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

viscountess
noun a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right

viscounty
noun the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess

Viscum
genus Viscum noun type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods

Viscum album
Old World mistletoe noun Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas

vise
bench vise noun a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

viselike
adjective clamped as in a vise; `a viselike grip`

Vishnu
noun the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds

visibility
visibleness noun quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; `low visibility caused by fog`

visible
seeable adjective capable of being seen; or open to easy view; `a visible object`; `visible stars`; `mountains visible in the distance`; `a visible change of expression`; `visible files`

visible spectrum
color spectrum noun the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism

visible speech
noun spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically

visible(a)
adjective present and easily available; `the cash on hand is adequate for current needs`; `emergency police were on hand in case of trouble`; `a visible supply`; `visible resources`

visibly
adverb in a visible manner; `he was visibly upset`

Visigoth
noun a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France

vision
noun a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; `he had a vision of the Virgin Mary`

vision
noun the perceptual experience of seeing; `the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision`; `he had a visual sensation of intense light`

visionary
illusionist noun a person with unusual powers of foresight

visit
noun the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; `a visit to the dentist`

visit
verb come to see in an official or professional capacity; `The governor visited the prison`; `The grant administrator visited the laboratory`

visitation
noun an official visit for inspection or supervision; `the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations`; `the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese`

visitation right
noun the right granted by a court to a parent (or other relative) who is deprived of custody of a child to visit the child on a regular basis

visiting
noun the activity of making visits; `the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services`

visiting fireman
noun an important or distinguished visitor

visiting nurse
noun a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes

visiting professor
noun a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time

visitor
visitant noun someone who visits

visored
adjective having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind; `their spic, red-visored caps`

Vistula
Vistula River noun a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea

visual acuity
sharp-sightedness noun sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

visual agnosia
noun inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field

visual aphasia
alexia noun inability to perceive written words

visual area
visual cortex noun the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus

visual cell
noun one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light

visual communication
noun communication that relies on vision

visual display unit
VDU noun (British) a device for displaying input signals as letters on a screen; usually has a keyboard

visual field
field of vision noun all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment

visual hallucination
noun illusory visual perception

visual image
visualisation noun a mental image that is similar to a visual perception

visual impairment
visual defect noun impairment of the sense of sight

visual percept
visual image noun a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system

visual perception
beholding noun perception by means of the eyes

visual property
noun an attribute of vision

visual purple
rhodopsin noun a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light

visual range
noun distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye

visual sensation
noun the perceptual experience of seeing; `the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision`; `he had a visual sensation of intense light`

visual signal
noun a signal that involves visual communication

visual space
noun the visual perception of space

visual system
noun the sensory system for vision

visualization
visualisation noun a mental image that is similar to a visual perception

visualizer
visualiser noun one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual

visually
adverb with respect to vision; `visually distorted`

visually impaired
adjective visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye

visually impaired person
noun someone who has inferior vision

Vitaceae
family Vitaceae noun a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales

vital
life-sustaining adjective performing an essential function in the living body; `vital organs`; `blood and other vital fluids`; `the loss of vital heat in shock`; `a vital spot`; `life-giving love and praise`

vital capacity
noun the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue

vital organ
vitals noun a bodily organ that is essential for life

vital principle
life principle noun a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed

vital sign
noun sign of life; usually an indicator of a person`s general physical condition; `he was still alive but his vital signs were weak`

vital statistics
noun data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages

vitalism
noun (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

vitalist
noun one who believes in vitalism

vitality
noun an energetic style

vitalization
vitalisation noun the state of being vitalized and filled with life

vitally
adverb to a vital degree; `this is vitally important`

vitalness
noun the quality of being essential to maintain life

vitamin
noun any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

vitamin A
antiophthalmic factor noun any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

vitamin A1
retinol noun an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene

vitamin A2
dehydroretinol noun a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1

vitamin B1
thiamine noun a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

vitamin B12
cobalamin noun a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

vitamin B2
vitamin G noun a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

vitamin B6
pyridoxine noun a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

vitamin Bc
vitamin M noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction

vitamin C
ascorbic acid noun a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy

vitamin D
calciferol noun a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

vitamin E
tocopherol noun a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

vitamin K
naphthoquinone noun a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood

vitamin K1
phylloquinone noun a form of vitamin K

vitamin K3
menadione noun a form of vitamin K

vitamin P
bioflavinoid noun a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation

vitamin pill
noun a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement

vitelline circulation
noun circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac

vitelline sac
umbilical vesicle noun membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional

Vitharr
Vithar noun (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok

Viti Levu
noun a volcanic island in the Fijis

vitiation
noun nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null; `the vitiation of the contract`

viticulture
viniculture noun the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing

viticulturist
noun a cultivator of grape vine

vitiliginous
adjective of or relating to or having vitiligo

vitiligo
noun an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)

Vitis
genus Vitis noun the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes

vitreous
adjective relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; `vitreous rocks`; `vitreous silica`

vitreous humor
vitreous humour noun the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball

vitrification
noun the process of becoming vitreous

vitriol
oil of vitriol noun (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

Vittaria
genus Vittaria noun tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds

Vittariaceae
family Vittariaceae noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria

vituperation
invective noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will