| vice-regent |
a regent's deputy. |
| viceroy |
the appointed governor of a colony, country, or province, who serves as the representative of the sovereign. [2 definitions] |
| vice squad |
a police division assigned to enforce laws governing prostitution, gambling, narcotics, and other forms of vice. |
| vice versa |
with the order, esp. preceding order, reversed; conversely. |
| vichyssoise |
a cream of potato soup flavored with leeks and onions and usu. served chilled. |
| Vichy water |
a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, France, sometimes used in treating gout and digestive diseases. [2 definitions] |
| vicinage |
a region or district near or around a place; vicinity. [3 definitions] |
| vicinity |
an area or district near or around a particular spot; somewhere nearby. [3 definitions] |
| vicious |
given to or characterized by violence or cruelty; savage; fierce. [3 definitions] |
| vicious circle |
a situation in which the solution to a problem gives rise to another, which can be worse or may bring back the first with greater complications, thereby increasing the difficulty of solving any of them. [2 definitions] |
| vicissitude |
(usu. pl.) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. [3 definitions] |
| victim |
someone who is harmed physically or emotionally by a person or group of people, or by circumstance. [3 definitions] |
| victimize |
to make a victim of. [2 definitions] |
| victimless |
lacking any victim or injured party, as certain crimes. |
| victimless crime |
a crime, such as gambling, that involves no obvious victim. |
| victor |
one who wins a contest, battle, argument, or the like, esp. one who defeats an enemy in armed struggle; winner. |
| Victoria |
the seaport capital of Hong Kong. [4 definitions] |
| victoria |
a low, light carriage with four wheels, a collapsible top that covers a seat for two passengers, and a raised seat in front for the driver. |
| Victoria Cross |
the highest military decoration in the British Commonwealth, awarded for conspicuous valor. |
| Victoria Day |
a national holiday in Canada celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday and falling on the first Monday preceding May 25. |
| Victorian |
of, concerning, or during the reign of Queen Victoria. [4 definitions] |