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

vibrating reed
noun a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; `the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece`

vibration
quiver noun the act of vibrating

vibrational
adjective of or relating to or characterized by vibration

vibrato
noun (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

vibrator
noun mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage

vibrio
vibrion noun curved rodlike motile bacterium

Vibrio fetus
noun bacteria that cause abortion in sheep

vibrionic
adjective caused by bacteria of the genus Vibrio; `vibrionic dysentery`

Viburnum
genus Viburnum noun deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree

Viburnum prunifolium
noun upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America

Viburnum recognitum
noun closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia

vicar
noun a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

vicar apostolic
noun a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area

vicar-general
noun (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop

vicarial
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar

vicariate
vicarship noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar

vicarious
adjective suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; `vicarious atonement`

vicariously
adverb indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute; `she enjoyed the wedding vicariously`

vice
noun a specific form of evildoing; `vice offends the moral standards of the community`

vice admiral
noun an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral

vice chairman
noun one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman

vice chancellor
noun a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor

vice crime
noun a vice that is illegal

vice president
V.P. noun an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president`s place under certain circumstances

Vice President of the United States
noun the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate

vice squad
noun a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution

vice versa
the other way around adverb with the order reversed; `she hates him and vice versa`

vice-presidency
noun the office and function of a vice president

vice-presidential
adjective relating to a vice president or vice-presidency; `Vice-presidential debates`

vice-regent
noun a regent`s deputy

vicegerent
noun someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

vicenary
adjective of or relating to or based on 20

vicennial
adjective occurring once every 20 years

Vicente Lopez
noun an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires

viceregal
adjective of or relating to a viceroy; `the viceregal visit`

viceroy
Limenitis archippus noun showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

viceroyalty
noun a district or province governed by a viceroy

viceroyship
noun the position of viceroy

Vichy
noun a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II

vichyssoise
noun a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold

Vicia
genus Vicia noun widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs

Vicia sativa
noun herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building

vicinal
adjective belonging to or limited to a vicinity

vicinity
locality noun a surrounding or nearby region; `the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville`; `it is a rugged locality`; `he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood`; `I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods`

vicious circle
noun an argument that assumes that which is to be proved

viciously
brutally adverb in a vicious manner; `he was viciously attacked`

vicissitude
noun mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)

Vicksburg
siege of Vicksburg noun a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered

victim
noun an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

victim
noun a person who is tricked or swindled

victimization
noun adversity resulting from being made a victim; `his victimization infuriated him`

victimization
victimisation noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); `capitalistic exploitation of the working class`; `paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization`

victimize
rook verb deprive of by deceit; `He swindled me out of my inheritance`; `She defrauded the customers who trusted her`; `the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change`

victimizer
victimiser noun a person who victimizes others; `I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer`

victimless crime
noun an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; `he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime`

Victor Emanuel II
noun king of Italy who completed the unification of Italy by acquiring Venice and Rome (1820-1878)

Victor Emanuel III
noun king of Italy who appointed Mussolini prime minister; he abdicated in 1946 and the monarchy was abolished (1869-1947)

Victoria
Victoria Falls noun a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally

Victoria
noun port city and the capital of Seychelles

Victoria Cross
noun a British military decoration for gallantry

Victoria Day
noun a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th

Victoria Land
noun a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land

Victoria plum
noun a large red plum served as dessert

Victoria sandwich
Victoria sponge noun a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between

Victorian
adjective typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria

Victorian age
noun a period in British history during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century; her character and moral standards restored the prestige of the British monarchy but gave the era a prudish reputation

Victorian architecture
noun a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation

Victoriana
noun collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era

victorious
adjective having won; `the victorious entry`; `the winning team`

victoriously
adverb in a victorious manner; `Virginia had defended her land victoriously`

victory
triumph noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest; `a narrow victory`; `the general always gets credit for his army`s victory`; `clinched a victory`; `convincing victory`; `the agreement was a triumph for common sense`

victory celebration
noun a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition

victory garden
noun a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages

victory lap
lap of honour noun a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory

Victrola
noun a brand of gramophone

Vicugna
genus Vicugna noun a genus of Camelidae

vicuna
Vicugna vicugna noun small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat

Vidalia onion
noun sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia

video
noun the visible part of a television transmission; `they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone`

video digitizing
noun the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer

video display
noun an electronic device that represents information in visual form

video recording
video noun a recording of both the video and audio components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)

videocassette
noun a cassette for videotape

videocassette recorder
VCR noun a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs

videodisk
videodisc noun a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set

videotape
noun a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound

Vidua
genus Vidua noun whydahs

Vienna
Austrian capital noun the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

Vienna sausage
noun short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off

Vienne
Council of Vienne noun the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy

Viennese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants

Vientiane
Laotian capital noun the capital and largest city of Laos

Vieques
noun a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy

Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam noun a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945

Vietnam War
Vietnam noun a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States

Vietnamese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the people of Vietnam; `Vietnamese boat people`

Vietnamese monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Vietnam

view
survey 1 sight noun the act of looking or seeing or observing; `he tried to get a better view of it`; `his survey of the battlefield was limited`

view
scene noun the visual percept of a region; `the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views`

view angle
angle of view noun the angle included by a photographic lens