English words: V

308 words under V; 101–200 on this page.

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• velvety adjective (velvety)
  Velvety means soft and smooth like velvet cloth: «velvety petals».
• vendetta noun (a vendetta, vendettas)
  A long, bitter quarrel between two families in which they keep taking revenge on each other, sometimes violently.
• vending noun (vending, uncountable); also the -ing form of the verb…
  Vending means selling, especially selling things from a machine.
• vendor noun (a vendor, vendors)
  A vendor is a person or company that sells something.
• veneering nounJewish tradition
  A thin layer of wood fixed over a surface to cover it.
• venerable adjective (venerable)
  Venerable means old and deserving respect, often because of great age.
• venerate verb (venerate, venerates, venerated, venerating)
  To venerate someone or something is to treat them with very deep respect.
• veneration noun (no plural)
  Veneration is deep respect and honour shown to someone or something holy, great or very old.
• venetian adjective (Venetian); noun (a Venetian, Venetians); noun…
  From or to do with Venice, a city in Italy built on water with canals instead of streets.
• vengeance noun (vengeance — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Vengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge.
• venison noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Venison is the meat of a deer, eaten as food.
• venom noun (venom, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Venom is a poison that some animals, like snakes, spiders, scorpions and bees, put into a victim by biting or stinging.
• venomous adjective
  A venomous animal can put poison (venom) into you by biting or stinging, like some snakes, spiders, scorpions and jellyfish.
• vent noun (a vent, vents); verb (vent, vents, vented, venting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A vent is a small opening that lets air, smoke, steam or gas go in or out, like an air vent in a room or a car.
• ventilated adjective; past form of the verb «ventilate»…
  Ventilated means having fresh air moving through it.
• ventilation noun (ventilation; uncountable)
  The movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out.
• venting verb form (venting — from vent, vents, vented, venting)…
  Venting is letting out strong feelings, especially anger or frustration, by talking or shouting about them.
• ventriloquism noun (ventriloquism — uncountable)
  Ventriloquism is the skill of speaking without moving your lips, so the voice seems to come from somewhere else, usually a puppet or dummy…
• venture noun (a venture, ventures); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To venture means to go somewhere that may be unknown, risky or a bit dangerous: «We ventured into the cave.».
• venue noun (a venue, venues)
  A venue is the place where an event happens, such as a concert, match, party, meeting or competition.
• veracity noun (veracity; uncountable; formal)
  Truth or accuracy: whether something is true.
• veranda noun (verandas)
  A veranda is a open floor along the outside of a house, with a roof over it, where people sit in the warm.
• verandah noun (verandahs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A verandah is the same as a veranda: a roofed floor along the outside of a house, used for sitting outdoors.
• verb noun (a verb, verbs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, like «run», «eat» or «think».
• verbal adjective (verbal); adverb (verbally)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Verbal means spoken in words, not written down: a verbal warning, a verbal agreement.
• verbally adverbJewish tradition
  In spoken words, not written down; by speaking.
• verbatim adverb (verbatim); adjective (verbatim) — formal
  Verbatim means in exactly the same words as were used originally, word for word.
• verdant adjective (verdant, more verdant, most verdant)
  Verdant means green and full of growing plants and grass.
• verdict noun (a verdict, verdicts)
  The decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as «guilty» or «not guilty».
• verdure noun (no plural)
  Verdure is fresh green plants, grass and leaves growing thickly over the land.
• verge noun (a verge, verges); verb…
  A verge is the strip of grass beside a road or path.
• verifiable adjective (verifiable)
  Verifiable means able to be checked and shown to be true or false.
• verification noun (verification; uncountable; formal)
  Checking that something is true, correct or real.
• verified verb, past form of verify…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Checked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified.
• verifier noun (a verifier, verifiers)
  A person who checks that something is true, correct or real.
• verify verb (verify, verifies, verified, verifying)
  To check that something is true or correct: verify your answer.
• verily adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Verily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say.
• veritable adjective (no comparative)
  Veritable means real, true, and worthy of the name, often used to praise or to show surprise.
• vermilion nounJewish tradition
  A bright red colour or paint.
• vermin noun (no plural; used with plural verbs)
  Vermin are small animals, such as rats, mice or insects, that spread disease or spoil food and are hated by people.
• verruca noun (a verruca, verrucas or verrucae)
  A verruca is a small hard wart on the bottom of the foot, caused by a virus.
• verse noun (verse, uncountable; a verse, verses)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Verse is writing in the form of poetry, with lines and often rhythm and rhyme.
• version noun (a version, versions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A version is one form of something that is a little different from other forms of it: «a new version of the game».
• verso nounJewish tradition
  The back side of a page or leaf in a book; the left-hand page.
• verst noun (versts)
  A verst is an old Russian measure of distance, a little more than a kilometre.
• vertebra noun (a vertebra; plural vertebrae)
  A vertebra is one of the small bones that are linked together to make the backbone (spine).
• vertebrate noun (a vertebrate, vertebrates); adjective (vertebrate)
  An animal that has a backbone (a spine), like fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
• vertical adjective (vertical); noun…
  Vertical means going straight up and down, at a right angle to the flat ground, like a wall or a flagpole.
• vertically adverb (vertically)
  In an up-and-down direction, straight up, at a right angle to the ground.
• vertigo noun (no plural)
  Vertigo is a dizzy feeling, as if the world is spinning or you might fall, often when you look down from a high place.
• vervet noun (a vervet, vervets; vervet monkey)
