| 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] |
| vest |
a waist-length, fitted, sleeveless, and usu. collarless garment, usu. worn over a shirt or blouse and often under a jacket; weskit. [8 definitions] |
| Vesta |
in Roman mythology, the goddess of the hearth; Hestia. |
| vestal |
of, pertaining to, or sacred to the Roman goddess Vesta. [4 definitions] |
| vestal virgin |
in ancient Rome, one of the six virgins who vowed to remain chaste and tended the fire in the temple of Vesta. |
| vested interest |
in law, a right that cannot be eliminated, such as a right to a future benefit. [3 definitions] |
| vestee |
a small decorative garment worn by women over the front. (Cf. dickey.) |
| vestiary |
of or pertaining to clothes or vestments. [2 definitions] |
| vestibule |
a small hall or passageway at the entrance to a building; foyer. [3 definitions] |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. [2 definitions] |
| vestigial |
of, pertaining to, or being a vestige, esp. an anatomical one. |
| vestment |
clothing, esp. a robe or gown worn on official or ceremonial occasions. [2 definitions] |
| vest-pocket |
designed to fit into, or as if into, a vest pocket. [2 definitions] |
| vestry |
a church room or building in which clerical vestments are put on and in which these and other liturgical objects are stored; sacristy. [3 definitions] |
| vestryman |
in some churches, a male member of the vestry. |
| vestrywoman |
in some churches, a female member of the vestry. |
| Vesuvius |
an active volcano in southwestern Italy that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.; Mount Vesuvius. |
| vet1 |
(informal) a shortened form of "veterinarian," a person trained and licensed to practice medicine on animals. [3 definitions] |
| vet2 |
(informal) shortened form of "veteran," a person who was formerly part of the armed forces, esp. during a war. |
| vetch |
any of various related climbing, twining legumes grown for forage, soil improvement, or food. |