| 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] |
| vex |
to annoy or irritate. [2 definitions] |
| vexation |
the act of annoying. [3 definitions] |
| vexatious |
causing annoyance or trouble. [2 definitions] |
| vexing |
causing vexation; irritating; perplexing. |
| VFW |
abbreviation of "Veterans of Foreign Wars." |
| VHF |
abbreviation of "very high frequency," any radio frequency ranging between thirty and three hundred megahertz. |
| VHS |
abbreviation of "video home system." |
| VI |
abbreviation of "Virgin Islands," a group of islands in the West Indies east of Puerto Rico, comprising a territory of the United States and a colony of Great Britain. |
| via |
traveling through; by way of. [2 definitions] |