📖 V — The English dictionary · page 13

virginity — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The state of never having had sex.↗ Example: And he shall take a wife in her virginity.↗ (Torah LEV.21.13, JPS 1917)↗ · But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel; (Torah DEU.22.20, JPS 1917)↗ · then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate.↗ (Torah DEU.22.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Go.'↗ And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.↗ (Prophets JDG.11.38, JPS 1917)↗ · And she said unto her father: 'Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.'↗ (Prophets JDG.11.37, JPS 1917)↗

virgo — Everyday, meaning 1: Virgo is a large constellation (a group of stars) whose name is Latin for «the virgin» or «young woman».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Virgo is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac used in astrology, for people born from about 23 August to 22 September.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) A Virgo is a person born under that sign.↗ Example: Virgo is one of the biggest constellations in the sky.↗ · The bright star Spica is in Virgo.↗ · My birthday is in September, so my star sign is Virgo.↗ · My sister is a Virgo and loves things tidy.↗ · The Virgo cluster contains thousands of galaxies.↗ · The horoscope for Virgo said I would have a lucky day.↗ · [paragraph continues] Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · He produced Yod, predominant in Labor, crowned, combined, and formed Virgo in the world, Elul in the year, and the left hand of man.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · He produced Yod, predominant in Work, crowned it, combined and formed with it Virgo in the Universe, Elul in the Year, and the left hand of Man.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

virtual — Everyday, meaning 1: (computing) Made or seen on a computer or online, not in the real physical world, such as a virtual tour or a virtual classroom.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Almost completely something, though not officially or not quite.↗ e.g. "a virtual stranger" is someone you hardly know.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science) In optics, a virtual image is one that seems to be behind a mirror or lens but cannot be shown on a screen.↗ Example: We went on a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum.↗ · During the snow days we had virtual lessons on the laptop.↗ · In virtual reality you feel as if you are inside the game.↗ · My virtual pet needs feeding every day in the app.↗ · The new kid was a virtual stranger to us.↗ · It is a virtual certainty that it will rain in Manchester this week.↗ · The image you see in a mirror is a virtual image.↗ · The traffic jam brought the town to a virtual standstill.↗

virtually — Everyday, meaning 1: Almost; very nearly but not quite: «virtually empty» means almost completely empty.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a computer or online world rather than in real life: «we met virtually» means we met on a video call or online.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) In effect, as good as: «it is virtually impossible» means it can hardly ever happen.↗ Example: The bus was virtually empty after the last stop.↗ · Virtually everyone in our class has a library card.↗ · It is virtually impossible to lick your own elbow.↗ · During the snow days we had lessons virtually, on the laptop.↗ · The two pictures are virtually the same, but one has a missing button.↗ · My nan visits us virtually every Sunday by video call.↗ · There was virtually no rain all summer, so the grass went brown.↗ · You can now visit the museum virtually from home.↗

virtue — Everyday, meaning 1: Virtue is goodness and right behaviour.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A virtue is a good quality in a person, such as honesty, kindness, patience or courage.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A virtue of something is a good point or advantage: «The virtue of this bike is that it's light».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «By virtue of» (formal) means because of.↗ Example: Honesty is an important virtue.↗ · Patience is a virtue, my gran always says.↗ · The story shows the virtue of courage.↗ · Christians speak of faith, hope and love as the three great virtues.↗ · One virtue of this tent is that it's easy to put up.↗ · She won the prize by virtue of her hard work.↗ · Kindness is a virtue everyone can practise.↗ · "Modestia is a beautiful virtue," said the man.↗ · and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · The Twenty-second Path is the Faithful Intelligence, and is so called because by it spiritual virtues are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗

virtuous — Everyday, meaning 1: Very good and moral; behaving in an honest, kind and right way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (humorous) Feeling pleased with yourself for doing something good or healthy, like eating salad.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A "virtuous circle" is a chain of good events, each one causing the next.↗ Example: The virtuous princess always told the truth.↗ · In the fable, the virtuous farmer was rewarded for his kindness.↗ · I felt very virtuous after tidying my room without being asked.↗ · The Bible praises a virtuous person who is honest and kind.↗ · Reading more makes you better at reading, which makes you read more: a virtuous circle.↗ · She led a quiet and virtuous life.↗ · "I am sure," said the king, "that this man is the most faithful and virtuous of men.↗ · A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.↗ (Writings PRO.12.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the men in the gate of my people do know that thou art a virtuous woman.↗ (Writings RUT.3.11, JPS 1917)↗

virus — Everyday, meaning 1: A virus is a tiny germ, much too small to see, that gets inside living cells and can make people, animals or plants ill.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A computer virus is a harmful program that spreads between computers and damages them or steals information.↗ Example: A cold is caused by a virus.↗ · Wash your hands to stop viruses spreading.↗ · The flu vaccine protects you from the flu virus.↗ · Viruses are much smaller than bacteria.↗ · Antibiotics don't work against viruses.↗ · The email had a virus, so Dad deleted it.↗ · The virus spread quickly through the class.↗

visa — Everyday, meaning 1: A visa is an official stamp or document that lets you enter, stay in, study or work in a foreign country for a certain time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Visa (with a capital V) is the name of a company whose logo appears on bank cards; people say «I'll pay by Visa».↗ Example: Dad had to apply for a visa before his trip to China.↗ · My cousin got a student visa to study in Canada.↗ · Some countries let you visit visa-free for a short time.↗ · The officer checked her passport and stamped her visa.↗ · His visa runs out next month, so he must go home or renew it.↗ · Mum paid for the shopping with her Visa card.↗ · A work visa allows you to have a job in another country.↗

visage — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A visage is a face, especially one that shows a strong feeling.↗ Example: According as many were appalled at thee — so marred was his visage unlike that of a man, and his form unlike that of the sons of men — (Prophets ISA.52.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Their visage is blacker than coal; they are not known in the streets; their skin is shrivelled upon their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.↗ (Writings LAM.4.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Then was Nebuchadnezzar filled with fury, and the form of his visage was changed, against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.↗ (Writings DAN.3.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Pluto's visage grew pleased as the night fell.↗ · The giant's visage was horrible to behold.↗ · Her stern visage made us go quiet.↗

viscosity — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) How thick and sticky a liquid is, and how slowly it flows.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) How strongly a liquid or gas resists flowing; a high viscosity means it flows slowly.↗ Example: Honey has a higher viscosity than water.↗ · We tested the viscosity of oil, syrup and water by timing how fast they ran down a slope.↗ · Warm syrup has a lower viscosity, so it pours more easily.↗ · Ketchup has a high viscosity, so it is hard to get out of the bottle.↗ · Engine oil must have the right viscosity to work well.↗ · The marble sank slowly because the liquid had a high viscosity.↗

viscous — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Thick and sticky, like syrup or glue.↗ Example: refers to viscous stones, sunk in the abyss, whence water comes (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Void is a green line that sur- rounds the whole universe, and chaos refers to viscous stones, (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

visibility — Everyday, meaning 1: How far or how clearly you can see, especially because of weather or light.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: How easy something is to see or notice.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: How much people know about or notice someone or something.↗ Example: Visibility was poor because of thick fog.↗ · Wear a high-visibility vest when you cycle at night.↗ · In the fog, visibility was down to 50 metres.↗ · Bright colours increase the visibility of road signs.↗ · Pilots need good visibility to land.↗ · The charity wants more visibility for its cause.↗

visible — Everyday, meaning 1: Visible means able to be seen.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Visible can also mean easy to notice or obvious.↗ Example: Wear a reflective vest so you are visible to drivers.↗ · The moon was visible in the daytime sky.↗ · Germs are too small to be visible without a microscope.↗ · The ship was just visible on the horizon.↗ · Visible light is split into colours by a prism.↗ · Her scar is hardly visible now.↗ · It was a moonlight night; everything was visible.↗ · The Covenant of Circumcision was to be an outward and visible sign of the Divine promise made to Abraham and his offspring.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

visibly — Everyday, meaning 1: Visibly means in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was visibly upset».↗ Example: She was visibly upset after the argument.↗ · He was visibly nervous before his speech.↗ · The seedlings have visibly grown this week.↗ · The dog was visibly happy to see us.↗ · The old man was visibly tired.↗ · Her reading has visibly improved.↗ · The ice cube was visibly smaller after ten minutes.↗

vision — Everyday, meaning 1: Vision is your ability to see; your eyesight.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A vision is a picture in your mind of what something could be like in the future; a plan or dream.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A vision can be something you see in a dream or imagine, as if it were real.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Vision can mean the area you can see, as in «out of my vision».↗ Example: Eagles have amazing vision.↗ · The optician tested my vision.↗ · Glasses help people with poor vision.↗ · Cats have good night vision.↗ · The head teacher has a vision for a new playground.↗ · In the story the girl had a vision of the future.↗ · Look out of the side of your vision when crossing.↗ · After the fall he had blurred vision, so he saw a doctor.↗ · The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast.↗ · And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.'↗ And he said: 'Here am I.' (Torah GEN.46.2, JPS 1917)↗ · The saying of him who heareth the words of God, who seeth the vision of the Almighty, fallen down, yet with opened eyes: (Torah NUM.24.4, JPS 1917)↗ · After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'↗ (Torah GEN.15.1, JPS 1917)↗ · The burden concerning the Valley of Vision.↗ (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And Samuel feared to tell Eli the vision.↗ (Prophets 1SA.3.15, JPS 1917)↗ · The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.↗ (Prophets NAM.1.1, JPS 1917)↗