Vowed (imp. & p. p.) of Vow
Vowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vow
Vow (n.) To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly.
Vow (n.) To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
Vow (v. i.) To make a vow, or solemn promise.
Vowel (n.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
Vowel (a.) Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
Voweled (a.) Furnished with vowels.
Vowelish (a.) Of the nature of a vowel.
Vowelism (n.) The use of vowels.
Vowelize (v. t.) To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.
Vower (n.) One who makes a vow.
Vow-fellow (n.) One bound by the same vow as another.
Vox (n.) A voice.
Voyage (n.) Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or country, to another; especially, a passing or journey by water to a distant place or country.
Voyage (n.) The act or practice of traveling.
Voyage (n.) Course; way.
Voyaged (imp. & p. p.) of Voyage
Voyaging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Voyage
Voyage (v. i.) To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass by water.
Voyage (v. t.) To travel; to pass over; to traverse.
Voyageable (a.) That may be sailed over, as water or air; navigable.
Voyager (n.) One who voyages; one who sails or passes by sea or water.
Voyageur (n.) A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
Voyol (n.) See Viol, 2.
Voyol (n.) The block through which a messenger passes.
Vraisemblance (n.) The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.
Vugg (n.) Alt. of Vugh
Vugh (n.) A cavity in a lode; -- called also vogle.
Vulcan (n.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Hephaestus.
Vulcanian (a.) Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals.
Vulcanian (a.) Volcanic.
Vulcanic (a.) Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.
Vulcanic (a.) Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.
Vulcanicity (n.) Volcanicity.
Vulcanism (n.) Volcanism.
Vulcanist (n.) A volcanist.
Vulcanite (n.) Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur.
Vulcanization (n.) The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under pressure.
Vulcanized (imp. & p. p.) of Vulcanize
Vulcanizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vulcanize
Vulcanize (v. t.) To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization.
Vulcanizer (n.) One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for vulcanizing caoutchouc.
Vulcano (n.) A volcano.
Vulcanology (n.) The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action, as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc.
Vulgar (a.) Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.
Vulgar (a.) Belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of little or no value.
Vulgar (a.) Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
Vulgar (n.) One of the common people; a vulgar person.
Vulgar (n.) The vernacular, or common language.
Vulgarian (n.) A vulgar person; one who has vulgar ideas. Used also adjectively.
Vulgarism (n.) Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.
Vulgarism (n.) A vulgar phrase or expression.
Vulgarity (n.) The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; the state of the lower classes of society.
Vulgarity (n.) Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
Vulgarization (n.) The act or process of making vulgar, or common.
Vulgarized (imp. & p. p.) of Vulgarize
Vulgarizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vulgarize
Vulgarize (v. t. & i.) To make vulgar, or common.
Vulgarly (adv.) In a vulgar manner.
Vulgarness (n.) The quality of being vulgar.
Vulgate (a.) An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so called from its common use in the Latin Church.
Vulgate (a.) Of or pertaining to the Vulgate, or the old Latin version of the Scriptures.
Vulnerability (n.) The quality or state of being vulnerable; vulnerableness.
Vulnerable (a.) Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.
Vulnerable (a.) Liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously; assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation.
Vulnerableness (n.) The quality or state of being vulnerable; vulnerability.
Vulnerary (a.) Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of external injuries; as, vulnerary plants or potions.
Vulnerary (n.) A vulnerary remedy.
Vulnerate (v. t.) To wound; to hurt.
Vulneration (n.) The act of wounding, or the state of being wounded.
Vulnerose (a.) Full of wounds; wounded.
Vulnific (a.) Alt. of Vulnifical
Vulnifical (a.) Causing wounds; inflicting wounds; wounding.
Vulnose (a.) Having wounds; vulnerose.
Vulpes (n.) A genus of Carnivora including the foxes.
Vulpic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid obtained from a lichen (Cetraria vulpina) as a yellow or red crystalline substance which on decomposition yields pulvinic acid.
Vulpicide (n.) One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also, the act of so killing a fox.
Vulpine (a.) Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.
Vulpinic (a.) Same as Vulpic.
Vulpinism (n.) The quality of being cunning like the fox; craft; artfulness.
Vulpinite (n.) A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish white color, used for ornamental purposes.
Vultern (n.) The brush turkey (Talegallus Lathami) of Australia. See Brush turkey.
Vulture (n.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae.
Vulturine (a.) Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle (Gypohierax Angolensis); vulturine rapacity.
Vulturish (a.) Vulturous.
Vulturism (n.) The quality or state of being like a vulture; rapaciousness.
Vulturous (a.) Like a vulture; rapacious.
Vulva (n.) The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs.
Vulva (n.) The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate.
Vulviform (a.) Like a cleft with projecting edges.
Vulvitis (n.) Inflammation of the vulva.
Vulvo-uterine (a.) Pertaining both to the vulva and the uterus.
Vulvovaginal (a.) Pertaining both to the vulva and the vagina.
Vyce (n.) A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head while the staves are being closed around it.
Vying () a. & n. from Vie.