| var | (noun) a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere | Synonyms: volt-ampere |
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| vara | (noun) a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities | - |
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| varan | (noun) any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles | Synonyms: monitor, monitor lizard |
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| vardenafil | (noun) virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men | Synonyms: Levitra |
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| variability | (noun) the quality of being subject to variation | Synonyms: variableness, variance |
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| (noun) the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity | Synonyms: unevenness |
| variable | (adjective) liable to or capable of change | - |
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| (adjective) (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied | - |
| (adjective) marked by diversity or difference | Synonyms: varying |
| (noun) a quantity that can assume any of a set of values | Synonyms: variable quantity |
| (noun) a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity | - |
| (noun) something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation | - |
| (noun) a star that varies noticeably in brightness | Synonyms: variable star |
| variableness | (noun) the quality of being subject to variation | Synonyms: variability, variance |
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| variably | (adverb) with variation; in a variable manner or to a variable degree | - |
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| variance | (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard | Synonyms: variation |
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| (noun) an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) | - |
| (noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | Synonyms: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence |
| (noun) the quality of being subject to variation | Synonyms: variability, variableness |
| (noun) the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value | - |
| (noun) discord that splits a group | Synonyms: division |
| (noun) an event that departs from expectations | Synonyms: discrepancy, variant |
| variant | (adjective) differing from a norm or standard | - |
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| (adjective) exhibiting variation and change | - |
| (noun) a variable quantity that is random | Synonyms: chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate |
| (noun) something a little different from others of the same type | Synonyms: edition, variation, version |
| (noun) an event that departs from expectations | Synonyms: discrepancy, variance |
| (noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | Synonyms: form, strain, var. |
| variate | (noun) a variable quantity that is random | Synonyms: chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant |
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| variation | (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard | Synonyms: variance |
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| (noun) the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | - |
| (noun) (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure | Synonyms: pas seul |
| (noun) an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard | - |
| (noun) something a little different from others of the same type | Synonyms: edition, variant, version |
| (noun) a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished | - |
| (noun) an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change | Synonyms: fluctuation |
| (noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | Synonyms: mutant, mutation, sport |
| (noun) (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) | - |
| (noun) the process of varying or being varied | - |
| (noun) the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north | Synonyms: magnetic declination, magnetic variation |
| varicella | (noun) an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body | Synonyms: chickenpox |
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| varicelliform | (adjective) resembling the rash of chickenpox | - |
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| varicocele | (noun) dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes | - |
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| varicolored | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicoloured |
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| (adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicoloured, variegated |
| varicoloured | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored |
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| (adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicolored, variegated |
| varicose | (adjective) abnormally swollen or knotty | - |
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| varicosis | (noun) pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins | - |
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| varicosity | (noun) varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous | - |
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| varied | (adjective) characterized by variety | - |
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| (adjective) broken away from sameness or identity or duplication | - |
| (adjective) widely different | Synonyms: wide-ranging |
| variedness | (noun) characterized by variation | - |
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| variegate | (verb) make something more diverse and varied | Synonyms: motley, vary |
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| (verb) change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors | - |
| variegated | (adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicolored, varicoloured |
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| variegation | (noun) the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) | Synonyms: diversification |
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| (noun) variability in coloration | - |
| varietal | (noun) a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape | Synonyms: varietal wine |
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| variety | (noun) noticeable heterogeneity | Synonyms: diverseness, diversity, multifariousness |
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| (noun) a difference that is usually pleasant | Synonyms: change |
| (noun) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality | Synonyms: form, kind, sort |
| (noun) a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances | Synonyms: variety show |
| (noun) (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics | - |
| (noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord |
| variform | (adjective) varying in form or shape | - |
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| variola | (noun) a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars | Synonyms: smallpox, variola major |
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| variolar | (adjective) relating to small pox | Synonyms: variolic, variolous |
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| variolation | (noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox | Synonyms: variolization |
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| variolic | (adjective) relating to small pox | Synonyms: variolar, variolous |
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| variolization | (noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox | Synonyms: variolation |
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| variolous | (adjective) relating to small pox | Synonyms: variolar, variolic |
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| variometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field | - |
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| variorum | (noun) an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors | Synonyms: variorum edition |
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| various | (adjective) distinctly dissimilar or unlike | Synonyms: diverse |
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| (adjective) considered individually | Synonyms: respective, several |
| (adjective) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity | Synonyms: assorted |
| (adjective) having great diversity or variety | Synonyms: versatile |
| variously | (adverb) in diverse ways | Synonyms: diversely, multifariously |
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| varix | (noun) abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel | - |
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| varlet | (noun) in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood | Synonyms: page |
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| (noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag |
| varment | (noun) any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote | Synonyms: varmint |
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| varmint | (noun) any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote | Synonyms: varment |
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| (noun) an irritating or obnoxious person | Synonyms: vermin |
| varna | (noun) (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) | - |
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| varnish | (noun) a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface | - |
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| (verb) cover with varnish | Synonyms: seal |
| varnished | (adjective) having a coating of stain or varnish | Synonyms: stained |
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| varnisher | (noun) someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish | - |
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| varsity | (noun) a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University | - |
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| (noun) a team representing a college or university | Synonyms: first team |
| varus | (noun) a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree | - |
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| vary | (verb) become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence | Synonyms: alter, change |
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| (verb) make something more diverse and varied | Synonyms: motley, variegate |
| (verb) be at variance with; be out of line with | Synonyms: depart, deviate, diverge |
| (verb) be subject to change in accordance with a variable | - |
| varying | (adjective) marked by diversity or difference | Synonyms: variable |
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