English Words: V

7,391 words · Page 1 of 148

vcharacter

The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

V2noun

The airspeed at which an aircraft leaves the runway on takeoff.

V4name

The four Visegrád countries of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who have a European political alliance.

V6noun

An internal combustion engine with six cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.

V8noun

An internal combustion engine with eight cylinders arranged in two banks that form a V shape.

VAname

Initialism of United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

vacnoun

Clipping of vacation (“extended period of time away from work or school”).

vacanoun

Alternative spelling of vacay.

vacancynoun

An unoccupied position or job.

vacantadj

Not occupied; empty.

vacateverb

To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.

vacationnoun

An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.

Vacavillename

A city in Solano County, California, United States.

vacaynoun

A vacation.

Vaccaroname

A surname from Italian.

vaccinateverb

To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

vaccinatedadj

Inoculated with a vaccine.

vaccinationnoun

Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

vaccineadj

Of, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox.

vacciniumnoun

Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.

vacillatingnoun

Vacillation.

vacuousadj

Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.

vacuumnoun

A region of space that contains no matter.

vacuumingnoun

An instance of vacuuming.

VADnoun

Initialism of Voluntary Aid Detachment: a women′s first-aid organisation active during World War I and World War II, or a member of this detachment; also V.A.D.

vadanoun

A type of savoury doughnut eaten as a snack in south Asia.

Vadimname

A male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to English Bademus.

vagnoun

Vagina (or, by extension, vulva).

vagabondnoun

A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

vagaladj

Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

vaginanoun

A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.

vaginaladj

Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.

vaginallyadv

Via the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.

vagrancynoun

the state of being a vagrant

vagrantnoun

A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

vagueadj

Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

vaguelyadv

In a vague manner.

vaguenessnoun

The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.

vagusnoun

A homeless person or vagrant.

vainoun

Alternative spelling of bhai.

vailnoun

Profit; return; proceeds.

vainadj

Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.

vainglorynoun

Excessive vanity.

vainlyadv

In a vain pursuit; to no avail.

vajranoun

A Buddhist ceremonial mace and symbol, usually interpreted as both a diamond and a thunderbolt.

valnoun

Valium.

Valaname

An object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates C code.

Valaisname

A canton of Switzerland (the French name)

valancenoun

A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.

Valbuenaname

A surname from Spanish.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter V contains 7,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 148 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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