vomitus | (noun) the matter ejected in vomiting | Synonyms: barf, puke, vomit |
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voodoo | (noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | Synonyms: fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju |
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(noun) a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities | Synonyms: hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism |
(noun) (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities | - |
(verb) bewitch by or as if by a voodoo | - |
voodooism | (noun) a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities | Synonyms: hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo |
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voracious | (adjective) excessively greedy and grasping | Synonyms: rapacious, ravening |
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(adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities | Synonyms: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish |
voraciously | (adverb) in an eagerly voracious manner | - |
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voraciousness | (noun) extreme gluttony | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity |
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(noun) an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) | Synonyms: greediness, rapaciousness |
(noun) excessive desire to eat | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity |
voracity | (noun) extreme gluttony | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness |
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(noun) excessive desire to eat | Synonyms: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness |
vortex | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: maelstrom, whirlpool |
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(noun) the shape of something rotating rapidly | Synonyms: convolution, swirl, whirl |
vorticella | (noun) any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk | - |
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votary | (noun) one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service | - |
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(noun) a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult | - |
(noun) a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity | - |
vote | (noun) a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | Synonyms: ballot, balloting, voting |
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(noun) the opinion of a group as determined by voting | - |
(noun) a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment | Synonyms: right to vote, suffrage |
(noun) the total number of voters who participated | Synonyms: voter turnout |
(noun) a body of voters who have the same interests | - |
(verb) be guided by in voting | - |
(verb) express one's choice or preference by vote | - |
(verb) express a choice or opinion | - |
(verb) bring into existence or make available by vote | - |
(verb) express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote | - |
voteless | (adjective) deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote | Synonyms: disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless |
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voter | (noun) a citizen who has a legal right to vote | Synonyms: elector |
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voting | (noun) a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | Synonyms: ballot, balloting, vote |
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votive | (adjective) dedicated in fulfillment of a vow | - |
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vouch | (verb) give supporting evidence | - |
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(verb) summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title | - |
(verb) give personal assurance; guarantee | - |
(verb) give surety or assume responsibility | Synonyms: guarantee |
vouchee | (noun) (law) a person called into court to defend a title | - |
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voucher | (noun) a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | Synonyms: coupon |
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(noun) a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure | - |
(noun) someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement | Synonyms: verifier |
vouchsafe | (verb) grant in a condescending manner | - |
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vouge | (noun) a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century | - |
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voussoir | (noun) wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault | - |
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vow | (noun) a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner | - |
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(verb) make a vow; promise | - |
(verb) dedicate to a deity by a vow | Synonyms: consecrate |
vowel | (noun) a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Synonyms: vowel sound |
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(noun) a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel | - |
vowelise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelize |
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vowelize | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelise |
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vowellike | (adjective) having characteristics of a vowel sound | - |
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vower | (noun) someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way | - |
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vox | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice |
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voyage | (noun) a journey to some distant place | - |
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(noun) an act of traveling by water | Synonyms: ocean trip |
(verb) travel on water propelled by wind or by other means | Synonyms: navigate, sail |
voyager | (noun) a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea) | - |
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voyeur | (noun) a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others | Synonyms: peeper, Peeping Tom |
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voyeurism | (noun) a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior | - |
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voyeuristic | (adjective) of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism | Synonyms: voyeuristical |
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voyeuristical | (adjective) of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism | Synonyms: voyeuristic |
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voyeuristically | (adverb) like a voyeur | - |
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voyeuse | (noun) a chair of the 18th century used at game tables, having a padded top rail on which spectators could lean. | - |
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