| vernier |
a small scale that slides along a larger, fixed scale, used to measure fractional parts of the fixed scale's divisions. [2 definitions] |
| veronica1 |
a perennial plant that bears small blue flowers; speedwell. [2 definitions] |
| veronica2 |
a bullfighting maneuver in which the matador stands still and slowly swings an open cape in front of the charging bull. |
| versatile |
having numerous skills or abilities, usu. being able to turn easily from one type of thing engaged in to another. [2 definitions] |
| versatility |
the ability or skill to do a variety of things, usually accompanied by the ability to turn easily from one thing to another. [2 definitions] |
| verse1 |
poetry, or a poem, esp. in metrical form. [4 definitions] |
| verse2 |
to make knowledgeable or skilled; train; school (usu. fol. by "in"). |
| versed |
skilled; knowledgeable (usu. fol. by "in"). |
| versicle |
a short verse. [2 definitions] |
| versicolor |
changeable in color. [2 definitions] |
| versification |
the act or art of making verse. [4 definitions] |
| versify |
to write about (a subject) in verse form. [3 definitions] |
| version |
a description or report in a particular style or from one point of view. [3 definitions] |
| vers libre |
see "free verse." |
| verso |
the reverse side of a manuscript leaf or page, or the left-hand page of an open book. (Cf. recto.) |
| verst |
a Russian unit of length equivalent to 3,500 feet or about two-thirds of a mile (1.067 kilometers). |
| versus |
in opposition to; against. [2 definitions] |
| vertebra |
one of the small bones or segments of cartilage that form the spinal column. |
| vertebral |
of, like, or pertaining to a vertebra or vertebrae. [2 definitions] |
| vertebrate |
having a backbone. [3 definitions] |
| vertex |
the highest point of anything; apex. [2 definitions] |