGRAVEThe head forestkeeper, or nobleman who held some power in forested areas, in the Holy Roman Empire, now Germany.
- WALDHORNA French horn.
- WARMBLOODA horse of a middle-weight classification, between draught horses and thoroughbreds.
- WATERMELONA plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
- WATERSHEDThe topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
- WAYWISERAn instrument for measuring distance travelled, such as an odometer, pedometer, perambulator, etc.
- WEBERIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced unifor
- WEDELNA series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.
- WHIMPERA low intermittent sob.
- WIDGETA placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
- WIENERA type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
- WIGGLYConstantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
- WISENTThe European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus.
- WITHERSThe part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's heigh
- WOLFRAMITEA mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO4; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.
- WORKPIECEA partially finished object (often composed of a raw material) which is subjected to various operations, worked on with tools, etc.
- WURZELA rural, unsophisticated person; a bumpkin.
- YAGERA heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle
- YODELTo sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
- YOHIMBEAn African tree Pausinystalia johimbe
- YOKELA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
- YULETIDEAlternative letter-case form of Yuletide (“Christmas or the Christmas season”).
- YURTA large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).
- ZAFTIGHaving a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.
- ZILCHA nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
- ZORGITEA composite mineral containing umangite, clausthalite, and other minerals.
- ZWIEBACKA form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill a