| vitreous | (adjective) relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye | - |
| (adjective) (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it | Synonyms: glassy, vitrified |
| vitrification | (noun) the process of becoming vitreous | - |
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| (noun) a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified | - |
| vitrified | (adjective) (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it | Synonyms: glassy, vitreous |
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| vitrify | (verb) undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like | - |
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| (verb) change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat | - |
| vitrine | (noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | Synonyms: case, display case, showcase |
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| vitriol | (noun) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | Synonyms: invective, vituperation |
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| (noun) (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry | Synonyms: oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid |
| (verb) subject to bitter verbal abuse | - |
| (verb) expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol | - |
| vitriolic | (adjective) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | Synonyms: caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant |
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| (adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent |
| vitriolically | (adverb) in a caustic vitriolic manner | Synonyms: caustically |
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| vituperate | (verb) spread negative information about | Synonyms: rail, revile, vilify |
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| vituperation | (noun) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | Synonyms: invective, vitriol |
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| vituperative | (adjective) marked by harshly abusive criticism | Synonyms: scathing |
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| viva | (noun) an examination conducted by spoken communication | Synonyms: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce |
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| vivace | (adjective) (of tempo) very fast and lively | - |
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| (adverb) lively, in music | - |
| vivacious | (adjective) vigorous and animated | Synonyms: vibrant |
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| vivaciously | (adverb) with vivacity | - |
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| vivacity | (noun) characterized by high spirits and animation | - |
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| vivarium | (noun) an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions | - |
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| viverrine | (noun) small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World | Synonyms: viverrine mammal |
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| vivid | (adjective) having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience | - |
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| (adjective) having strong or striking color | Synonyms: bright, brilliant |
| (adjective) evoking lifelike images within the mind | Synonyms: graphic, lifelike, pictorial |
| (adjective) (of color) having the highest saturation | Synonyms: intense |
| vividly | (adverb) in a vivid manner | - |
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| vividness | (noun) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | Synonyms: chroma, intensity, saturation |
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| (noun) interest and variety and intensity | Synonyms: color, colour |
| vivification | (noun) the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something | Synonyms: animation, invigoration |
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| (noun) quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous | Synonyms: animation, brio, invigoration, spiritedness |
| vivify | (verb) give new life or energy to | Synonyms: animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify |
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| (verb) make more striking or animated | - |
| viviparous | (adjective) producing living young (not eggs) | Synonyms: live-bearing |
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| vivisect | (verb) cut (a body) open while still alive | - |
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| vivisection | (noun) the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) | - |
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| vivisectionist | (noun) a biologist who cuts open live animals for research | - |
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| vixen | (noun) a female fox | - |
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| (noun) a malicious woman with a fierce temper | Synonyms: harpy, hellcat |
| vixenish | (adjective) shrewish and malicious | - |
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| vizier | (noun) a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire) | - |
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| viziership | (noun) the position of vizier | - |
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| vizor | (noun) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | Synonyms: bill, eyeshade, peak, visor |
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| (noun) a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face | Synonyms: visor |
| vizsla | (noun) Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat | Synonyms: Hungarian pointer |
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