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

violin lesson
noun a less in playing the violin

violin maker
noun someone who makes violins

violin section
noun the section of an orchestra that plays violins

violinist
fiddler noun a musician who plays the violin

violist
noun a musician who plays the viola

viomycin
Viocin noun a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis

viper
noun venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

Vipera
genus Vipera noun type genus of the Viperidae

Viperidae
family Viperidae noun Old World vipers

viperine grass snake
Natrix maura noun a small harmless grass snake

viral
adjective relating to or caused by a virus; `viral infection`

viral delivery vector
noun a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus

viral hepatitis
noun hepatitis caused by a virus

viral infection
virus infection noun infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans

viral pneumonia
noun pneumonia caused by a virus

Virchow
Rudolf Virchow noun German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)

viremia
viraemia noun the presence of a virus in the blood stream; `viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs`

vireo
noun any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color

Vireonidae
family Vireonidae noun small insectivorous American songbirds

virga
noun light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)

Virgil
Vergil noun a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid` (70-19 BC)

Virgilia
genus Virgilia noun genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods

Virgilia divaricata
noun fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental

virgin
adjective being used or worked for the first time; `virgin wool`

Virgin Birth
Nativity noun the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus`s birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas

virgin birth
noun human conception without fertilization by a man

Virgin Islands National Park
noun a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs

Virgin Islands
noun a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain

Virgin Mary
bloody shame noun a Bloody Mary made without alcohol

virgin wool
noun wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before

virgin`s bower
old man`s beard 1 devil`s darning needle noun common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers

virginal
adjective untouched or undefiled; `nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage`- L.P.Smith

Virginia
Old Dominion noun a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

Virginia Beach
noun the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases

Virginia bluebell
Virginia cowslip noun smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud

Virginia chain fern
Woodwardia virginica noun North American fern

Virginia creeper
American ivy noun common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit

Virginia crownbeard
frostweed 1 frost-weed 1 Verbesina virginica noun tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States

Virginia deer
white tail noun common North American deer; tail has a white underside

Virginia ham
noun a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat

Virginia mallow
Sida hermaphrodita noun tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers

Virginia oyster
noun common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

Virginia reel
noun an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

Virginia snakeroot
Virginia serpentaria noun birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands

Virginia spring beauty
Claytonia virginica noun small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America

Virginia strawberry
scarlet strawberry noun North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries

Virginia thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana noun thimbleweed of central and eastern North America

Virginia waterleaf
Shawnee salad noun showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States

Virginian
noun a native or resident of Virginia

Virginian stock
Virginia stock noun erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania

Virginian witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana noun common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen

virginity
noun the condition or quality of being a virgin

Virgo
Virgo the Virgin noun the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22

viricidal
virucidal adjective tending to destroy viruses

viricide
virucide noun an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses

virile
adjective characterized by energy and vigor; `a virile and ever stronger free society`; `a new and virile leadership`

virile
adjective (of a male) capable of copulation

virilism
noun the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)

virility drug
anti-impotence drug noun drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction

virino
noun (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins

virion
noun (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)

viroid
virusoid noun the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat

virological
adjective of or relating to the science of virology; `virological research`

virologist
noun a specialist in virology

virology
noun the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases

virtu
vertu noun artistic quality

virtual image
noun a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)

virtual memory
virtual storage noun (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses

virtual reality
noun a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a computer; user wears special goggles and fiber optic gloves etc., and can enter and move about in this world and interact with objects as if inside it

virtual(a)
adjective existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; `a virtual dependence on charity`; `a virtual revolution`; `virtual reality`

virtue
sexual morality noun morality with respect to sexual relations

virtuosity
noun technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

virtuous
adjective morally excellent

virtuousness
moral excellence noun the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

virulence
virulency noun extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); `the virulence of the plague`

virulent
adjective infectious; having the ability to cause disease

virulently
adverb in a virulent manner; `an old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face`

virus
computer virus noun a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; `a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance`

vis-a-vis
adverb face-to-face; face-to-face with; `they sat vis-a-vis at the table`; `I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman`

visa
noun an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it

visaged
adjective having a face or visage as specified; `gloomy-visaged funeral directors`

Visayan
Bisayan noun a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines

Visayan Islands
Bisayas noun group of islands in the central Philippines

Viscaceae
family Viscaceae noun in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae

viscacha
chinchillon noun gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas

viscera
entrails noun internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); ``viscera` is the plural form of `viscus``

visceral
splanchnic adjective relating to or affecting the viscera; `visceral bleeding`; `a splanchnic nerve`

visceral leishmaniasis
kala-azar noun leishmaniasis of the viscera

visceral pleura
noun pleura that covers the lungs

viscerally
adverb in the viscera; `he is bleeding viscerally`

viscerally
adverb in an unreasoning visceral manner

viscoelastic
adjective having viscous as well as elastic properties

viscometer
viscosimeter noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity

viscometric
viscosimetric adjective of or relating to the measurement of viscosity

viscometry
viscosimetry noun the measurement of viscosity

Visconti
Luchino Visconti noun Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)

viscose rayon
noun a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers

viscosity
viscousness noun resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow)

viscount
noun a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron

viscountcy
noun the title of a viscount