vis |
(Latin) force, power, or strength. |
visa |
permission granted by an appropriate national official, and so indicated on a passport, that its bearer may travel within that nation. [2 definitions] |
visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, esp. in regard to its appearance or expression. |
vis-à-vis |
face-to-face. [4 definitions] |
viscera |
the internal organs of the body, esp. those in the thorax and abdomen. [2 definitions] |
visceral |
of, concerning, or affecting the viscera, the internal organs of the body, esp. those of the thorax and abdomen. [4 definitions] |
viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. [2 definitions] |
viscose |
a viscous solution of treated cellulose used in making such products as rayon and cellophane. [4 definitions] |
viscosity |
the state or property of being adhesive and gluey. [2 definitions] |
viscount |
a nobleman that ranks just beneath an earl or count and above a baron. |
viscountess |
the wife or widow of a viscount. [2 definitions] |
viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |
viscus |
sing. of viscera. |
visé |
a visa. [2 definitions] |
vise |
any of a variety of tools used to grip objects by means of two jawlike parts that are usu. moved by a screw or lever. [2 definitions] |
Vishnu |
the second member of the Hindu trinity, known as "The Preserver" and believed to have been incarnated in Krishna. |
visibility |
the state or fact of being visible. [2 definitions] |
visible |
able to be seen; perceptible through sight. [2 definitions] |
Visigoth |
a member of the western division of the Goths, who invaded the Roman Empire in the fourth century and established a kingdom in France and Spain. (Cf. Ostrogoth.) |
vision |
the ability to perceive through sight. [6 definitions] |
visionary |
characterized by whimsical notions or impractical plans. [7 definitions] |