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virgin.noun,.plural.virgins
a person who has not experienced sexual intercourse;
a chaste
or woman uncommitted
and unattached to a man; a maiden
virgin.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.being
a virgin; chaste;
being in a pure or natural state; unsullied
(virgin snow); unused, uncultivated or unexplored (lots of raw land in
this virgin territory); existing in native
or raw form; not processed
or refined;
happening
for the first time; initial;
obtained.directly
from the first pressing (extra virgin olive oil)
virginal.adjective
relating
to, characteristic
of or befitting
a virgin; chaste;
remaining in a state
of virginity; untouched or unsullied;(the
land over the hill is virginal); fresh
virginity.noun,.plural.virginities
the quality
or condition of being
a virgin; the state of being pure, unsullied or untouched
verdant.adjective
green with vegetation; covered with green growth;
green in hue
verdancy.noun
verdantly.adverb
verdure.noun
the lush greenness of flourishing vegetation;
vigorous
greenery; a fresh or flourishing condition (the verdure of childhood)
verdurous.adjective
verdurousness.noun
vicinity.noun,.plural.vicinities
the state
of being near in space or relationship; proximity
(two restaurants in close vicinity); a nearby, surrounding or adjoining.region;
a neighborhood; an approximate.degree
or amount (houses priced in the vicinity of $50,000)
very.adverb
in a high degree;
extremely
(very happy; very much admired); truly;
veritably;
absolutely
(the very best advice; attended the very same schools)
very well.adverb
up to the extent
as would be expected (the children were taught the knowledge, but lacked
a teacher to show applications
of it); also 'very well' is used to express.agreement.or.acceptance;
comprehension (she didn't
think it would be a better place to move to, but said to him, Very well
it's your choice)
very, verier,
veriest.adjectives
complete;
absolute (at the very end of this street is the restaurant I told you about;
the very opposite
of black is the color white); being
the identical
one; selfsame (that was the very question she asked yesterday); same;
being.particularly.suitable.or.appropriate
(the very item needed to increase customer satisfaction); being precisely
as stated
(the town meeting hall is in the very center of town); mere
(the very thought is exciting)
Usage note: in general
usage 'very' is not used alone to modify
a past
participle, thus
we may say of a book for example, that it has been 'very much praised',
'very much criticized', 'very much applauded' or whatever,
but not that it has been 'very praised', 'very criticized' or 'very applauded',
however,
many past participle forms do double duty as adjectives, in which case
modification by a 'very' or by analogous
adverbs such as 'quite' is acceptable, such as, there can be no objection
to phrases such as 'a very creased handkerchief', 'a very celebrated singer'
or 'a very polished performance'; when in doubt, the use of 'very much'
is generally a safe alternative
valve.noun,.plural.valves
in anatomy,
a membranous.structure
in a hollow.organ
or passage, as in an artery or a vein, that folds or closes to prevent
the return flow of the body fluid passing through it; any of various devices
that regulate the flow of gases, liquids or loose materials through piping
or through apertures by opening, closing or obstructing ports or passageways;
the movable control element of such a device; in music, a device
in a brass wind instrument that permits change in pitch
by a rapid.varying
of the air column in a tube; in biology,
one of the paired, hinged shells of certain mollusks
and of brachiopods;
the entire, one-piece shell of a snail and certain other mollusks; in botany,
one of the sections into which the wall of a seedpod or other dehiscent
fruit splits
valve, valved,
valving,
valves.transitive
verbs
to provide with a valve; to control by means of
a valve
valveless.adjective
vehicle.noun,.plural.vehicles
a device
for transporting persons or things; a conveyance
(a space vehicle; a land vehicle such as the one for seeing the Columbia
Ice Fields); a self-propelled
conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle; a truck; a medium
through which something is transmitted,
expressed
or accomplished
(the news in many countries is increasingly
a vehicle for corporate and/or government propaganda);
a play, role
or piece of music used to display the special talents
of one performer or company
vehicular.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.intended
for vehicles, especially
motor vehicles; serving
as a vehicle (a vehicular contrivance)
venison.noun
the flesh of a deer used as food
victual.noun,.plural.victuals
food fit for human consumption;
food supplies; provisions
victual, victualed,
victualing,
victuals.verbs
transitive verb use.to
provide with food
intransitive verb use.to
lay in food supplies; to eat
victualer.noun,.plural.victualers
a supplier of victuals
voluptuous.adjective
devoted
to or indulging
in sensual.pleasures;
giving, characterized
by or suggesting.ample
or excessive.unrestrainedpleasure
to the senses
(voluptuous sculptural forms; a voluptuous ripe fruit; a full, voluptuous
figure); directed toward or anticipating
sensual pleasure (voluptuous thoughts); arising from or contributing
to the satisfaction
of sensuous
or sensual.desires
voluptuously.adverb
voluptuousness.noun
vacate,
vacated,
vacating,
vacates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cease to occupy or hold; give up; to empty
of occupants;
in law, to make void
or annul
vacant.adjective
empty; containing nothing; empty (a vacant position;
a vacant home); not occupied
or put to use (a vacant lot); lacking.expression;
blank (a vacant stare)
vacantly.adverb
vacantness.noun
vacancy.noun,.plural.vacancies
the condition of being vacant or unoccupied
vacation.noun,.plural.vacations
a period
of time devoted
to pleasure,
rest or relaxation; a holiday
vacation, vacationed,
vacationing,
vacations.intransitive
verbs
to take or spend time vacationing
vacationer.noun,.plural.vacationers
vacationist.noun,.plural.vacationists
one who is on vacation
vacationless.adjective
without a vacation
vessel.noun,.plural.vessels
a hollow.utensil,
such as a cup, vase or pitcher,
used as a container, such as
for liquids; in nautical.terms,
a craft,
especially
one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate
on water; an airship; in anatomy,
a duct,
canal
or other tube
that contains or conveys
a body fluid (a blood vessel);
a person seen as the agent
or embodiment,
as of a quality
(a vessel of mercy)
vaunt, vaunted,
vaunting,
vaunts.verbs
transitive verb use.to
speak boastfully of; brag
about
intransitive verb use.to
speak boastfully; brag
vaunt.noun,.plural.vaunts
a boastful remark;
speech
of extravagant
self-praise
vaunter.noun,.plural.vaunters
vauntingly.adverb
varnish.noun,.plural.varnishes
a paint containing a solvent
and an oxidizing
or evaporating.binder,
used to coat a surface with a hard, glossy,
transparent
film; the smooth coating or gloss resulting from the application
of this paint; something.suggestive
of or resembling varnish; deceptively.attractive.external.appearance;
an outward show
varnish, varnished,
varnishing,
varnishes.transitive
verbs
to cover with varnish (he made the wood table,
then varnished it to protect it from staining);
to give a smooth and glossy finish to; to give a deceptively attractive
appearance to; gloss over
varnisher.noun,.plural.varnishers
varnish tree.noun,.plural.varnish
trees
any of several
trees having milky juice used to make varnish
vender.or.vendor.noun,.plural.venders.or.vendors
one that sells or vends (a street vender; vendors
of cheap merchandise); a vending machine
vend, vended,
vending,
vends.verbs
transitive verb use.to
sell by means of a vending machine; to sell, especially by peddling;
to offer an idea for example, for public consideration
intransitive verb use.to
engage in selling
vandalism.noun,.plural.vandalisms
willful
or malicious
destruction of property (silly
ones upset
with their own lives scratching
the paint on a new vehicle
in the driveway, not realizing
the harm they are bringing back on themselves later
in some way)
vandalistic.adjective
vandalize, vandalized,
vandalizing,
vandalizes.transitive
verbs
to deface
or destroy.property.willfully
or maliciously
vandalization.noun,.plural.vandalizations
vandal.noun,.plural.vandals
one who willfully or maliciously defaces or destroys
property;
Vandals
a member of an ancient.Germanic
people that overran Gaul, Spain and
northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D.
and building upon the Goths, who
earlier sacked Rome in 455-456, the Vandals ended what was known of the
Roman
Empire in 476
vandalic.adjective
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