Words starting with V — 312 entries

The 312 dictionary words that begin with the letter V, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• vineyard1 senseA grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.
• Vineyard3 sensesA surname.
• Vinnie2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Vincent.
• vinny1 sensevinewed, mouldy
• Vinny2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Vincent.
• vintage11 sensesThe yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
• vinyl7 sensesThe univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
• viola6 sensesAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
• Viola19 sensesA female given name from Latin.
• violate6 sensesTo break or disregard (a rule or convention).
• violated2 sensesHaving been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.
• violation3 sensesThe act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
• violence5 sensesExtreme force.
• violent8 sensesInvolving extreme force or motion.
• violently2 sensesIn a violent manner.
• violet7 sensesA plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
• Violet7 sensesA female given name from English.
• violin4 sensesA small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
• viper4 sensesA venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
• viral6 sensesOf or relating to a biological virus.
• virgil1 senseSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
• Virgil8 sensesPūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.
• virgin12 sensesA person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
• Virgin6 sensesSynonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
• Virginia21 sensesA state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.
• virginity1 senseThe state or characteristic of being a virgin.
• Virgins1 senseThe Virgin Islands.
• virtual18 sensesIn effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
• virtually5 sensesAlmost but not quite.
• virtue10 sensesThe idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human…
• Virtue1 senseA surname.
• virtuous1 senseFull of virtue; having excellent moral character.
• virus10 sensesA submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to…
• visa2 sensesA permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
• Visa3 sensesA credit card company.
• Vishnu2 sensesOne of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.
• visibility4 sensesThe condition of being visible.
• visible1 senseAble to be seen.
• vision13 sensesThe sense or ability of sight.
• visionary7 sensesHaving vision or foresight.
• visit10 sensesTo habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
• visitation7 sensesThe act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
• Visitation1 senseThe visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth; the commemoration of this on May 30th in Eastern Christianity or May 31st in Western…
• visited1 senseThat has received a visit or visits.
• visiting1 senseThe act of someone or something that visits.
• visitor8 sensesSomeone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
• vista4 sensesA distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
• Vista1 senseA city in San Diego County, California, United States.
• visual7 sensesRelated to or affecting the vision.
• visualize6 sensesTo perceive (something) visually; to see.
• visually1 senseBy means of sight.
• vital9 sensesRelating to or characteristic of life.
• Vital1 senseA surname.
• vitals4 sensesThose organs of the body that are essential for life.
• vitamin3 sensesAny of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They…
• Vito1 senseA barangay of Minglanilla, Cebu, Philippines.
• viv1 sensevivarium
• Viv1 senseA diminutive of the unisex given name Vivian.
• viva5 sensesLong live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
• ViVa1 sensea region of Manhattanville, Harlem, New York City
• Vivian3 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• vivid4 sensesClear, detailed, or powerful.
• Vlad3 sensesA male given name.
• Vladimir4 sensesA transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to…
• vocabulary5 sensesA usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
• vocal14 sensesOf, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
• vocalizing1 sensevocalization
• vocation2 sensesA divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.
• vodka5 sensesA clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
• Vogel2 sensesA surname.
• vogue6 sensesThe prevailing fashion or style.
• Vogue2 sensesA fashion and lifestyle magazine.
• voice19 sensesSound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or…
• Voice1 senseThe Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal
• voice-over4 sensesA production technique, in which pictures are accompanied by the voice of an unseen actor or reporter.
• voicemail3 sensesA computerized interactive system for storing, processing and reproducing verbal messages left through a conventional telephone network.
• void24 sensesContaining nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
• voilà1 senseLo, there it is; ta-da; presto; behold!
• volatile12 sensesEvaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
• volcanic5 sensesOf or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
• volcano3 sensesA vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon,…
• Volcano1 senseA census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.
• volleyball2 sensesA game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
• voltage1 senseThe difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
• volume19 sensesA three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic…
• voluntarily1 senseIn a voluntary manner.
• voluntary9 sensesDone, given, or acting of one's own free will.
• volunteer11 sensesOne who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
• volunteering1 senseThe act of voluntarily giving time and labor for charity or community service.
• Volvo2 sensesThe Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.
• vomit8 sensesTo regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
• vomiting1 senseThe act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.
• voodoo5 sensesAny of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
• vortex7 sensesA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
• vote9 sensesA formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
• Vote1 senseA person from Votia or of Votic descent.
• voted1 senseThat has been assigned or established by a vote.
• voting3 sensesHaving an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.
• Vou1 senseA commune of Indre-et-Loire department, France.
• vouch14 sensesTo call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
• vow6 sensesA solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a…
• vowed1 senseUndertaken in accordance with a vow; solemnly promised.
• voyage4 sensesA long journey, especially by ship.
• voyager1 senseA person who voyages, traveller, a person who explores new lands and worlds.
• vP1 senseA phrase headed by little v.
• Vs2 sensesStall speed.
• Vu1 senseA surname.
• Vulcan23 sensesThe god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus.
• vulgar7 sensesDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
• vulnerability3 sensesThe state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly…
• vulnerable4 sensesMore or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
• vulture4 sensesAny of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.