| versed |
skilled; knowledgeable (usu. fol. by in). |
| versicle |
a short verse. [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] |
| vertical |
perpendicular to level ground; extending at right angles to the horizon; upright. [4 definitions] |
| vertical circle |
an imaginary circle on the celestial sphere that passes through the zenith and nadir and is thus perpendicular to the horizon. |
| vertical union |
see industrial union. |
| verticil |
a circular arrangement around a point on an axis, as of leaves around a plant's stem. |
| vertiginous |
tending to cause vertigo. [4 definitions] |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. [2 definitions] |
| vertu |
variant of virtu. |
| vervain |
any of various plants that bear long, slender spikes of small white, blue, or purple flowers. |