| v
|
(adjective) being one more than four |
Synonyms:
5,
five |
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| (noun) the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet |
Synonyms:
V |
| vac
|
(noun) informal term for vacation |
Synonyms:
vacay |
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| vacancy
|
(noun) being unoccupied |
- |
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| (noun) an empty area or space |
Synonyms:
vacuum,
emptiness,
void |
| vacant
|
(adjective) without an occupant or incumbent |
- |
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| (adjective) devoid of intelligence or thought |
Synonyms:
mindless,
vacuous |
| vacantly
|
(adverb) in a vacant manner |
- |
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| vacate
|
(verb) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily |
Synonyms:
resign,
give up,
renounce |
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| (verb) leave behind empty; move out of |
Synonyms:
abandon,
empty |
| (verb) cancel officially |
Synonyms:
reverse,
overturn,
lift,
revoke,
annul,
repeal,
rescind,
countermand |
| vacation
|
(noun) leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure |
Synonyms:
holiday |
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| (noun) the act of making something legally void |
- |
| (verb) spend or take a vacation |
Synonyms:
holiday |
| vacationer
|
(noun) someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work |
Synonyms:
vacationist |
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| vacationing
|
(noun) the act of taking a vacation |
- |
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| vacationist
|
(noun) someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work |
Synonyms:
vacationer |
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| vacay
|
(noun) informal term for vacation |
Synonyms:
vac |
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| vaccina
|
(noun) a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar |
Synonyms:
vaccinia,
variola vaccina,
variola vaccine,
variola vaccinia |
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| vaccinate
|
(verb) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation |
Synonyms:
immunise,
immunize,
inoculate |
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| vaccinated
|
(adjective) having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease |
Synonyms:
immunised,
immunized |
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| vaccinating
|
(noun) the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity |
Synonyms:
inoculating |
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| vaccination
|
(noun) taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease |
Synonyms:
inoculation |
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| (noun) the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine |
- |
| vaccinator
|
(noun) a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases |
Synonyms:
inoculator |
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| vaccine
|
(noun) immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies |
Synonyms:
vaccinum |
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| vaccinee
|
(noun) a patient who has been vaccinated |
- |
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| vaccinia
|
(noun) a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar |
Synonyms:
vaccina,
variola vaccina,
variola vaccine,
variola vaccinia |
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| (noun) a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox |
Synonyms:
cowpox |
| vaccinum
|
(noun) immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies |
Synonyms:
vaccine |
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| vacillant
|
(adjective) uncertain in purpose or action |
Synonyms:
wavering,
vacillating |
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| vacillate
|
(verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action |
Synonyms:
hover,
oscillate,
vibrate |
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| (verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern |
Synonyms:
waver,
fluctuate |
| vacillating
|
(adjective) uncertain in purpose or action |
Synonyms:
wavering,
vacillant |
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| vacillation
|
(noun) indecision in speech or action |
Synonyms:
hesitation,
wavering |
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| (noun) changing location by moving back and forth |
Synonyms:
swing,
swinging |
| vacillator
|
(noun) one who hesitates (usually out of fear) |
Synonyms:
hesitater,
hesitator,
waverer |
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| vacuity
|
(noun) the absence of matter |
Synonyms:
vacuum |
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| (noun) a region that is devoid of matter |
Synonyms:
vacuum |
| (noun) total lack of meaning or ideas |
Synonyms:
inanity,
mindlessness,
pointlessness,
senselessness |
| vacuolate
|
(adjective) formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell |
Synonyms:
vacuolated |
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| vacuolated
|
(adjective) formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell |
Synonyms:
vacuolate |
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| vacuolation
|
(noun) the state of having become filled with vacuoles |
Synonyms:
vacuolisation,
vacuolization |
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| vacuole
|
(noun) a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell |
- |
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| vacuolisation
|
(noun) the state of having become filled with vacuoles |
Synonyms:
vacuolation,
vacuolization |
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| vacuolization
|
(noun) the state of having become filled with vacuoles |
Synonyms:
vacuolation,
vacuolisation |
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| vacuous
|
(adjective) devoid of intelligence or thought |
Synonyms:
mindless,
vacant |
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| (adjective) devoid of significance or force |
Synonyms:
hollow,
empty |
| (adjective) devoid of matter |
- |
| vacuously
|
(adverb) in a vacuous manner |
- |
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| vacuousness
|
(noun) indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas |
- |
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| vacuum
|
(noun) the absence of matter |
Synonyms:
vacuity |
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| (noun) an empty area or space |
Synonyms:
emptiness,
vacancy,
void |
| (noun) a region that is devoid of matter |
Synonyms:
vacuity |
| (noun) an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction |
Synonyms:
vacuum cleaner |
| (verb) clean with a vacuum cleaner |
Synonyms:
hoover,
vacuum-clean |
| vagabond
|
(verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
Synonyms:
range,
ramble,
roam,
roll,
rove,
drift,
wander,
stray,
swan,
cast,
tramp |
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| (noun) anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place |
- |
| (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
Synonyms:
floater,
drifter,
vagrant,
clochard |
| (adjective) wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community |
Synonyms:
rootless |
| (adjective) continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another |
Synonyms:
drifting,
vagrant,
aimless,
floating |
| vagabondage
|
(noun) travelling about without any clear destination |
Synonyms:
roving,
wandering |
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| vagal
|
(adjective) of or relating to the vagus nerve |
Synonyms:
pneumogastric |
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| vagary
|
(noun) an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) |
- |
|---|
| vagile
|
(adjective) having freedom to move about |
- |
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| vagina
|
(noun) the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus |
- |
|---|
| vaginal
|
(adjective) of or relating to the vagina |
- |
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| vaginismus
|
(noun) muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination |
- |
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| vaginitis
|
(noun) inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis) |
- |
|---|
| vaginocele
|
(noun) hernia projecting into the vagina |
Synonyms:
colpocele |
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| vaginoscope
|
(noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. |
Synonyms:
colposcope |
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| vagrancy
|
(noun) the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood |
- |
|---|
| vagrant
|
(adjective) continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another |
Synonyms:
drifting,
vagabond,
aimless,
floating |
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| (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
Synonyms:
vagabond,
floater,
drifter,
clochard |
| vague
|
(adjective) not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished |
Synonyms:
undefined |
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| (adjective) not clearly expressed or understood |
Synonyms:
obscure |
| (adjective) lacking clarity or distinctness |
Synonyms:
dim,
wispy,
shadowy,
faint |
| vaguely
|
(adverb) in a vague way |
Synonyms:
mistily |
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| vagueness
|
(noun) unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning |
- |
|---|
| (noun) indistinctness of shape or character |
- |
| vagus
|
(noun) a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera |
Synonyms:
nervus vagus,
pneumogastric,
pneumogastric nerve,
wandering nerve,
vagus nerve,
tenth cranial nerve |
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| vain
|
(adjective) characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
Synonyms:
egotistic,
egotistical,
self-conceited,
swollen,
swollen-headed,
conceited |
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| (adjective) unproductive of success |
Synonyms:
sleeveless,
bootless,
fruitless,
futile |
| vainglorious
|
(adjective) feeling self-importance |
Synonyms:
swelled,
big |
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| vainglory
|
(noun) outspoken conceit |
Synonyms:
boastfulness |
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| vainly
|
(adverb) to no avail |
Synonyms:
in vain |
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| vaisya
|
(noun) the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category |
- |
|---|
| valance
|
(noun) a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing |
Synonyms:
pelmet,
valance board,
cornice |
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| valdecoxib
|
(noun) a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract |
Synonyms:
Bextra |
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| vale
|
(noun) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
Synonyms:
valley |
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| valediction
|
(noun) a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) |
Synonyms:
valedictory,
