| van | (noun) a truck with an enclosed cargo space | - |
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| (noun) a camper equipped with living quarters | Synonyms: caravan |
| (noun) (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight | - |
| (noun) the leading units moving at the head of an army | Synonyms: vanguard |
| (noun) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) | Synonyms: avant-garde, new wave, vanguard |
| vanadate | (noun) a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium | - |
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| vanadinite | (noun) a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium | - |
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| vanadium | (noun) a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite | Synonyms: atomic number 23, V |
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| vancomycin | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections | Synonyms: Vancocin |
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| vanda | (noun) any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes | - |
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| vandal | (noun) someone who willfully destroys or defaces property | - |
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| vandalise | (verb) destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism | Synonyms: vandalize |
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| vandalism | (noun) willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | Synonyms: hooliganism, malicious mischief |
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| vandalize | (verb) destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism | Synonyms: vandalise |
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| vandyke | (noun) a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke) | Synonyms: vandyke beard |
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| vane | (noun) the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft | Synonyms: web |
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| (noun) mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind | Synonyms: weather vane, weathervane, wind vane |
| (noun) flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water | Synonyms: blade |
| (noun) a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it | - |
| vaned | (adjective) (of an arrow) equipped with feathers | Synonyms: fledged |
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| vanguard | (noun) the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field | Synonyms: cutting edge, forefront |
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| (noun) the leading units moving at the head of an army | Synonyms: van |
| (noun) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) | Synonyms: avant-garde, new wave, van |
| vanilla | (adjective) flavored with vanilla extract | - |
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| (adjective) plain and without any extras or adornments | - |
| (noun) a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans | - |
| (noun) a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) | Synonyms: vanilla extract |
| (noun) any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers | - |
| vanillin | (noun) a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings | - |
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| vanish | (verb) get lost, as without warning or explanation | Synonyms: disappear, go away |
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| (verb) decrease rapidly and disappear | Synonyms: fly, vaporize |
| (verb) cease to exist | Synonyms: disappear |
| (verb) pass away rapidly | Synonyms: fell, fly |
| (verb) become invisible or unnoticeable | Synonyms: disappear, go away |
| vanished | (adjective) having passed out of existence | - |
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| vanisher | (noun) a person who disappears | - |
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| vanishing | (noun) a sudden disappearance from sight | - |
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| (noun) a sudden or mysterious disappearance | - |
| vanishingly | (adverb) so as to disappear or approach zero | - |
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| vanity | (noun) low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup | Synonyms: dresser, dressing table, toilet table |
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| (noun) the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride | Synonyms: conceit, conceitedness |
| (noun) the quality of being valueless or futile | Synonyms: emptiness |
| (noun) feelings of excessive pride | Synonyms: amour propre, conceit, self-love |
| vanquish | (verb) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce |
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| vanquishable | (adjective) susceptible to being defeated | Synonyms: beatable, vincible |
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| vanquisher | (noun) someone who is victorious by force of arms | Synonyms: conqueror |
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| vantage | (noun) the quality of having a superior or more favorable position | Synonyms: advantage |
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| (noun) place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) | - |