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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Vanua Levu
noun a volcanic island in the Fijis

Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu noun a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980

vapid
adjective lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; `a vapid conversation`; `a vapid smile`; `a bunch of vapid schoolgirls`

vapidity
vapidness noun the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated

vapidly
adverb in a vapid manner; `a vapidly smiling salesman`

vapor density
vapour density noun the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen

vapor lock
vapour lock noun a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)

vapor pressure
vapour pressure noun the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)

vaporific
vapourific adjective resembling or characteristic of vapor; `vaporous clouds`

vaporization
vaporisation noun annihilation by vaporizing something

vaporizer
vaporiser noun a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)

vaquero
buckaroo noun local names for a cowboy (`vaquero` is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo` is used especially in California)

vaquita
Phocaena sinus noun a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species

vara
noun a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

Varanidae
family Varanidae noun monitor lizards

Varanus
genus Varanus noun type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae

vardenafil
Levitra noun virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men

Vargas
Getulio Dornelles Vargas noun Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954)

variability
variableness noun the quality of being subject to variation

variable
adjective (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; `a variable capacitor`; `variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights`

variable star
noun a star that varies noticeably in brightness

variable-pitch propeller
noun propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable

variably
adverb with variation; in a variable manner or to a variable degree; `it will be variably cloudy`

variance
noun the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

variant
adjective exhibiting or tending to variation and change; `letters variant in size`

variant
strain 1 var. noun (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; `a new strain of microorganisms`

variation
variance noun an activity that varies from a norm or standard; `any variation in his routine was immediately reported`

variation
noun an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

varicella zoster virus
noun the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox

varicelliform
adjective resembling the rash of chickenpox

varicocele
noun dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes

varicolored
varicoloured adjective having a variety of colors

varicose
adjective abnormally swollen or knotty; `varicose veins`

varicose vein
noun a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs

varicosis
noun pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins

varicosity
noun varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous

varied
wide-ranging adjective widely different; `varied motives prompt people to join a political party`; `varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants`

varied Lorikeet
Glossopsitta versicolor noun lorikeet with a colorful coat

variedness
noun characterized by variation

variegate
verb make something more diverse and varied; `Vary the menu`

variegated horsetail
variegated scouring rush noun northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe

variegation
noun variability in coloration

varietal
varietal wine noun a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape

variety
noun (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; `varieties are frequently recognized in botany`

variety
noun a difference that is usually pleasant; `he goes to France for variety`; `it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic`

variety meat
organs noun edible viscera of a butchered animal

variety show
variety noun a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

variform
adjective varying in form or shape

variola major
variola major virus noun a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent

variola minor
variola minor virus noun a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent

variola virus
smallpox virus noun the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

variolar
variolic adjective relating to small pox

variolation
variolization noun the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox

variometer
noun a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field

variorum
variorum edition noun an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors

variously
diversely adverb in diverse ways; `the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants`; `the speakers treated the subject most diversely`

variously-leaved pondweed
Potamogeton gramineous noun of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States

varix
noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel

varmint
varment noun any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote

varna
noun (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

varnish
noun paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating

varnish tree
Chinese lacquer tree noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

varnisher
noun someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish

Varro
Marcus Terentius Varro noun Roman scholar (116-27 BC)

varsity
noun a British abbreviation of `university`; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

varsity
noun a team representing a college or university

varsity letter
noun an award earned by participation in a school sport; `he won letters in three sports`

Varuna
noun in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world

vary
verb make something more diverse and varied; `Vary the menu`

varying
variable adjective marked by diversity or difference; `the varying angles of roof slope`; `nature is infinitely variable`

vas deferens
ductus deferens noun a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

vasa efferentia
noun the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis

vasa vasorum
noun any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein

Vasari
Giorgio Vasari noun Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574)

vascular
adjective of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids; `vascular constriction`; `a vascular bundle`

vascular bundle
vascular strand noun a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem

vascular plant
tracheophyte noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

vascular ray
medullary ray noun a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles

vascular structure
noun a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels

vascular system
noun the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant

vascular tissue
noun tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants

vascularity
noun the property being vascular; `a prominent vascularity`

vascularization
vascularisation noun the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries

vasculitis
noun inflammation of a blood vessel

vase
noun an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

vase-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a vase

vasectomy
noun surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

Vaseline
noun a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly

vasoconstriction
noun decrease in the diameter of blood vessels

vasoconstrictor
vasoconstrictive noun any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure

vasodilation
noun dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)

vasodilator
vasodilative noun a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

vasomotor
adjective relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate

vasopressin
antidiuretic hormone noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules

vasopressor
noun any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)

vasotomy
vasosection noun surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens

vasovasostomy
noun a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy

vasovesiculitis
noun inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles; usually occurring with prostatitis

vassal
liege noun a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

vast
Brobdingnagian adjective unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; `huge government spending`; `huge country estates`; `huge popular demand for higher education`; `a huge wave`; `the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains`; `immense numbers of birds`; `at vast (or immense) expense`; `the vast reaches of outer space`; `the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization`- W.R.Inge