| valet |
a manservant who attends to the personal needs of his employer, such as getting that person properly dressed. [5 definitions] |
| valetudinarian |
a person confined or incapacitated by poor health; invalid. [4 definitions] |
| valetudinary |
a valetudinarian. |
| Valhalla |
in Scandinavian mythology, the hall where Odin receives and enshrines the heroes who have died bravely in battle. |
| valiant |
showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. [3 definitions] |
| valid |
equitable; just. [4 definitions] |
| validate |
to prove valid or acceptable; verify. [2 definitions] |
| validation |
the act or process of proving or confirming (something) to be valid or acceptable. [2 definitions] |
| validity |
the quality or condition of being valid. |
| valise |
a small piece of hand luggage. |
| Valkyrie |
in Scandinavian mythology, any of the maidens who bring dead battle heroes to Valhalla and attend them there. |
| Valletta |
the seaport capital of Malta. |
| valley |
a long area of relatively low elevation, often having a stream bed at the bottom, surrounded by mountains or hills. [2 definitions] |
| valor |
boldness in facing danger; courage; bravery. |
| valorize |
to fix or maintain the price of (a commodity), esp. by a government, as by buying up a commodity at a fixed price or by making special loans to the producers. |
| valorous |
having or showing bravery; valiant; courageous. |
| Valsalva maneuver |
forced breathing out with the mouth and nose closed, so as to restore normal pressure in the ears. |
| valse |
(French) waltz. |
| valuable |
having great material or monetary worth; expensive. [3 definitions] |
| valuate |
to determine or set the value of; appraise. |
| valuation |
the act or process of estimating, determining, or setting the value of something; appraisal. [2 definitions] |