V
- vending noun (vending, uncountable); also the -ing form of the verb «vend» (vend, vends, vended, vending) — rare
Vending means selling, especially selling things from a machine. - vendor noun (a vendor, vendors)
A vendor is a person or company that sells something. - venerable adjective (venerable)
1) Venerable means old and deserving respect, often because of great age. 2) (old use) A title of respect for some church people. - 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 (venetian blind, venetian blinds)
From or to do with Venice, a city in Italy built on water with canals instead of streets. - vengeance noun (vengeance — uncountable)
Vengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge. - venison noun (no plural)
Venison is the meat of a deer, eaten as food. - venom noun (venom, uncountable)
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)
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» (ventilate, ventilates, ventilated, ventilating)
Ventilated means having fresh air moving through it. - ventilation noun (ventilation; uncountable)
1) The movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out. 2) The system, such as vents or fans, that does this. - venting verb form (venting — from vent, vents, vented, venting); noun (venting — uncountable)
Venting is letting out strong feelings, especially anger or frustration, by talking or shouting about them. - ventriloquism noun (ventriloquism — uncountable)
1) Ventriloquism is the skill of speaking without moving your lips, so the voice seems to come from somewhere else, usually a puppet or… - venture noun (a venture, ventures); verb (venture, ventures, ventured, venturing)
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)
1) A venue is the place where an event happens, such as a concert, match, party, meeting or competition. - veracity noun (veracity; uncountable; formal)
1) (formal) Truth or accuracy: whether something is true. 2) (formal) The habit of telling the truth. - 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)
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)
A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, like «run», «eat» or «think». - verbal adjective (verbal); adverb (verbally)
Verbal means spoken in words, not written down: a verbal warning, a verbal agreement. - verbatim adverb (verbatim); adjective (verbatim) — formal
1) Verbatim means in exactly the same words as were used originally, word for word. - verdant adjective (verdant, more verdant, most verdant)
1) (formal, literary) 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 (verge, verges, verged, verging)
A verge is the strip of grass beside a road or path. - verifiable adjective (verifiable)
1) 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 (verify, verifies, verified, verifying); adjective (verified)
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 adverb
1) (old use) 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. - 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)
1) A verruca is a small hard wart on the bottom of the foot, caused by a virus. 2) In medicine, verruca can mean any wart. - verse noun (verse, uncountable; a verse, verses)
Verse is writing in the form of poetry, with lines and often rhythm and rhyme. - version noun (a version, versions)
A version is one form of something that is a little different from other forms of it: «a new version of the game». - 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)
1) An animal that has a backbone (a spine), like fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. - vertical adjective (vertical); noun (the vertical, a vertical, verticals)
Vertical means going straight up and down, at a right angle to the flat ground, like a wall or a flagpole. - vertically adverb (vertically)
1) 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)
1) Very makes a word stronger. Very big means more than just big. 2) As an adjective, very means exactly or just this one: the very same… - vessel noun (a vessel, vessels)
1) A ship or large boat. 2) A container for liquids, like a cup, bowl, jug or barrel (old-fashioned or formal). 3) A tube that carries… - vest noun (a vest, vests)
1) In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a piece of underwear without sleeves worn under a shirt (in the USA called an… - 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)
1) (science) 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… - vestment noun (vestments)
A vestment is a long robe or piece of clothing worn by a priest or other church person during a religious service or ceremony. - vet noun (a vet, vets; the vet's); verb (vet, vets, vetted, vetting — to check carefully)
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)
1) 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)
To annoy, worry or upset someone, especially about small things. - vexation noun (vexation, vexations; formal or old-fashioned)
1) A feeling of being annoyed, frustrated or worried. 2) Something that annoys you. - 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 (vi, a computer program)
1) The Roman numeral for 6. 2) A short name for a text-editing program used by computer programmers. 3) Sometimes a short form of the name… - vibe noun (a vibe, vibes) (informal); verb (vibe, vibes, vibed, vibing) (slang)
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)
1) 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)
1) A quick small shaking movement backwards and forwards. 2) In science, a movement that makes sound or travels through a material. - vibrato noun (vibrato — usually uncountable)
1) 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… - 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); prefix (vice-)
1) A bad habit or a wrong way of behaving. 2) Serious crime such as illegal gambling. 3) (UK; US «vise») A tool with two jaws that holds… - 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)
1) (formal) The vicinity is the area near or around a place. 2) «In the vicinity of» a number means about or roughly that number. - 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)
1) 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»
1) Having won a battle, game or competition. 2) Showing that you have won: a victorious shout. - victory noun (a victory, victories; victory, uncountable)
1) A victory is winning a game, race, contest, battle or war. 2) Victory is success in a struggle against something difficult. - victuals noun (victuals, usually plural; verb: victual, victuals, victualled, victualling – rare)
Food and drink, especially supplies of food for a journey or for many people. - vicuna noun (a vicuna, vicunas; also spelt vicuña)
1) 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… - video noun (a video, videos); verb (video, videos, videoed, videoing)
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 (a Vietnamese, the Vietnamese — plural the same; Vietnamese, the language)
From or to do with Vietnam, a country in South-East Asia. - view noun (a view, views; view — uncountable); verb (view, views, viewed, viewing)
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 form (viewing — from view)
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. - 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. - vigorous adjective
1) Vigorous means strong, energetic and active. 2) Vigorous exercise makes you breathe hard and your heart beat fast. 3) Vigorous plants… - vigorously adverb (vigorously; more vigorously, most vigorously)
1) With a lot of energy, force or strength. - vigour noun (vigour — uncountable)
1) Vigour is great strength, energy and enthusiasm in the body or the mind. 2) Vigour can describe healthy, strong growth of plants. - vii numeral (Roman numeral)
VII is the Roman numeral for 7 (V = 5, plus I + I =. - viii numeral (Roman numeral VIII)
1) The Roman numeral for 8. - viking noun (a Viking, Vikings); adjective (Viking)
1) The Vikings were seafaring people from Scandinavia (now Norway, Denmark and Sweden) who long ago sailed far in longships to raid… - vile adjective (viler, vilest)
1) Vile means very nasty, disgusting or bad. 2) (old use) Vile can mean of low worth or mean. - villa noun (a villa, villas)
A villa is a large, comfortable house, often with a garden, in the country or by the sea, especially in a warm place. - village noun (village, villages)
A village is a small group of houses and people in the country, smaller than a town. - villager noun (a villager, villagers)
1) A villager is a person who lives in a village, a small group of houses in the countryside. - villain noun (a villain, villains)
A villain is a bad character in a story, play or film who does evil things and fights against the hero. - villainous adjective
Villainous means very wicked, like a villain in a story; looking like a crook.
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