| viperous |
of, like, or suggestive of a venomous snake or viper; spiteful; malicious. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| viral |
of, relating to, or caused by a virus. [2 definitions] |
| vireo |
any of several small insect-eating birds that have gray or greenish plumage. |
| virescence |
the state or condition of becoming green, esp. the abnormal coloring of plant parts that are normally not green. |
| Virgil |
a Roman poet (70-19 B.C.). |
| virgin |
one who has never had sexual intercourse. [6 definitions] |
| virginal1 |
pertaining to or characteristic of a virgin. [2 definitions] |
| virginal2 |
(often pl.) a type of small harpsichord popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
| virgin birth |
(often cap.) the Christian theological doctrine that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit having miraculously impregnated her. [2 definitions] |
| Virginia |
a southern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast between Maryland and North Carolina. (abbr.: VA) |
| Virginia cowslip |
a woodland perennial of eastern North America bearing clusters of blue or purple bell-shaped flowers; Virginia bluebell. |
| Virginia creeper |
a climbing vine of eastern North America that has palmately compound leaves and bears green flower clusters and bluish black, inedible berries; woodbine. |
| Virginia deer |
the white-tailed deer. |
| Virginia reel |
an American country dance in which couples face each other in two parallel lines and then perform various steps and maneuvers together. [2 definitions] |
| Virginia Woolf |
English novelist and essayist, noted for her use of modernist techniques such as stream of consciousness and interior monologue; born Virginia Stephens (b.1882--d.1941). |
| 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. |
| virginity |
the state of being a virgin. [2 definitions] |
| Virgin Mary |
see "Mary." |
| virgin's-bower |
any of several climbing varieties of clematis, esp. one found in eastern North America that bears clusters of small white flowers. |
| virgin wool |
wool that has not been spun, woven, or otherwise processed. |