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

bain-marie means: a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly

breeziness means: a breezy liveliness

breeziness means: a mildly windy state of the air

come to grips means: deal with (a problem or a subject)

enation means: a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ

enation means: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family

fireproof means: make resistant to fire

fireproof means: impervious to damage by fire

impregnability means: having the strength to withstand attack

lease means: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

lease means: property that is leased or rented out or let

lease means: the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

lease means: engage for service under a term of contract

lease means: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

lease means: let for money

lease means: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

limnocryptes minima means: a small short-billed Old World snipe

masquerade costume means: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

mertensia means: a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels

olea lanceolata means: small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit