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- VESPERTINEOf or related to the evening; that occurs in the evening.
- VESPIARYA nest built by a social wasp species.
- VESPIDCharacteristic of the wasp family Vespidae.
- VESPINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of wasps.
- VESTALOf or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
- VESTIARYA dressing room or storeroom for clothes, especially in a church or other religious house.
- VESTIBULEA small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
- VESTIGEA mark left on the earth by a foot.
- VESTIGIALOf or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- VESTIGIUMA vestige.
- VESTIMENTClothing, clothes, especially ecclesiastical.
- VESTITUREThe hairs of plants, invertebrates and other non-mammalian organisms, taken as a whole.
- VESTMENTA robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
- VESTRYA room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.
- VESTUREA covering of, or like, clothing.
- VETCHAny of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
- VETERANA person with long experience of a particular activity.
- VETOA political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- VIABLEAble to live on its own (as for a newborn).
- VIADUCTA bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
- VIANDAn item of food.
- VIATICOf or pertaining to traveling or a journey.
- VIATICALSLife insurance policies which are sold at a discount to the face amount, or death benefit, of people who have been medically determined to have life expectancies of less than two y
- VIATICUMThe Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.
- VIATORA wayfarer, traveler.
- VIBEXA narrow streak of subcutaneous extravasation of blood, often one of many in a patch of such streaks, which may be extensive.
- VIBRACULOIDCharacteristic of a vibraculum
- VIBRACULUMA long, whiplike, modified zooid on the surface of certain colonies of bryozoa
- VIBRANCYThe quality of being vibrant.
- VIBRANTPulsing with energy or activity.
- VIBRATIONThe act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- VIBURNUMAny of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.
- VICARIn the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
- VICARIANTOf, relating to, or as a result of vicariance
- VICARIOUSDelegated.
- VICARYObsolete form of vicar.
- VICEBad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that harms oneself or others)
- VICEGERENTThe official administrative deputy of a ruler, head of state, or church official.
- VICENARYOf, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.
- VICINAGEA surrounding district; a neighbourhood.
- VICINALOf or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
- VICIOUSViolent, destructive and cruel.
- VICTIMOne that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or conditio
- VICTORAlternative letter-case form of Victor of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- VICTORIOUSBeing the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
- VICTRIXvictor (female); victress.
- VICTRIXESvictor (female); victress.
- VIDAMEOne of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later were given status of fiefs, and became feudal nobles.
- VIDELICETNamely, to wit, that is to say (used when clarifying or naming the preceding item or topic)
- VIDEOTransient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.
- VIDIMUSA preliminary drawing of something to be designed and constructed.
- VIDUALRelating to widowhood, or widowed.
- VIDUITYthe state of being a widow; widowhood
- VIGIAA warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.
- VIGILANCEAlert watchfulness.
- VIGILANTWatchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary.
- VIGILANTEA member of a vigilance committee.
- VIGOROUSPhysically strong and active.
- VILEMorally low; base; despicable.
- VILIFYTo say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- VIMENA long flexible shoot or branch of a plant.
- VIMINALOf, pertaining to, consisting of, or producing twigs.
- VIMINEOUSOf or pertaining to twigs.
- VINACEOUSContaining wine.
- VINCAAny of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.
- VINCIBLECapable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable.
- VINCULUMA bond or tie that unifies.
- VINDEMIALOf or pertaining to the harvesting of grapes.
- VINDICATETo clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
- VINDICATORA person who vindicates.
- VINEALOf, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.
- VINEGARA sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
- VINEYARDA grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.
- VINICULTURESynonym of viticulture, the cultivation of grape vines for producing wine.
- VINIFEROUSYielding wine.
- VINIFYTo convert fruit juice—particularly grape juice—into wine by fermentation.
- VINOLOGIESThe study of wine and winemaking.
- VINOLOGYThe study of wine and winemaking.
- VINOUSPertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
- VINTAGEThe yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
- VINYLThe univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
- VIOLA stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played wit
- VIOLAAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
- VIOLACEOUSViolet-colored.
- VIOLATETo break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- VIOLATIONThe act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule. Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their co
- VIOLATOROne who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity
- VIOLENCEExtreme force.
- VIOLENTInvolving extreme force or motion.
- VIOLETA plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers.
- VIPERA venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
- VIPERINEOf, relating to or resembling a viper
- VIRAGINOUSResembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.
- VIRAGOA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
- VIREOAny of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.
- VIRESCENTGreen or greenish.
- VIRGAA type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
- VIRGATEThe yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ⁄4 of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.
- VIRGINA person who has never had sexual intercourse, or an animal that has never mated.
- VIRGINALBeing or resembling a virgin.