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English Word Dictionary

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venturesome

adjective · disposed to venture or take risks

Example: audacious visions of the total conquest of space

veracious

adjective · precisely accurate

Example: a veracious account

verbalise

verb · convert into a verb

Example: many English nouns have become verbalized

verbalize

verb · convert into a verb

Example: many English nouns have become verbalized

verbalized

adjective · communicated in words

Example: frequently uttered sentiments

verbally

adverb · by means of language

Example: verbally expressive

verbify

verb · make into a verb

Example: 'mouse' has been verbified by computer users

verbosely

adverb · in a verbose manner

Example: she explained her ideas verbosely

verboten

adjective · excluded from use or mention

Example: forbidden fruit

verifiable

adjective · capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation

verify

verb · confirm the truth of

Example: Please verify that the doors are closed

verifying

adjective · serving to support or corroborate

Example: collateral evidence

verily

adverb · in truth; certainly- Ps 37:3

Example: I verily think so

verisimilar

adjective · appearing to be true or real

Example: a verisimilar tale

veritable

adjective · not counterfeit or copied

Example: an authentic signature

vermiculate

adjective · decorated with wormlike tracery or markings

Example: vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework

vermiculated

adjective · decorated with wormlike tracery or markings

Example: vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework

vermiform

adjective · resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical

vermis cerebelli

noun · the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres

versify

verb · compose verses or put into verse

Example: He versified the ancient saga

vertically

adverb · in a vertical direction

Example: a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally

vertiginous

adjective · having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

Example: had a dizzy spell

verve

noun · an energetic style

vervet

noun · South African monkey with black face and hands

very fast

adverb · in a relatively short time

Example: she finished the assignment in no time

very loudly

adverb · a direction in music; to be played very loudly

very much

adverb · to a very great degree or extent

Example: I feel a lot better

very softly

adverb · a direction in music; to be played very softly

very well

adverb · an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

very-light

noun · a colored flare fired from a Very pistol

vesicate

verb · get blistered

Example: Her feet blistered during the long hike

vesiculate

verb · cause to become vesicular or full of air cells

Example: vesiculate an organ

vespa crabro

noun · European hornet introduced into the United States

vesper mouse

noun · American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts

vespid

noun · mostly social nest-building wasps

vessel

noun · a craft designed for water transportation

vestal

adjective · in a state of sexual virginity

Example: pure and vestal modesty

vested

adjective · fixed and absolute and without contingency

Example: a vested right

vestibular fold

noun · either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization

veteran

adjective · rendered competent through trial and experience

Example: a seasoned traveler

vex

verb · be a mystery or bewildering to

Example: This beats me!

vexing

adjective · causing irritation or annoyance

Example: tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork

vi

adjective · denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

via media

noun · a middle way between two extremes

viatical

adjective · pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders

Example: viatical business

vibrate

verb · feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

Example: he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine

vibrionic

adjective · caused by bacteria of the genus Vibrio

Example: vibrionic dysentery

vicarage

noun · an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

vicariously

adverb · indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute

Example: she enjoyed the wedding vicariously

vice

noun · a specific form of evildoing

Example: vice offends the moral standards of the community

vice versa

adverb · with the order reversed

Example: she hates him and vice versa

vice-presidential

adjective · relating to a vice president or vice-presidency

Example: Vice-presidential debates

viciously

adverb · in a vicious manner

Example: he was viciously attacked

victimised

adjective · of persons; taken advantage of

Example: after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used