English Words: V
7,391 words · Page 3 of 148
A document that proves vaccination against (certain) infectious diseases, particularly for the purpose of international travel.
A period of civil disorder that occurred from 10 to 16 November 1904, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in response to government officials entering homes to administer smallpox vaccines by force.
The practice of seeking out a certain vaccine that one considers to be superior to other available options, and refusing those other options.
The person from whom the vaccine was derived in the former practice of arm-to-arm vaccination.
Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
To vaccinate repeatedly until susceptibility to a virus has completely disappeared, as indicated by the complete absence of pustules etc. at the point of application.
A person affected by vaccinophobia; one who fears or opposes the practice of vaccination.
To innoculate with cowpox (the vacciolous virus) in order to produce immunity to smallpox.
Innoculation with cowpox (the vacciolous virus) in order to provide immunity from smallpox.
A cake-shaped dessert made of a meringue shell filled with ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.
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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 3. 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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