  A vervet is a small African monkey with a grey-green or silvery coat, a black face fringed with white fur and a long tail.
• very adverb (very); adjective (very)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very makes a word stronger.
• vesica nounJewish tradition
  A Latin word for the bladder, the bag in the body that holds urine.
• vessel noun (a vessel, vessels)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A ship or large boat.
• vest noun (a vest, vests)
  In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a piece of underwear without sleeves worn under a shirt (in the USA called an "undershirt"…
• vestal noun (vestals); adjective (no comparative)
  A vestal, or Vestal Virgin, was a priestess in ancient Rome who kept the sacred fire of the goddess Vesta burning.
• vestibule noun (vestibules)
  A vestibule is a small hall or porch just inside the front door of a building, before you reach the main rooms.
• vestige noun (a vestige, vestiges)
  A vestige is a small part or trace that is left of something that used to be bigger or used to exist: «the last vestiges of the castle».
• vestigial adjective (vestigial)
  Describing a part of a body that is still there but has become small or useless over a very long time, such as the tiny leg bones inside…
• vestment noun (vestments)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A vestment is a long robe or piece of clothing worn by a priest or other church person during a religious service or ceremony.
• vestry nounJewish tradition
  A room in a church or temple where robes are kept.
• vesture nounJewish tradition
  Clothing or a robe; garments.
• vet noun (a vet, vets; the vet's); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A vet (veterinarian in the USA, veterinary surgeon in the UK) is an animal doctor who looks after sick or injured animals.
• veteran noun (a veteran, veterans); adjective (veteran)
  A veteran is a person who has served in the armed forces, especially someone who fought in a war.
• veterinarian noun (a veterinarian, veterinarians)
  A veterinarian is a doctor who looks after sick and injured animals and helps keep them healthy.
• veterinary adjective (veterinary)
  To do with the medical care and treatment of animals: a veterinary clinic.
• veto noun (a veto, vetoes); verb (veto, vetoes, vetoed, vetoing)
  A veto is the right of one person or group to stop a decision or law, even if others agree with it.
• vex verb (vex, vexes, vexed, vexing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To annoy, worry or upset someone, especially about small things.
• vexation noun (vexation, vexations; formal or old-fashioned)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A feeling of being annoyed, frustrated or worried.
• vexatious adjective (more vexatious, most vexatious)
  Vexatious means annoying and troublesome, causing worry or bother again and again.
• vi numeral (Roman numeral VI); abbreviation (vi, Vi); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The Roman numeral for 6.
• vial nounJewish tradition
  A small bottle for holding oil or liquid.
• vibe noun (a vibe, vibes) (informal); verb…
  A vibe is the feeling or mood a place, person or thing gives you.
• vibes noun (vibes, plural; a vibe, singular) — informal, slang
  Vibes are the feelings or mood that a place, person, song or situation gives you: good vibes, bad vibes, cosy vibes.
• vibrate verb (vibrate, vibrates, vibrated, vibrating)
  To move quickly and gently backwards and forwards or from side to side, many times a second; to shake slightly.
• vibration noun (a vibration, vibrations)
  A quick small shaking movement backwards and forwards.
• vibrato noun (vibrato — usually uncountable)
  Vibrato is a quick, small wobble up and down in the pitch of a note, made by a singer or a player of a string or wind instrument to make…
• vicar noun (a vicar, vicars); noun vicarage (the vicar's house)
  A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England.
• vice noun (a vice, vices); noun (UK vice, US vise = tool)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bad habit or a wrong way of behaving.
• viceroy noun (a viceroy, viceroys)
  A viceroy is a person sent by a king or queen to rule a country or colony in their name.
• vicinity noun (the vicinity; vicinities — rare)
  The vicinity is the area near or around a place.
• vicious adjective (vicious; more vicious, most vicious)
  Cruel and wanting to hurt; violent: a vicious attack.
• victim noun (a victim, victims)
  A person or animal that is hurt, killed or harmed by someone else, an accident or an illness: a victim of a crime.
• victor noun (a victor, victors)
  A victor is the winner of a battle, game or contest (formal).
• victorian adjective (Victorian); noun (a Victorian, Victorians)
  From the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901.
• victorious adjective (victorious); adverb «victoriously»everyday · Jewish tradition
  Having won a battle, game or competition.
• victory noun (a victory, victories; victory, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A victory is winning a game, race, contest, battle or war.
• victual nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  Food, especially supplies for a journey.
• victuals noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Food and drink, especially supplies of food for a journey or for many people.
• vicuna noun (a vicuna, vicunas; also spelt vicuña)
  A vicuna is a wild South American animal related to the llama and alpaca; it is small, slim and light brown, and lives high in the Andes…
• video noun (a video, videos); verb…
  Moving pictures with sound recorded and watched on a screen.
• vie verb (vies, vied, vying)
  To vie is to try hard to be better than someone else; to compete.
• vietnamese adjective (Vietnamese); noun…
  From or to do with Vietnam, a country in South-East Asia.
• view noun (a view, views; view — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  What you can see from a place, especially a beautiful scene (a view of the sea).
• viewers noun, plural of «viewer» (a viewer, viewers)
  Viewers are people who watch television, a video or a show.
• viewing noun (a viewing, viewings; viewing — uncountable); verb…
  A viewing is an occasion when you look at something, especially a house you might buy or rent, a film, or a show.
• viewpoint noun (a viewpoint, viewpoints)
  A way of thinking about something; an opinion or point of view.
• vigesimal adjectiveJewish tradition
  Based on the number twenty, counting in twenties.
• vigil noun (a vigil, vigils)
  A vigil is a time when you stay awake, especially at night, to watch over someone or something or to pray.
• vigor noun (no plural; American spelling of vigour)
  Vigor is strength and energy in the body or in growing things.

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