| Velcro |
trademark for a fastening device consisting of a strip of nylon tape with tiny hooklike loops that attach to a strip with a matted surface, used esp. on clothing and cloth furnishings. |
| veld |
an open, grassy stretch of land with only occasional trees or shrubs, esp. as found in southern Africa. |
| velleity |
volition or willing in its weakest form. [2 definitions] |
| vellum |
a fine-grained calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin that has been treated to serve as book pages or covers. [4 definitions] |
| velocipede |
any of several early bicycles or tricycles. [2 definitions] |
| velociraptor |
a carnivorous, bipedal dinosaur of the genus Velociraptor, having feathers, a long tail, and a sickle-shaped claw on each hind foot. |
| velocity |
speed. [2 definitions] |
| velour |
a fabric with a soft, fuzzy surface like that of velvet, used esp. for clothing and upholstery. [2 definitions] |
| velouté |
a white sauce made with chicken or veal stock, thickened with butter and flour. |
| velum |
a thin, veillike membrane or membranous covering or partition, esp. the soft palate. |
| velure |
velvet or a material like velvet; velour. [2 definitions] |
| velvet |
a fine fabric made from silk, rayon, or the like, with a soft, fuzzy pile on one side. [5 definitions] |
| velvet ant |
any of various antlike wasps that are covered with brightly colored, dense hairs. |
| velveteen |
a cotton fabric that resembles velvet. |
| Velvet Revolution |
the Czechoslovakian revolution (1989), in which a country-wide peace protest and work strike moved the Communist government to relinquish power, resulting in the establishment of two separate, self-governing republics (1993). |
| vena cava |
either of two large veins that carry blood to the right atrium of the heart. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. [3 definitions] |
| venation |
a system of veins or its arrangement. |
| vend |
to sell or offer for sale, either in person or through vending machines. [3 definitions] |
| vendable |
combined form of vend. |
| vendee |
in law, the person to whom something is sold; buyer. |