(UK, archaic, dialect, Devon) To bend; to give; to yield.
(UK, archaic, dialect, Devon) To drag; to trail on the ground.
(UK, dated, dialect, Devon) To flap; to blow in the wind.
(transitive, slang) To arrest somebody as a vagrant.
vai
vai
noun
(grammar) Initialism of verb animate intransitive: an intransitive verb that agrees with an animate subject.
val
val
noun
(informal) Valium.
van
van
noun
(Britain) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
(aerospace) A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
(dated) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
(mining) A shovel used in cleansing ore.
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
A wing with which the air is beaten.
Clipping of vanguard.
verb
(Internet slang, used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).
(mining) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.
(transitive) To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
vap
vap
noun
(obsolete) That which is vapid, insipid, or lifeless; especially, the lifeless part of liquor or wine.
var
var
noun
(physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
(programming) Abbreviation of variable.
(statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
vas
vas
noun
(anatomy) A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
(colloquial, specifically) The vas deferens.
vat
vat
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A vessel for holding holy water.
(dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
verb
(transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
(transitive) To put into a vat.
vau
vav
vav
noun
The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו.
vaw
vaw
noun
Alternative form of vav
vax
vax
noun
(slang) Clipping of vaccination.
(slang) Clipping of vaccine.
verb
(slang) To vaccinate.
vcm
vco
vcr
vcr
Noun
of (card)
vcs
vcu
vdc
vde
vdi
vdm
vdt
vdu
vee
vee
noun
(cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.
Something with the shape of the letter V.
The name of the Latin-script letter V.
verb
To form something into a "v" shape, particularly as part of a welding, machining, or manufacturing process.
veg
veg
adj
vegetarian
noun
(chiefly India) vegetarian food.
(colloquial) vegetable(s).
(psychology) A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams.
verb
(colloquial) to vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest
vei
vel
vel
noun
(logic) The ∨ symbol used to represent the inclusive or, which is a logical connective.
ven
ven
adj
Abbreviation of venerable.
ver
ver
noun
Abbreviation of version.
vet
vet
noun
(colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
(colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
verb
To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
veu
vex
vex
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A trouble.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
(transitive) To annoy, irritate.
(transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
(transitive) To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
(transitive, now rare) To trouble aggressively, to harass.
(transitive, rare) To twist, to weave.
vey
vfo
vfr
vfs
vfw
vfy
vga
vgf
vgi
vhd
vhf
vhs
vhs
Noun
A type of videotape originally developed by the Japan company JVC.
via
via
intj
(obsolete) Away! Be off!
noun
(electronics) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
prep
By (means of); using.
By way of; passing through.
vic
vic
noun
(law enforcement, slang) A victim of a homicide.
vie
vie
noun
(obsolete) A contest.
verb
(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
(transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
(transitive, archaic) To rival (something), etc.
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
To stake; to wager.
vig
vig
noun
(US slang, crime) Synonym of vigorish (“interest from a loan, as from a loan shark”)
(slang) Synonym of vigorish (“charge taken on bets”)
Synonym of vigorish (“commission, finder's fee, or similar extra charge”)
vii
vii
noun
(grammar) Initialism of verb inanimate intransitive.
vil
vim
vim
noun
Ready vitality and vigour.
vin
vip
vip
noun
Alternative letter-case form of VIP (“very important person”)
vir
vis
vis
adj
Clipping of visual.
noun
Abbreviation of viscount.
Alternative spelling of viss
Clipping of visibility.
Clipping of visualization.
Force; energy; might; power.
verb
Clipping of visualize.
viu
viv
viv
noun
(slang) vivarium
viz
viz
adv
Alternative form of viz.
vla
vlf
vlt
vmc
vmd
vme
vmm
vmr
vms
vnf
vnl
vny
voa
voc
vod
voe
voe
noun
(Britain) A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
vog
vog
noun
Air pollution caused by substances (such as sulphur dioxide) emitted by a volcano.
vol
vol
noun
(finance) Clipping of volatility.
(heraldry) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.
Abbreviation of volume; also vol.
vom
vom
noun
(informal) vomit
von
voq
vor
vow
vow
noun
(obsolete) A votive offering.
A declaration or assertion.
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
verb
(transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
(transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
vox
vox
noun
(broadcasting, informal) Ellipsis of vox pop.
(music, uncommon) The voice, especially one's singing voice; vocals.
vpf
vpn
vrc
vri
vrm
vrs
vrs
Noun
virtual reference station
vsb
vsb
Noun
vestigial side band
vse
vse
verb
obsolete typography of use
vso
vsp
vsr
vss
vsx
vtc
vte
vti
vti
noun
(grammar) Initialism of verb transitive inanimate.
vto
vtp
vtr
vts
vts
noun
plural of vt
vug
vug
noun
A small to medium-sized cavity inside rock that may be formed through a variety of processes.