10-letter words starting with v
- venezuelan — of or relating to the republic of Venezuela.
- venial sin — a transgression against the law of God that does not deprive the soul of divine grace either because it is a minor offense or because it was committed without full understanding of its seriousness or without full consent of the will.
- venialness — the quality or state of being venial
- venography — x-ray examination of a vein or veins following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- venomously — (of an animal) having a gland or glands for secreting venom; able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound: a venomous snake.
- venostasis — retardation or stoppage of blood flow through a vein.
- vent glass — the triangular shaped glass on the side of an automobile between the windshield and the front door glass
- vent gleet — inflammation of the cloaca in poultry, characterized by a yellowish discharge accompanied by local swelling and congestion
- ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- ventricles — Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- ventricose — swollen, especially on one side or unequally; protuberant.
- ventriculi — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- verb group — A verb group or verbal group consists of a verb, or of a main verb following a modal or one or more auxiliaries. Examples are 'walked', 'can see', and 'had been waiting'.
- verb. sap. — verbum sapienti sat est
- verdicchio — a light, dry white wine of the Adriatic coast of central Italy
- vergeboard — bargeboard.
- vergership — the position or office of being a verger
- verifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- verilog sa — (company) A French real-time software engineering company.
- verkrampte — (during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
- vermicelli — a kind of pasta in the form of long, slender, solid threads, resembling spaghetti but thinner. Compare macaroni (def 1).
- vermicidal — a substance or agent used to kill worms, especially a drug used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
- vermicular — of, relating to, or done by worms.
- vermilling — changing or becoming the colour vermilion
- vermillion — a brilliant scarlet red.
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- vernissage — Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
- vero beach — a town in central Florida.
- verrocchio — Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), 1435–88, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and painter.
- vers libre — free verse.
- versailles — a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.
- versicolor — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- versioning — the adaptation of classic literary texts for film, which often involves updating or changing the setting
- versionist — a translator
- vertebrata — the subphylum comprising the vertebrate animals.
- vertebrate — having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- verulamium — ancient name of St. Albans.
- very light — highly illuminated
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vesiculate — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vesiculose — composed of or containing vesicles
- vespertide — the period of vespers; evening.
- vespertine — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- vestibulum — a cavity of the anus and oesophagus in certain colony forming animals (bryozoans)
- vestmented — wearing a vestment