6-letter words containing r, e, v
- vector — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- veered — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- veiner — a wood-carving tool
- velcro — fastening tape used for garment closure
- velour — a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- velure — velvet or a substance resembling it.
- vender — vendor.
- vendor — a person or agency that sells.
- veneer — a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- venera — one of a series of Soviet space probes that obtained scientific information about the atmosphere of Venus.
- venery — the practice or sport of hunting; the chase.
- venger — an avenger
- venire — a group of people who are summoned to serve on a jury
- venter — Anatomy, Zoology. the abdomen or belly. a bellylike cavity or concavity. a bellylike protuberance.
- verbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
- verbid — a nonfinite verb form; a verbal; an infinitive, participle, or gerund.
- verbis — with just so many words; in these words.
- verdet — a bluish green substance which is a type of verdigris that is insoluble in water but is soluble in vinegar and other acids
- verdin — a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- verdoy — a floral or leafy shield decoration
- verdun — a fortress city in NE France, on the Meuse River. A German offensive was stopped here in 1916 in the bloodiest fighting of World War I.
- verein — a union, association, or society.
- verged — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- verger — Chiefly British. a church official who serves as sacristan, caretaker, usher, and general attendant.
- vergil — (Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- verier — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
- verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- verily — in truth; really; indeed.
- verism — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- verist — the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- verite — truth; truthfulness.
- verity — the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.
- verlan — a variety of French slang in which the syllables are inverted, such as meuf for femme, and also incorporating Arabic words and phrases
- verlig — enlightened; liberal
- vermal — of or relating to the vermis
- vermi- — worm
- vermin — noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- vermis — the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
- vernal — of or relating to spring: vernal sunshine.
- verner — Karl Adolph [kahrl ah-dolf] /kɑrl ˈɑ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1846–96, Danish linguist.
- vernet — Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- vernix — a white substance covering the skin of a fetus
- vernon — Edward ("Old Grog") 1684–1757, British admiral.
- verona — a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- verrel — a ferrule
- versal — universal or whole.
- versed — of, relating to, or written in verse: a verse play.
- verser — a versifier; rhymer
- verses — (not in technical use) a stanza.
- verset — Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.