| variety meat |
edible meat other than the usual flesh, such as organs, tongue, or kidneys. |
| variety show |
a show on television, in a nightclub, or in a theater that is composed of different kinds of acts such as songs, dances, and comic skits. |
| variety store |
a retail store that sells a wide variety of items, esp. small and inexpensive ones. |
| variform |
varied in form; having a variety of forms. |
| variola |
smallpox. |
| variometer |
any of various devices that measure or record variations in some quantity, such as a geophysical instrument that measures variations in the earth's magnetic force. [2 definitions] |
| variorum |
containing commentary or notes from several different scholars or editors. [3 definitions] |
| various |
of many different kinds; diverse. [2 definitions] |
| varistor |
a semiconductor resistor, the resistance of which varies according to the voltage applied. |
| varix |
a blood or lymph vessel that is swollen or dilated; varicose vein. |
| varmint |
(informal) a usu. predatory animal or bird that is considered a nuisance or pest. |
| varnish |
a liquid of resinous material that is brushed on wood or the like to make a hard, shiny, protective coating. [5 definitions] |
| varoom |
variant of vroom. |
| varsity |
the primary team that competes in a sport or other extramural contest on behalf of a school, college, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| vary |
to change; alter; modify. [4 definitions] |
| vas |
an anatomical or biological vessel or duct. |
| Vasco da Gama |
a Portuguese explorer who established the first all-water trade route between Europe and India (b.1460?--d.1524). |
| Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
a Spanish explorer and the first European discoverer of the Pacific Ocean (b.1475?--d.1519?). |
| vascular |
composed of, containing, or having to do with tubes or ducts that carry a fluid, such as blood or lymph in animals or sap in plants, or with a system of such tubes or ducts. |
| vascular bundle |
in botany, an aggregate plant unit composed of strands of conductive and supportive tissue. |
| vasculitis |
inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel. |