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. |
verve |
energetic enthusiasm; liveliness. |
vervet |
a small African monkey with a long tail and a yellow-brown or greenish coat. |
very |
to a great extent; in a high degree; extremely. [7 definitions] |
very high frequency |
any radio frequency ranging between thirty and three hundred megahertz. (abbr.: VHF) |
Very light |
see "Very signal." |
very low frequency |
any radio frequency between ten and thirty kilohertz. (abbr.: VLF) |
Very signal |
a colored signal flare fired from a special pistol for signaling at night; Very light. |
vesicant |
giving rise to blisters, as certain medicines and chemicals; blistering. [2 definitions] |
vesicate |
to cause blisters on; blister. |
vesicle |
a small hollow cell or cavity in a living organism. [3 definitions] |
vesper |
a bell rung to summon worshipers to the evening service. [5 definitions] |
vesper sparrow |
a North American sparrow with gray-brown plumage and white outer tail feathers that sings in the evenings. |
vespertilionid |
any of several long-tailed insectivorous bats. |
vespertine |
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening; twilight. [3 definitions] |
vespiary |
a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets. |
vespid |
any of several wasps, including both social and solitary species. |
vessel |
a hollow device used as a receptacle, esp. for liquids; container. [4 definitions] |