versicle |
a short verse. [2 definitions] |
versicolor |
changeable in color. [2 definitions] |
versification |
the act or art of making verse. [4 definitions] |
versify |
to write about (a subject) in verse form. [3 definitions] |
version |
a description or report in a particular style or from one point of view. [3 definitions] |
vers libre |
see "free verse." |
verso |
the reverse side of a manuscript leaf or page, or the left-hand page of an open book. (Cf. recto.) |
verst |
a Russian unit of length equivalent to 3,500 feet or about two-thirds of a mile (1.067 kilometers). |
versus |
in opposition to; against. [2 definitions] |
vertebra |
one of the small bones or segments of cartilage that form the spinal column. |
vertebral |
of, like, or pertaining to a vertebra or vertebrae. [2 definitions] |
vertebrate |
having a backbone. [3 definitions] |
vertex |
the highest point of anything; apex. [2 definitions] |
vertical |
perpendicular to level ground; extending at right angles to the horizon; upright. [4 definitions] |
vertical circle |
an imaginary circle on the celestial sphere that passes through the zenith and nadir and is thus perpendicular to the horizon. |
vertical union |
see "industrial union." |
verticil |
a circular arrangement around a point on an axis, as of leaves around a plant's stem. |
vertiginous |
tending to cause vertigo. [4 definitions] |
vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. [2 definitions] |
vertu |
variant of virtu. |
vervain |
any of various plants that bear long, slender spikes of small white, blue, or purple flowers. |