Words beginning with V

A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

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An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a f…

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Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

In a vehement manner; expressing with a strong or forceful attitude.

A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.

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Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diapha…

plural of velum

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A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Foss…

A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.

Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.

Dated spelling of vendor.

A person or a company that vends or sells.

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

a historical region in northeastern Italy, roughly corresponding to the modern Veneto

Synonym of Venice (“the capital city of Veneto, Italy”).

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

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A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an indepen…

A drug that functions as an SNRI and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₂₇NO₂·HCl especially to treat depression, anxiety,…

Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).

Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.

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A skin (rolling paper for cigarettes).

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