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

Voltaire
Arouet noun French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)

Voltarian
Voltarean adjective in the manner of Voltaire

volte-face
reversal 5 policy change noun a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; `an about-face on foreign policy`

voltmeter
noun meter that measures the potential difference between two points

volubility
articulateness noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing

voluble
adjective marked by a ready flow of speech; `she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations`

volume
noun a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; `the third volume was missing`; `he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review`

volume
noun the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); `the kids played their music at full volume`

volume unit
capacity unit noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity

volumed
adjective furnished with volumes; `a large room volumed with ancient books`

volumeter
noun a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)

volumetric
volumetrical adjective of or relating to measurement by volume; `volumetric analysis`

volumetric analysis
noun quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents

volumetrically
adverb with respect to volume; `analyzed volumetrically`

voluminosity
voluminousness noun greatness of volume

voluminous
adjective large in volume or bulk; `a voluminous skirt`

voluminous
adjective large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); `she took copious notes`; `a subject of voluminous legislation`

Volund
noun (Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland

voluntarily
adverb out of your own free will; `he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting`

voluntary
noun composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance

voluntary muscle
noun striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily

volunteer
unpaid worker noun a person who performs voluntary work

volunteer
verb agree freely; `She volunteered to drive the old lady home`; `I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it`

voluptuary
sybarite noun a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses

voluptuously
adverb in an indulgently voluptuous manner; `he sniffed the perfume voluptuously`

volution
noun a rolling or revolving motion

volva
noun cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi

Volvaria
genus Volvaria noun agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva

Volvaria bombycina
noun a parasite on various trees

Volvariaceae
family Volvariaceae noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales

Volvariella
genus Volvariella noun an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient

Volvariella bombycina
noun a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap

Volvocaceae
family Volvocaceae noun unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates

Volvocales
order Volvocales noun chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial

Volvox
genus Volvox noun type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis

volvulus
noun abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the are of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction

Vombatidae
family Vombatidae noun wombats

vomer
noun thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

vomit
vomiting noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

vomiter
spewer noun a person who vomits

vomitory
noun an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium

von Neumann
Neumann noun United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)

von Neumann machine
noun any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues

von Willebrand`s disease
angiohemophilia noun a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding

voodoo
vodoun noun a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

voraciously
adverb in an eagerly voracious manner; `she reads voraciously`

vortex vein
vorticose vein noun a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins

vorticella
noun any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk

votary
noun one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; `monasteries of votaries`

vote
voter turnout noun the total number of votes cast; `they are hoping for a large vote`

vote counter
noun an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)

vote of confidence
noun an expression of approval and encouragement; `they gave the chairman a vote of confidence`

voter
elector noun a citizen who has a legal right to vote

voting age
noun the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections

voting booth
noun a booth in which a person can cast a private vote

voting machine
noun a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically

voting precinct
election district noun one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place

voting right
noun the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company

voting stock
noun shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights

voting system
electoral system noun a legal system for making democratic choices

voting trust
noun an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees

votive
adjective dedicated in fulfillment of a vow; `votive prayers`

vouchee
noun (law) a person called into court to defend a title

voucher
verifier noun someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement

vouge
noun a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century

voussoir
noun wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault

Vouvray
noun a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley

vow
noun a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; `they took vows of poverty`

vowel
vowel sound noun a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

vowel point
noun a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel

vowel system
noun the system of vowels used in a particular language

vowellike
adjective having characteristics of a vowel sound; `the vowellike nature of `r``

vower
noun someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way; `young vowers of eternal love`; `there are many vowers of chastity but few who observe it`

vox angelica
voix celeste noun an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect

vox humana
noun an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice

voyage
noun a journey to some distant place

voyager
noun a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

Voyageurs National Park
noun a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests

voyeur
Peeping Tom noun a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others

voyeurism
noun a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others` sexual behavior

voyeuristic
voyeuristical adjective of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism; `his voyeuristic pleasures`

voyeuristically
adverb like a voyeur; `he sneaks voyeuristically around the swimming pool`

vroom
noun the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed

Vuillard
Edouard Vuillard noun French painter (1868-1940)

Vulcan
noun (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

vulcanization
vulcanisation noun process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them

vulcanized fiber
noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

vulcanizer
vulcaniser noun someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency

Vulgar Latin
noun nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages

vulgarian
noun a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

vulgarization
vulgarisation noun the act of making something attractive to the general public

vulgarizer
vulgariser noun someone who makes something vulgar

Vulgate
noun the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church

vulnerability
noun susceptibility to injury or attack

vulnerable
adjective capable of being wounded or hurt; `vulnerable parts of the body`

vulnerably
adverb in a vulnerable manner

Vulpecula
noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta

Vulpes
genus Vulpes noun foxes

Vulpes fulva
noun New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox

Vulpes macrotis
noun small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox