| vanity press |
a publisher that publishes books for which the author pays the costs; vanity publisher. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| vanquishable |
combined form of vanquish. |
| vantage |
a condition or position that offers superiority; advantageous position. [2 definitions] |
| Vanuatu |
an island country in the southwestern Pacific east of Australia; New Hebrides. |
| vanward |
moving, directed toward, or in the van or front. |
| vapid |
lacking spirit, life, or flavor; dull; uninteresting. |
| vapor |
tiny particles of a liquid or solid suspended in or diffused through air or gas, such as smoke or mist. [7 definitions] |
| vaporing |
boastful; bombastic; high-flown. [4 definitions] |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. [2 definitions] |
| vapor lock |
a partial or complete interruption of the flow of liquid fuel in an internal combustion engine that is caused by the formation of bubbles of vapor or air in the fuel line. |
| vaporous |
diffused as small particles in air, as smoke or mist. [5 definitions] |
| vapor pressure |
the pressure of vapor, esp. in contact with its liquid form; vapor tension. |
| vaquero |
in the southwestern United States, a man who herds cattle; cowboy. |
| variable |
likely to change; not constant. [3 definitions] |
| variable star |
a star that varies considerably in brightness and apparent magnitude because of internal pulsations, or because eclipsed by another star. |
| variance |
the act, quality, or state of being different, divergent, or variable, or something having this quality. [7 definitions] |
| variant |
differing from something considered normal or from most others of the same type; deviant. [3 definitions] |
| variation |
the act or process of varying, or the state or condition of being varied; change; changeability. [3 definitions] |
| varicella |
see "chicken pox." |
| varicolored |
having several different colors; variegated. |