| violate |
to break or breach (a law, contract, covenant, or the like). [4 definitions] |
| violation |
the act of violating. [5 definitions] |
| violative |
entailing violation. |
| violence |
strong, damaging force. [5 definitions] |
| violent |
acting with extreme force or hostility. [6 definitions] |
| violently |
with extreme force or hostility. |
| violet |
any of various stemless or leafy stemmed herbs bearing white, blue, yellow, or purple flowers. [3 definitions] |
| violet ray |
light having the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum. [2 definitions] |
| violin |
a relatively small, high-pitched stringed instrument with an unfretted fingerboard, whose four strings are tuned in fifths, and that is played by being held horizontally out from chin and shoulder. |
| violinist |
one who plays the violin. |
| violist |
one who plays the viola. [2 definitions] |
| violoncello |
see "cello." |
| violone |
the largest and lowest-pitched stringed instrument in the viol group. |
| VIP |
abbreviation of "very important person." |
| viper |
any of various venomous snakes, often characterized by erectile fangs. [3 definitions] |
| viperous |
of, like, or suggestive of a venomous snake or viper; spiteful; malicious. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| viral |
of, relating to, or caused by a virus. [2 definitions] |
| vireo |
any of several small insect-eating birds that have gray or greenish plumage. |
| virescence |
the state or condition of becoming green, esp. the abnormal coloring of plant parts that are normally not green. |
| Virgil |
a Roman poet (70-19 B.C.). |