5-letter words starting with v
- vinum — (in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.
- vinyl — Chemistry. the vinyl group, the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- vinys — a female given name.
- viola — a female given name.
- viper — any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- viral — of, relating to, or caused by a virus.
- viren — Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vireo — any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- vires — strength; force; power.
- virga — streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- virgo — zodiac sign: Virgin
- virid — green or verdant: the virid woodlands of spring.
- virls — ferrule (def 1).
- viron — a male given name.
- virtu — excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- virus — an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- visas — an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- visby — an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby.
- visc. — Viscount or Viscountess
- visct — Viscount or Viscountess
- vised — any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- viseu — a city in N central Portugal: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 93 502 (2001)
- visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- visna — Veterinary Pathology. a disease of sheep, caused by a quickly mutating lentivirus, and affecting the central nervous system.
- visne — a neighbourhood, or a jury selected from the neighbourhood, in which a disputed action or crime occurred
- vison — a North American mink
- visor — Armor. (on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver. a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- vista — a national program in the U.S., sponsored by ACTION, for sending volunteers into poor areas to teach various job skills.
- vitae — curriculum vitae (def 1).
- vital — of or relating to life: vital processes.
- vitas — a female given name, form of Davida.
- vitex — any verbenaceous tree or shrub of the genus Vitex
- vitim — a river in E Siberian Russia, flowing S, NE, and N to the Lena River. 1140 miles (1834 km) long.
- vitra — (in prescriptions) glass.
- vitry — Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1361, French music theorist, composer, and poet.
- vitta — Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- vivat — an expression of acclamation
- vivda — a method of drying meat
- viver — a fish pond
- vives — inflammation and swelling of the submaxillary gland in horses.
- vivid — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
- vixen — a female fox.
- vizir — (formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state. Compare grand vizier.
- vizor — to protect or mask with a visor; shield.
- vlach — a member of a people living in scattered communities in the Balkans.
- vlisp — (language) 1. A Lisp dialect developed by Patrick Greussay <[email protected]> in about 1973 with a fast interpreter and a portable virtual machine. Vlisp introduced the "chronology", a dynamic environment for implementing interrupts. It led to Le_Lisp. See also ObjVlisp. 2. Vincennes LISP.
- vlore — a seaport in SW Albania.
- vmail — a mail system used by U.S. armed forces during World War II.
- vo-ag — vocational-agricultural: the vo-ag curriculum.
- vo-ed — (of) vocational education