| vigil | (noun) a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | Synonyms: watch |
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| (noun) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | Synonyms: watch |
| (noun) a period of sleeplessness | - |
| vigilance | (noun) vigilant attentiveness | Synonyms: watchfulness, weather eye |
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| (noun) the process of paying close and continuous attention | Synonyms: alertness, wakefulness, watchfulness |
| vigilante | (noun) member of a vigilance committee | Synonyms: vigilance man |
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| vigilantism | (noun) the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws | - |
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| vignette | (noun) a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books) | - |
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| (noun) a photograph whose edges shade off gradually | - |
| (noun) a brief literary description | Synonyms: sketch |
| vigor | (noun) active strength of body or mind | Synonyms: dynamism, heartiness, vigour |
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| (noun) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) | Synonyms: energy, muscularity, vigour, vim |
| (noun) forceful exertion | Synonyms: energy, vigour, zip |
| vigorish | (noun) an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest | Synonyms: usury |
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| (noun) a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster | Synonyms: rake-off |
| vigour | (noun) active strength of body or mind | Synonyms: dynamism, heartiness, vigor |
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| (noun) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) | Synonyms: energy, muscularity, vigor, vim |
| (noun) forceful exertion | Synonyms: energy, vigor, zip |