A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.
verb
present participle of stave
stoving
stoving
verb
present participle of stove
vaganti
vagient
vagient
adj
(obsolete, formal) Crying like a child.
vagrant
vagrant
adj
(figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.
Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
noun
(biology, especially ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
(dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
vantage
vantage
noun
(archaic) An advantage.
(dated, tennis) Alternative form of advantage (score after deuce)
A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To profit; to aid.
vatting
vatting
verb
present participle of vat
ventage
ventage
noun
(countable) A puff of air coming through a hole in a wind instrument.
Venting (the act by which something is vented)
venting
venting
noun
The act by which something is vented.
verb
present participle of vent
vergent
vergent
adj
Relating to vergence
vesting
vesting
noun
(law) The entitlement of an employee to exercise a stock option after a predetermined period of time.
(law) The entitlement of an employee to receive the full benefit of a pension at normal retirement age or a reduced pension upon early retirement even upon change of employer before retirement.
A vest pattern.
Cloth for making vests.
verb
present participle of vest
vetoing
vetoing
verb
present participle of veto
vetting
vetting
noun
A checking or investigation.
verb
present participle of vet
vingtun
vingtun
noun
(archaic) The card game vingt-et-un.
vintage
vintage
adj
(Of a motor car) built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).
(Of a watch) produced between the years 1870 and 1980.
(attributively) Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.
(attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.
noun
The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.
The year or place in which something is produced.
The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.