| very high frequency |
any radio frequency ranging between thirty and three hundred megahertz. (abbr.: VHF) |
| Very light |
see "Very signal." |
| very low frequency |
any radio frequency between ten and thirty kilohertz. (abbr.: VLF) |
| Very signal |
a colored signal flare fired from a special pistol for signaling at night; Very light. |
| vesicant |
giving rise to blisters, as certain medicines and chemicals; blistering. [2 definitions] |
| vesicate |
to cause blisters on; blister. |
| vesicle |
a small hollow cell or cavity in a living organism. [3 definitions] |
| vesper |
a bell rung to summon worshipers to the evening service. [5 definitions] |
| vesper sparrow |
a North American sparrow with gray-brown plumage and white outer tail feathers that sings in the evenings. |
| vespertilionid |
any of several long-tailed insectivorous bats. |
| vespertine |
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening; twilight. [3 definitions] |
| vespiary |
a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets. |
| vespid |
any of several wasps, including both social and solitary species. |
| vessel |
a hollow device used as a receptacle, esp. for liquids; container. [4 definitions] |
| vest |
a waist-length, fitted, sleeveless, and usu. collarless garment, usu. worn over a shirt or blouse and often under a jacket; weskit. [8 definitions] |
| Vesta |
in Roman mythology, the goddess of the hearth; Hestia. |
| vestal |
of, pertaining to, or sacred to the Roman goddess Vesta. [4 definitions] |
| vestal virgin |
in ancient Rome, one of the six virgins who vowed to remain chaste and tended the fire in the temple of Vesta. |
| vested interest |
in law, a right that cannot be eliminated, such as a right to a future benefit. [3 definitions] |
| vestee |
a small decorative garment worn by women over the front. (Cf. dickey.) |
| vestiary |
of or pertaining to clothes or vestments. [2 definitions] |