Words beginning with V

plural of vertex

A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in com…

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A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

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A person with long experience of a particular activity.

The United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or warti…

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (synonym Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for …

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

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Abbreviation of visual effects.

Initialism of video high density, a videodisc format.

A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

A third way; a middle course, a compromise.

Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a …

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The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

A thick, creamy soup made from potato, leeks, onions, and chicken stock, and normally served cold.

plural of vicus

plural of vicissitude

A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, variant of Vicky.

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The overall champion in a sports contest, typically at a public school

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A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in…