vertebra | (noun) one of the bony segments of the spinal column | - |
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vertebral | (adjective) of or relating to or constituting vertebrae | - |
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vertebrate | (adjective) having a backbone or spinal column | - |
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(noun) animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | Synonyms: craniate |
vertex | (noun) the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure | - |
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(noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: acme, apex, peak |
vertical | (adjective) at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line | Synonyms: perpendicular |
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(adjective) upright in position or posture | Synonyms: erect, upright |
(adjective) relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution | - |
(adjective) of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group) | - |
(noun) a vertical structural member as a post or stake | Synonyms: upright |
(noun) something that is oriented vertically | - |
verticality | (noun) position at right angles to the horizon | Synonyms: erectness, uprightness, verticalness |
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vertically | (adverb) in a vertical direction | - |
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verticalness | (noun) position at right angles to the horizon | Synonyms: erectness, uprightness, verticality |
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verticil | (noun) a whorl of leaves growing around a stem | - |
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verticillate | (adjective) forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) | Synonyms: verticillated, whorled |
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verticillated | (adjective) forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) | Synonyms: verticillate, whorled |
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verticilliosis | (noun) wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium | - |
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verticillium | (noun) a fungus of the genus Verticillium | - |
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vertiginous | (adjective) having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling | Synonyms: dizzy, giddy, woozy |
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vertigo | (noun) a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall | Synonyms: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness |
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vertu | (noun) artistic quality | Synonyms: virtu |
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(noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art | Synonyms: connoisseurship, virtu |