Words starting with v

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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

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amon means: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

artiodactyla means: an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes

cole albert porter means: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

come close means: nearly do something

come close means: be close or similar

delphinium means: any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances

diane de poitiers means: French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

eau de cologne means: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol

eggshake means: a milkshake with egg in it

green ash means: a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces

herbaceous plant means: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

indiscipline means: the trait of lacking discipline

marcus whitman means: United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)

nasal sinus means: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities

pertness means: quality of being lively and confident

pertness means: inappropriate playfulness

prohibitive means: tending to discourage (especially of prices)

propping up means: the act of propping up with shores

recombination means: (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents

recombination means: (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles