vaccary
dairy or cow pasture
vaccimulgence
cow milking
vaccine
of, like or pertaining to cows; preparation conferring immunity to disease
vacillate
fluctuate in opinion or resolution
vadelect
servant; serving-man
vade-mecum
ready reference manual regularly carried about
vadimony
bond or pledge given before a judge
vadose
of, like or pertaining to underground water above the water table
vafrous
cunning; sly
vagient
crying like a baby
vagile
having the ability to move about
vagility
ability to succeed in the struggle for existence
vaginate
sheathed; having a sheath
vagitus
baby's cry or wail
vainglory
idle boastfulness
vair
blue-grey squirrel fur; heraldic representation of blue and white rows
valance
drapery hung along the edge of a bed, table or canopy
valence
linen helmet-cover for armour
valenki
warm Russian felt boots
valetudinarian
of, like or pertaining to ill-health; anxious about health
valgus
club-footed; bow-legged
vallate
having a raised rim or rampart
vallation
ridge or bank of earth used as fortification
vallecula
groove or furrow
vallum
rampart; wall of earth thrown up from a ditch
valorise
to set a fixed arbitrary price
valuta
comparative value of a currency
vandola
stringed lute-like Spanish instrument
vaniloquence
vain or foolish talk
vaporimeter
instrument for measuring vapour pressure
vapulate
to flog; to be flogged
vapulatory
of, like or pertaining to flogging
vara
unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches
varec
seaweed; kelp
varia
miscellany
varicella
chicken pox
variegated
diverse and varied; having multi-coloured patches
varietal
of, like or pertaining to a variety
varietist
unorthodox person
variform
of various forms
variola
smallpox
variometer
instrument for measuring magnetic declination
variorum
including the notes of earlier scholars or editors
varsovienne
polka-like Polish dance
varus
pigeon-toed
vascular
of, like or pertaining to fluid-carrying vessels
vasculature
arrangement of blood vessels
vasculiform
shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
vasculum
botanist's collecting case
vasiferous
bearing a vessel or vas
vasiform
shaped like a duct or vase
vastate
to make immune
vastidity
vastness; a vast extent
vatic
prophetic; oracular; inspired
vaticide
killing or killer of a prophet
vaticinate
prophesy; predict
vauclusian
of a spring in which water is expelled by artesian pressure
vavasour
feudal noble who is both a liege and a vassal
vectigal
of, like or pertaining to the paying of tribute or rent
vectitation
act of carrying or conveying
vedette
mounted sentry stationed to watch for enemy
veduta
panoramic view of a town
vegete
vigorous
vegetivorous
eating vegetables
veilleuse
shaded night-lamp
velamentous
of, like or pertaining to or like a membrane or sail
velarium
awning over an auditorium
velate
having a veil; veiled
velation
act of veiling; secrecy
veliferous
bearing a sail or membrane
velitation
skirmish
velivolant
flying with sails
velleity
lowest degree of volition; slight wish
vellicate
to twitch; to tickle or pinch
velociman
hand-propelled tricycle
velocimeter
instrument for measuring velocity
velocious
with great speed
velocipede
swift-footed; swift-footed person; old-fashioned bicycle
velometer
instrument for measuring speed of air
velour
piled velvety cotton
veloutine
velvety corded wool
velutinous
velvety; having a downy covering
velvetine
cotton with silk pile
venal
of a type that may be bribed
venatic
of, like or pertaining to hunting
venation
arrangement of veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
venator
huntsman; hunter
vendange
grape harvest
vendible
capable of being sold
vendicate
to claim for oneself
venditation
offering for sale
vendition
sale
venefic
acting by poison or potions or by sorcery
venenation
poisoning
venencia
instrument used to sample sherry from a cask
veneniferous
carrying poison
venepuncture
puncturing of a vein
venereology
study of venereal disease
venerer
gamekeeper; hunter
venerous
lustful
venery
pursuit of sexual gratification; hunting; pursuit of game
venesect
to open a vein for blood-letting
venial
pardonable; excusable
venigenous
containing veins of metal or quartz
venireman
juror
venography
injecting radioactive material into veins for medical examination
venose
veiny; veined
venous
of, like or pertaining to veins
ventage
finger-hole; small hole
ventana
window
ventiduct
ventilating pipe or passage
ventifact
stone polished by wind-blown sand
ventorious
characterized by venturesomeness
ventose
windy; flatulent; puffed up with conceit
ventral
of, like or pertaining to the underside or the belly
ventricumbent
lying on one's front or one's belly
ventriduct
to turn towards the belly
ventripotent
with great capacity or appetite for food
venule
small vein
veracious
truthful; exact
verbalism
undue attention to words alone
verbatim
word for word
verberate
to beat
verbicide
destroying the meaning of a word
verbid
non-finite part of a verb
verbigeration
morbid and purposeless repetition of certain words
verbile
one whose mental processes are stimulated by words
verbomania
craze for words
verderer
officer in charge of royal forests
verdigris
greenish copper coating
verdure
greenness; health and vigour
verecund
modest; shy
verger
church usher and attendant
vergiform
shaped like a rod
verglas
film of ice on rock
veridical
veracious; genuine; truthful
veridicous
truthful
verily
truly; certainly; confidently
verism
artistic preference of the everyday to the legendary
verjuice
sour juice of unripe fruit
vermeil
bright red; scarlet; vermilion
vermeology
study of worms
vermian
like a worm
vermicide
killing of worms
vermicular
of, like or pertaining to worms
vermiculous
wormy
vermiform
shaped like a worm
vermifugal
expelling worms
vermigerous
bearing, containing or infested with worms
vermigrade
creeping like a worm
vermilion
bright red
vermivorous
eating worms
vernal
of, like or pertaining to spring
vernalize
to make springlike; to freshen
vernicle
cloth with image of Christ's face impressed upon it
vernicose
brightly polished or varnished
vernissage
varnishing-day
vernition
varnishing
verricule
tuft of hairs or bristles
verruca
wart
verruciform
shaped like a wart; wartlike
verrucose
warty
versability
aptness to be turned around
versal
ornamental letter at beginning of section
versant
general slope of a mountain
versicle
short verse in church service normally followed by response
versicoloured
diversely or changeably coloured
versicular
of or in verse
versiform
changing in form
verst
unit of distance equal to approximately 2/3 of a mile
versus
against; in contrast to
versute
crafty; wily
vert
the heraldic colour green
verticil
whorl
verticillated
whorled
verticity
power of turning
vertiginous
of, like or pertaining to vertigo; dizzy; giddy
vervel
ring for a hawk's jess
vervelle
decorated connector between helmet and mail of suit of armour
vesical
of, like or pertaining to the bladder
vesicant
blistering
vesicate
to blister
vespacide
substance or person who kills wasps
vespal
of, like or pertaining to wasps
vespers
prayer service held in early evening
vespertinal
of, like or pertaining to the evening
vespiary
wasp's nest
vespine
of, like or pertaining to hornets or wasps
vespoid
wasp-like
vesta
wax-stemmed match
vestiary
robing-room; cloakroom; of, like or pertaining to clothes
vestibule
entrance-hall
vestiture
clothes; covering; coat
vestry
priest's dressing room
vesturer
keeper of vestments
vesuvian
smoker's slow-burning match
vesuviate
to erupt; to burst with heat
vetanda
forbidden things
vetitive
having the power to veto
vettura
carriage, cab or car
vexillary
standard-bearer; pertaining to regimental colours or flags
vexillology
study of flags
viaggiatory
traveling frequently
viameter
instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
viatecture
construction of roads and bridges
viatical
of, like or pertaining to roads or travel
viaticum
money or provisions for journey; Eucharist for a dying person
viator
traveller; wayfarer
vibraslap
modern percussion instrument with rod and ball
vibratile
capable of vibratory motion
vibrissa
tactile bristle such as cat's whisker; bristly hair
vibrograph
instrument for recording vibrations
vibrometer
instrument for measuring vibrations
vibronic
of or caused by electronic vibration
vicarial
of, like or pertaining to a vicar or delegate
vice
in place of; rather than
vicegerent
acting in place of another; having delegated authority
vicegod
hostile appellation applied to the Pope
vicenary
based on the number twenty
vicennial
occurring every twenty years
vicereine
wife of a viceroy
vicinage
neighbourhood; residents in a neighbourhood
vicinal
neighboring; local
victimology
study of victims
victoria
light open two-seated four-wheeled carriage
victualler
one who operates a pub or eatery
vicuna
fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small ruminant
videlicet
to wit; namely
videndum
thing to be seen
videtur
it seems
vidimus
attested copy; inspection of accounts
viduage
widowhood; widows collectively
viduity
widowhood
viduous
widowed; empty
vigesimal
based on the number twenty
vigia
danger warning on a chart
vigneron
vine-grower
vigorish
percentage of gambler's winnings taken by bookkeeper
vigoro
team sport combining cricket and baseball
vilipend
to despise; to make light of; to disparage mockingly
villanelle
poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain
villar
of, like or pertaining to a manor or village
villatic
rural; of, like or pertaining to a villa
villeggiatura
a stay in the country
villiform
of the form or shape of velvet
villose
velvety
villus
soft velvety hair or fur
vimen
long thin branch or twig
vimineous
with long flexible shoots
vinaceous
wine-coloured
vinal
of or due to wine
vincible
that may be overcome
vincular
connective
vindemial
of, like or pertaining to the vintage
vindemiate
to gather grapes or other fruit
vineatic
of, like or pertaining to vines
vinew
to make or become mouldy
vinewed
mouldy; musty
vinification
process of fermenting wine
vinolent
addicted to wine
vinology
scientific study of vines and winemaking
vinous
deep red; burgundy
vinous
like wine; pertaining to wine; wine-coloured
violaceous
violet-coloured
violatic
flying about
viperiform
shaped like a snake or viper
viperine
of, like or pertaining to vipers
viperous
of, like, or pertaining to vipers; treacherous; venomous
viraginous
suggestive of a loud overbearing woman
virago
manlike or heroic woman
virason
sea breeze
virelay
old French poem with refrain and unusual rhyming scheme
virescent
becoming green or greenish; of a greenish colour
virgal
composed of twigs
virgate
old unit of land area usually equal to 30 acres or 1/4 hide
virgate
rodlike; twiggy
virgule
slanting line; solidus; "/"
viricide
killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands
virid
green
viridarium
Roman garden
viridian
chrome green
viridigenous
producing greenness
viridity
greenness; freshness
virilescence
development of male character in the female
virilia
male reproductive organs
viripotent
fit for a husband; marriageable
virology
study of viruses
virose
poisonous; foul
virucide
killing of viruses
viruliferous
bearing or containing a virus
vis
force; power
visagist
expert in facial make-up
visard
mask or visor
vis-a-vis
light carriage with seats facing one another
visceral
of the organs of the body
viscid
semi-fluid; sticky; glutinous; viscous
viscometer
instrument for measuring viscosity
visibilia
things that are seen
visile
of, like or pertaining to sight; learning easily by sight
visiogenic
suitable for transmission by television
visitador
official visitor or inspector
visive
of, like or pertaining to sight; visual; able to see or be seen
visometer
instrument for measuring focal length of the eye
vitalism
the doctrine that there is a vital force behind life
vitative
concerned with the preservation of life
vitellary
bright yellow
vitelligenous
producing yolk
vitellus
yolk of an egg
vitiate
impair quality of; make invalid; spoil; make impure
viticetum
plantation of vines; vineyard
viticolous
living on vines
viticulture
vine-growing
vitiferous
bearing vines
vitilitigation
vexatious wrangling
vitrage
thin curtain for windows or glazed doors
vitrail
stained glass
vitrescent
tending to become glass
vitrescible
able to be turned into glass
vitrics
glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware
vitrifaction
process of converting into glass
vitrifacture
glassblowing
vitriform
of the form or shape of glass
vitrine
glass display case
vitriolic
caustic or hostile
vitta
band or stripe of colour on an animal or plant
vittate
striped lengthwise
vitular
of, like or pertaining to a calf or to calving
vituline
of, like or pertaining to calves or veal
vituperation
abuse; rejection
vivandière
female camp follower who supplies provisions
vivarium
artificial enclosure for keeping live animals
vivat
long live
vivency
vitality
viverrine
of, like or pertaining to civets and mongoose
viverrine
of, like or pertaining to the civet
vivers
food; eatables
viviparous
producing live young
vivisepulture
practice of burying people alive
vizard
mask
vocabularian
of, like or pertaining to vocabulary
vocative
indicating calling or personal address
vocicultural
of, like or pertaining to voice training
vociferant
clamorous
vociferate
to cry out with a loud voice; to bawl
vocoid
vowel-like
voicespondence
correspondence by means of recorded oral messages
voided
of a heraldic charge, having the inner part cut away
voile
soft fine sheer fabric
voiturier
driver of a carriage or coach
voivode
leader of an army; provincial governor
volable
nimble-witted
volacious
apt or fit to fly
volage
giddy; flighty; fickle
volant
flying; able to fly; of a heraldic bird, with wings extended
volar
of, like or pertaining to the palm or the sole; of, like or pertaining to flight
volary
aviary
volation
ability to fly
volcanology
study of volcanoes
volens
consenting to a course of action which requires risk
volery
place for aircraft repair
volet
short veil worn at the back of the head
volitant
flying; flitting; fluttering; moving about
volitation
flying; flight
volitient
willing
volitive
of, like or pertaining to the will
volitive
expressing desire or permission
volitorial
able to fly
volplane
to glide through the air
volta
old leaping dance
voltameter
instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly
voltigeur
lightly armed skirmisher
voltinism
breeding rhythm; brood frequency
voltmeter
instrument for measuring electrical potential
voluble
fluent in speech; too fluent or glib
volucrine
of, like or pertaining to birds; bird-like
volumenometer
instrument for measuring volume of a solid
volumeter
instrument for measuring volume of a liquid or gas
voluminal
of, like or pertaining to volume or cubic capacity
voluntarism
belief that the will dominates the intellect
voluptuary
sensualist; person fond of luxury
volupty
sexual pleasure
volutation
action of rolling; turning; wallowing
voluted
in spiral form
volution
revolving movement; convolution; whorl
volvelle
instrument like an astrolabe used by doctors for astrology
vomiturition
violent retching
voraginous
of, like or pertaining to a whirlpool; voracious
vorago
gulf; chasm; abyss
vorant
devouring
vorpal
keen; deadly
vortical
of, like or pertaining to a vortex; whirling
vorticist
painter who expresses complexity of machinery through art
vorticity
amount of vortical motion in a fluid
vortoscope
device using mirrors to produce abstract photographs
votation
action of voting
votive
given by vow; consisting of a vow or wish
voussoir
wedge-like stone forming part of an arch
vraisemblance
verisimilitude
vug
small cavity in a rock
vulcanology
study of volcanoes
vulgo
commonly; popularly
vulgus
the common people; schoolboy Latin composition
vulnerary
healing wounds
vulnerate
to wound
vulnerose
wounded
vulpecular
of, like or pertaining to a young fox
vulpicide
killing of a fox
vulpine
of, like or pertaining to foxes; cunning
vulsella
forceps with toothed blades
vulturine
rapacious; of, like or pertaining to a vulture
vulvar
of, like or pertaining to or resembling the vulva
vulviform
shaped like an oval or a vulva