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

Vitus
St. Vitus noun Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham`s chorea (died around 300)

viva voce
adverb orally; `I heard it viva voce`

viva-voce
word-of-mouth adjective expressed orally; `a viva-voce report`; `the film had good word-of-mouth publicity`

vivace
adjective (of tempo) very fast and lively

vivaciously
adverb with vivacity; `he describes his adventures vivaciously`

vivacity
noun characterized by high spirits and animation

Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi noun Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)

vivarium
noun an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions

Viverra
genus Viverra noun type genus of the family Viverridae

Viverricula
genus Viverricula noun a genus of Viverridae

Viverridae
family Viverridae noun genets; civets; mongooses

viverrine
viverrine mammal noun small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World

vivid
adjective having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; `a vivid recollection`

vividly
adverb in a vivid manner; `he described his adventures vividly`

vivification
invigoration noun the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

viviparous
live-bearing adjective producing living young (not eggs)

viviparous eelpout
Zoarces viviparus noun an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous

vivisection
noun the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

vivisectionist
noun a biologist who cuts open live animals for research

vixen
harpy noun a malicious woman with a fierce temper

vixenish
adjective shrewish and malicious; `a vixenish old woman`

Viyella
noun a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool

Vizcaino
Sebastian Vizcaino noun Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)

vizier
noun a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)

viziership
noun the position of vizier

vizla
Hungarian pointer noun Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat

Vladivostok
noun a seaport in the Asian part of Russia

Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck noun French painter and exponent of fauvism (1876-1958)

vocable
spoken word noun a word that is spoken aloud

vocabulary
lexicon noun a language user`s knowledge of words

vocal
adjective full of the sound of voices; `a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children`

vocal cord
vocal fold noun either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

vocal music
vocal noun music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

vocalic
adjective relating to or associated with or containing a vowel; `vocalic segments`; `the vocalic ablaut`

vocalise
verb utter speech sounds

vocalize
verb utter speech sounds

vocally
adverb in a vocal manner; `she defended herself vocally`

vocational
adjective of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills; `vocational school`; `vocational students learning to repair a motor`

vocational program
noun a program of vocational education

vocational rehabilitation
noun providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment

vocational rehabilitation program
noun a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment

vocational training
vocational education noun training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade

vocationally
adverb affecting the pursuit of a vocation or occupation; `vocationally trained`

vocative
adjective relating to a case used in some languages; `vocative verb endings`

vociferator
noun a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest)

vociferously
adverb in a vociferous manner; `he complained vociferously`

vodka
noun unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

vodka martini
noun martini made with vodka rather than gin

vogue
trend 2 style noun the popular taste at a given time; `leather is the latest vogue`; `he followed current trends`; `the 1920s had a style of their own`

Vogul
Mansi noun a member of a nomadic people of the northern Urals

voice
vocalization noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; `a singer takes good care of his voice`; `the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations`

voice
verb utter with vibrating vocal chords

voice mail
voicemail noun a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed

voice over
noun the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program

voice part
noun a part written for a singer

voiced
sonant adjective produced with vibration of the vocal cords; `a frequently voiced opinion`; `voiced consonants such as `b` and `g` and `z``;

voicelessness
noun having no voice in the management or control of affairs; `the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness`

voiceprint
noun biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person`s voice; `voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers`

voicer
noun a speaker who voices an opinion

voicing
noun the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color

void
adjective containing nothing; `the earth was without form, and void`

voile
noun a light semitransparent fabric

vol-au-vent
noun puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce

Volans
noun a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina

volant(ip)
adjective with wings extended in a flying position

Volapuk
noun one of the first artificial language constructed for use as an auxiliary international language; based largely on English but with some German and French and Latin roots

volatile
adjective tending to vary often or widely; `volatile stocks`; `volatile emotions`

volatile storage
noun computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off

volcanic
adjective igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth`s surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; `volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian`

volcanic crater
noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

volcanic eruption
eruption noun the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

volcanic glass
noun a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly

volcanic rock
noun extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth

volcanically
adverb by or like volcanoes; `volcanically created landscape`

volcanism
noun the phenomena associated with volcanic activity

volcano
noun a mountain formed by volcanic material

Volcano Islands
noun a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean north of the Marianas

volcanology
vulcanology noun the branch of geology that studies volcanoes

vole
noun any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

vole-like
adjective resembling a vole

Volga
Volga River noun a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea

Volgaic
noun a group of Finnic languages spoken around the Volga river

Volgograd
Stalingrad noun a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43

volition
willing noun the act of making a choice; `followed my father of my own volition`

volitional
adjective with deliberate intention; `a volitional act`

Volkhov
Volkhov River noun a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga

volleyball
volleyball game noun a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands

volleyball court
noun the court on which volleyball is played

volleyball net
noun the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass

volleyball player
noun someone who plays the game of volleyball

volt
V noun a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it

volt-ampere
var noun a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere

Volta
Count Alessandro Volta noun Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

voltage
emf noun the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

voltage drop
noun a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing

voltage regulator
noun a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted

voltaic
galvanic adjective pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; `a galvanic cell`; `a voltaic (or galvanic) couple`

voltaic battery
galvanic battery noun battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel

voltaic cell
galvanic cell noun an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged

voltaic pile
pile 1 galvanic pile noun battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta