Words starting with v

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

vagrancy means: the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

vagrant means: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

vagrant means: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

vague means: not clearly expressed or understood

vague means: not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

vague means: lacking clarity or distinctness

vaguely means: in a vague way

vagueness means: indistinctness of shape or character

vagueness means: unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning

vagus means: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

anthropomorphism means: the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

argument means: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

argument means: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

argument means: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

argument means: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

argument means: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

argument means: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

argument means: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

castanea pumila means: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts

celebrity means: a widely known person

celebrity means: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

cephalometry means: measurement of human heads

daryacheh-ye orumiyeh means: a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey

family geastraceae means: a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales

genus aedes means: yellow-fever mosquitos

genus nyssa means: tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds

liquid unit means: a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)

massasauga means: pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

massasauga means: small pygmy rattlesnake

metacenter means: (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship