| virginity | (noun) the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
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| virgule | (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | Synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke |
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| viricide | (noun) an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses | Synonyms: virucide |
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| viridity | (noun) green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass | Synonyms: green, greenness |
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| virilisation | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinisation, masculinization, virilization |
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| virilism | (noun) the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy) | - |
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| virility | (noun) the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male | Synonyms: manfulness, manliness |
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| (noun) the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation | - |
| virilization | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation |
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| virino | (noun) (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins | - |
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| virion | (noun) (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) | - |
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| viroid | (noun) the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat | Synonyms: virusoid |
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| virologist | (noun) a specialist in virology | - |
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| virology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases | - |
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| virtu | (noun) objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques) | - |
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| (noun) artistic quality | Synonyms: vertu |
| (noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art | Synonyms: connoisseurship, vertu |
| virtue | (noun) the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong | Synonyms: moral excellence, virtuousness |
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| (noun) morality with respect to sexual relations | Synonyms: chastity, sexual morality |
| (noun) any admirable quality or attribute | Synonyms: merit |
| (noun) a particular moral excellence | - |
| virtuosity | (noun) technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso | - |
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| virtuoso | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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| (noun) a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry | - |
| virtuousness | (noun) the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong | Synonyms: moral excellence, virtue |
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| virucide | (noun) an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses | Synonyms: viricide |
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| virulence | (noun) extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) | Synonyms: virulency |
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| (noun) extreme hostility | Synonyms: virulency |
| virulency | (noun) extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) | Synonyms: virulence |
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| (noun) extreme hostility | Synonyms: virulence |
| virus | (noun) (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein | - |
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| (noun) a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | Synonyms: computer virus |
| (noun) a harmful or corrupting agency | - |
| virusoid | (noun) the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat | Synonyms: viroid |
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| visa | (noun) an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it | - |
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| visage | (noun) the appearance conveyed by a person's face | Synonyms: countenance |
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| (noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler |
| viscacha | (noun) gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas | Synonyms: chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus |
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| viscera | (noun) internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) | Synonyms: entrails, innards, insides |
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| viscidity | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidness |
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| viscidness | (noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity |
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| viscometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity | Synonyms: viscosimeter |
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| viscometry | (noun) the measurement of viscosity | Synonyms: viscosimetry |
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| viscose | (noun) a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers | Synonyms: viscose rayon |
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| (noun) a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda | Synonyms: cellulose xanthate |
| viscosimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity | Synonyms: viscometer |
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| viscosimetry | (noun) the measurement of viscosity | Synonyms: viscometry |
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| viscosity | (noun) resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) | Synonyms: viscousness |
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| viscount | (noun) a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron | - |
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| (noun) (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count | - |
| viscountcy | (noun) the title of a viscount | - |
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| (noun) the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess | Synonyms: viscounty |
| viscountess | (noun) a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right | - |
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| (noun) a wife or widow of a viscount | - |
| viscounty | (noun) the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess | - |
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| (noun) the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess | Synonyms: viscountcy |
| viscousness | (noun) resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) | Synonyms: viscosity |
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| viscus | (noun) a main organ that is situated inside the body | Synonyms: internal organ |
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| vise | (noun) a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place | Synonyms: bench vise, vice |
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| visibility | (noun) quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye | Synonyms: visibleness |
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| (noun) capability of providing a clear unobstructed view | - |
| (noun) degree of exposure to public notice | Synonyms: profile |
| visibleness | (noun) quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye | Synonyms: visibility |
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| vision | (noun) the ability to see; the visual faculty | Synonyms: sight, visual modality, visual sense |
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| (noun) the perceptual experience of seeing | Synonyms: visual sensation |
| (noun) a vivid mental image | - |
| (noun) the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses | Synonyms: imagination, imaginativeness |
| (noun) a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance | - |
| visionariness | (noun) The state or condition of being imaginary or illusory. | - |
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| visionary | (noun) a person with unusual powers of foresight | Synonyms: illusionist, seer |
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| (noun) a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible | - |
| visit | (noun) the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity | - |
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| (noun) the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) | - |
| (noun) the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time | - |
| (noun) a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) | Synonyms: sojourn |
| (noun) a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice | - |
| visitant | (noun) someone who visits | Synonyms: visitor |
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| visitation | (noun) an official visit for inspection or supervision | - |
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| (noun) an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | Synonyms: trial, tribulation |
| (noun) any disaster or catastrophe | - |
| visiting | (noun) the activity of making visits | - |
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| visitor | (noun) someone who visits | Synonyms: visitant |
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| visor | (noun) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | Synonyms: bill, eyeshade, peak, vizor |
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| (noun) a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face | Synonyms: vizor |
| vista | (noun) the visual percept of a region | Synonyms: aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view |
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| visualisation | (noun) a mental image that is similar to a visual perception | Synonyms: visual image, visualization |
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| visualiser | (noun) one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual | Synonyms: visualizer |
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| visualization | (noun) a mental image that is similar to a visual perception | Synonyms: visual image, visualisation |
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| visualizer | (noun) one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual | Synonyms: visualiser |
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| vitalisation | (noun) the state of being vitalized and filled with life | Synonyms: vitalization |
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| vitaliser | (noun) someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people | Synonyms: animator, energiser, energizer, vitalizer |
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| vitalism | (noun) (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry | - |
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| vitalist | (noun) one who believes in vitalism | - |
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| vitality | (noun) the property of being able to survive and grow | Synonyms: animation |
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| (noun) an energetic style | Synonyms: verve |
| (noun) (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms | Synonyms: elan vital, life force, vital force |
| (noun) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity | Synonyms: energy, vim |
| vitalization | (noun) the state of being vitalized and filled with life | Synonyms: vitalisation |
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| vitalizer | (noun) someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people | Synonyms: animator, energiser, energizer, vitaliser |
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| vitalness | (noun) the quality of being essential to maintain life | - |
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| (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensability, indispensableness |
| vitals | (noun) a bodily organ that is essential for life | Synonyms: vital organ |
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| vitamin | (noun) any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism | - |
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| vitellarium | (noun) A modified part of the ovary that in many flatworms and rotifers produces yolk-filled cells serving to nourish the true eggs. | - |
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| vitellus | (noun) nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) | Synonyms: yolk |
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| vitiation | (noun) nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null | - |
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| viticulture | (noun) the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing | Synonyms: viniculture |
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| viticulturist | (noun) a cultivator of grape vine | - |
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| vitiligo | (noun) an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border) | - |
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| vitrectomy | (noun) a surgical procedure that removes the vitreous humor and replace it with saline solution | - |
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| vitrification | (noun) the process of becoming vitreous | - |
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| (noun) a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified | - |
| vitrine | (noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | Synonyms: case, display case, showcase |
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| vitriol | (noun) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | Synonyms: invective, vituperation |
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| (noun) (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry | Synonyms: oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid |
| vituperation | (noun) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | Synonyms: invective, vitriol |
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| viva | (noun) an examination conducted by spoken communication | Synonyms: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce |
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| vivacity | (noun) characterized by high spirits and animation | - |
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| vivarium | (noun) an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions | - |
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| viverrine | (noun) small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World | Synonyms: viverrine mammal |
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| vividness | (noun) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | Synonyms: chroma, intensity, saturation |
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| (noun) interest and variety and intensity | Synonyms: color, colour |
| vivification | (noun) the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something | Synonyms: animation, invigoration |
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| (noun) quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous | Synonyms: animation, brio, invigoration, spiritedness |
| vivisection | (noun) the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) | - |
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| vivisectionist | (noun) a biologist who cuts open live animals for research | - |
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| vixen | (noun) a female fox | - |
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| (noun) a malicious woman with a fierce temper | Synonyms: harpy, hellcat |
| vizier | (noun) a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire) | - |
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| viziership | (noun) the position of vizier | - |
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| vizor | (noun) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | Synonyms: bill, eyeshade, peak, visor |
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| (noun) a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face | Synonyms: visor |
| vizsla | (noun) Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat | Synonyms: Hungarian pointer |
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| vlog | (noun) Regular videos on the Web typically by a single independent author | - |
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| vlogger | (noun) a video blogger | - |
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| vocable | (noun) a word that is spoken aloud | Synonyms: spoken word |
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| vocabulary | (noun) a language user's knowledge of words | Synonyms: lexicon, mental lexicon |
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| (noun) the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts) | - |
| (noun) a listing of the words used in some enterprise | - |
| vocal | (noun) music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment | Synonyms: vocal music |
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| (noun) a short musical composition with words | Synonyms: song |
| vocalisation | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: phonation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox |
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| vocaliser | (noun) a person who sings | Synonyms: singer, vocalist, vocalizer |
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| (noun) an organism that can utter vocal sounds | Synonyms: utterer, vocalizer |
| vocalism | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: phonation, vocalisation, vocalization, voice, vox |
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| (noun) the system of vowels used in a particular language | Synonyms: vowel system |