vini- |
wine; wine grapes. |
viniculture |
the craft of making wine, or of growing wine grapes. |
vinifera |
of, designating, or derived from the most widely cultivated species of grape. [2 definitions] |
vinification |
the process or method by which grapes are changed into wine. |
vino |
(Italian; Spanish) wine. |
vin ordinaire |
ordinary wine (French); an inexpensive wine commonly served with meals. |
vinous |
of, relating to, or resembling wine. [3 definitions] |
vin rosé |
pink wine (French); a wine made from certain red-skinned grapes; rosé wine. |
vintage |
the yearly yield of grapes or wine from a particular vineyard or district. [7 definitions] |
vintner |
a maker or seller of wine. |
viny |
of, relating to, or resembling vines. [2 definitions] |
vinyl |
a polymerized resin, or a tough, shiny plastic made from this resin. |
vinyl chloride |
a colorless, flammable gas, used in the making of polyvinyl chloride. |
vinyl plastic |
any of various plastics made from polymerized vinyl compounds or copolymers of vinyl and other resins, having a wide range of household and industrial uses. |
viol |
any of a group of stringed instruments of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries having fretted necks and usu. six strings, and played with a curved bow. [2 definitions] |
viola |
a four-stringed instrument of the violin family that is somewhat larger than a violin and tuned a fifth lower. |
violable |
capable of being or likely to be violated. |
viola da braccio |
a stringed instrument of the viol group that has a range similar to that of a viola. |
viola da gamba |
a stringed instrument of the viol family, that is held between the knees like a cello, and that has a similar range. |
viola d'amore |
a stringed instrument of the viol family, having not only gut strings that are bowed but also wire strings behind these that vibrate sympathetically. |
violate |
to break or breach (a law, contract, covenant, or the like). [4 definitions] |