| vestee |
a small decorative garment worn by women over the front. (Cf. dickey.) |
| vestiary |
of or pertaining to clothes or vestments. [2 definitions] |
| vestibule |
a small hall or passageway at the entrance to a building; foyer. [3 definitions] |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. [2 definitions] |
| vestigial |
of, pertaining to, or being a vestige, esp. an anatomical one. |
| vestment |
clothing, esp. a robe or gown worn on official or ceremonial occasions. [2 definitions] |
| vest-pocket |
designed to fit into, or as if into, a vest pocket. [2 definitions] |
| vestry |
a church room or building in which clerical vestments are put on and in which these and other liturgical objects are stored; sacristy. [3 definitions] |
| vestryman |
in some churches, a male member of the vestry. |
| vestrywoman |
in some churches, a female member of the vestry. |
| Vesuvius |
an active volcano in southwestern Italy that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.; Mount Vesuvius. |
| vet1 |
(informal) a shortened form of "veterinarian," a person trained and licensed to practice medicine on animals. [3 definitions] |
| vet2 |
(informal) shortened form of "veteran," a person who was formerly part of the armed forces, esp. during a war. |
| vetch |
any of various related climbing, twining legumes grown for forage, soil improvement, or food. |
| veteran |
a person who was formerly part of the armed forces, esp. during a war. [4 definitions] |
| Veterans Administration |
a U.S. federal agency that administers the laws governing benefits for veterans of the armed forces. |
| Veterans Day |
a holiday in the United States for commemorating all veterans of the armed forces, held on November 11 and formerly called Armistice Day. |
| veterinarian |
a person trained and licensed to practice medicine on animals; animal doctor. |
| veterinary |
one trained and licensed to practice medicine on animals; veterinarian. [2 definitions] |
| vetiver |
a tropical Asian grass, cultivated for its root. [2 definitions] |
| veto |
the right or power of one official authority or body, esp. the chief executive, to reject or cancel something enacted by another, such as a law or budget authorization approved by a legislature. [5 definitions] |