valedictory address,
valedictory oration |
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| (noun) the act of saying farewell |
- |
| valedictorian
|
(noun) the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement |
Synonyms:
valedictory speaker |
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| valedictory
|
(adjective) of a speech expressing leave-taking |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell |
- |
| (noun) a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) |
Synonyms:
valediction,
valedictory address,
valedictory oration |
| valence
|
(noun) (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate |
Synonyms:
valency |
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| (noun) (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) |
Synonyms:
valency |
| valency
|
(noun) the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds |
- |
|---|
| (noun) (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate |
Synonyms:
valence |
| (noun) (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) |
Synonyms:
valence |
| valent
|
(adjective) (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination |
- |
|---|
| valentine
|
(noun) a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day |
- |
|---|
| valerian
|
(noun) a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers |
- |
|---|
| valet
|
(verb) serve as a personal attendant to |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer |
Synonyms:
man,
gentleman,
gentleman's gentleman,
valet de chambre |
| valetudinarian
|
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian |
Synonyms:
valetudinary |
|---|
| (noun) weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health |
- |
| valetudinarianism
|
(noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) |
Synonyms:
feebleness,
frailty,
infirmity,
debility,
frailness |
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| valetudinary
|
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian |
Synonyms:
valetudinarian |
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| valgus
|
(noun) a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body |
- |
|---|
| valiance
|
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) |
Synonyms:
gallantry,
heroism,
valiancy,
valor,
valorousness,
valour |
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| valiancy
|
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) |
Synonyms:
gallantry,
heroism,
valiance,
valor,
valorousness,
valour |
|---|
| valiant
|
(adjective) having or showing valor |
Synonyms:
valorous |
|---|
| valiantly
|
(adverb) with valor; in a valiant manner |
Synonyms:
valorously |
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| valid
|
(adjective) well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) still legally acceptable |
- |
| validate
|
(verb) declare or make legally valid |
Synonyms:
formalise,
formalize |
|---|
| (verb) prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something |
- |
| (verb) give evidence for |
Synonyms:
corroborate |
| (verb) make valid or confirm the validity of |
- |
| validated
|
(adjective) declared or made legally valid |
- |
|---|
| validating
|
(adjective) serving to support or corroborate |
Synonyms:
substantiating,
substantiative,
validatory,
verificatory,
verifying,
collateral,
confirmative,
confirmatory,
confirming,
corroborative,
corroboratory |
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| validation
|
(noun) the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something |
Synonyms:
proof,
substantiation |
|---|
| (noun) the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof |
Synonyms:
establishment |
| validatory
|
(adjective) serving to support or corroborate |
Synonyms:
substantiating,
substantiative,
validating,
verificatory,
verifying,
collateral,
confirmative,
confirmatory,
confirming,
corroborative,
corroboratory |
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| validity
|
(noun) the quality of being valid and rigorous |
Synonyms:
cogency,
rigor,
rigour |
|---|
| (noun) the quality of having legal force or effectiveness |
Synonyms:
validness |
| validly
|
(adverb) with validity; in a valid manner |
- |
|---|
| validness
|
(noun) the quality of having legal force or effectiveness |
Synonyms:
validity |
|---|
| valine
|
(noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults |
- |
|---|
| valise
|
(noun) a small overnight bag for short trips |
- |
|---|
| vallecula
|
(noun) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part |
Synonyms:
groove |
|---|
| valley
|
(noun) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
Synonyms:
vale |
|---|
| valor
|
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) |
Synonyms:
gallantry,
heroism,
valiance,
valiancy,
valorousness,
valour |
|---|
| valorous
|
(adjective) having or showing valor |
Synonyms:
valiant |
|---|
| valorously
|
(adverb) with valor; in a valiant manner |
Synonyms:
valiantly |
|---|
| valorousness
|
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) |
Synonyms:
gallantry,
heroism,
valiance,
valiancy,
valor,
valour |
|---|
| valour
|
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) |
Synonyms:
gallantry,
heroism,
valiance,
valiancy,
valor,
valorousness |
|---|
| valsartan
|
(noun) an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure |
Synonyms:
Diovan |
|---|
| valse
|
(noun) a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat |
Synonyms:
waltz |
|---|
| valuable
|
(adjective) having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) having worth or merit or value |
Synonyms:
worthful |
| (noun) something of value |
- |