English Words: V

7,391 words · Page 7 of 148

Velcroname

A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.

veldnoun

The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Velezname

A surname.

vellverb

To cut the turf from, as for burning.

Vellaname

A surname from Maltese.

vellumnoun

A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.

Velmaname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

velociraptornoun

A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya).

velocitynoun

A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.

velodromenoun

An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

Velosoname

A surname.

velournoun

A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

velveetanoun

The crossposting of a message to an unreasonably large number of newsgroups.

velvetnoun

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

velveteennoun

A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.

velvetyadj

Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.

venanoun

Synonym of vein.

Venablename

A surname.

Venablesname

A village in Eure department, Normandy, France.

venaladj

Venous; pertaining to veins.

vendverb

Synonym of sell, (now especially) to sell through a vending machine.

Vendaname

A former self-governing Black African homeland in South Africa.

vendettanoun

Revenge.

vendornoun

A person or a company that vends or sells.

veneernoun

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

venerableadj

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

venerateverb

To treat with great respect and deference.

venerationnoun

The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.

venerealadj

Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.

Venetianame

a historical region in northeastern Italy, roughly corresponding to the modern Veneto

Venetianadj

Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Venetoname

An administrative region of northern Italy, roughly corresponding to the ancient Venetia

Venezianame

Synonym of Venice (“the capital city of Veneto, Italy”).

Venezuelaname

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

Venezuelannoun

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

vengeancenoun

Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

vengefuladj

Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

Venicename

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic.

venisonnoun

The meat of a deer, especially one that was hunted in its own natural habitat.

Venizelosname

A transliteration of the Greek surname Βενιζέλος (Venizélos).

Venkatname

A surname from Telugu.

Venkateshname

A surname from Telugu.

Venmonoun

An account on the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile payment system.

Vennname

A surname.

venomnoun

An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.

venomousadj

Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.

venousadj

Of or pertaining to veins.

ventnoun

An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

ventanoun

A roadside inn in Spain.

venternoun

A woman with offspring.

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 7. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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