Words starting with v

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

v means: the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet

v means: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it

v means: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

v means: a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

v means: being one more than four

v neck means: the neck of a garment has the shape of the letter V

v sign means: a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers

v-1 means: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb

v-8 juice means: brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices

v-day means: the day of a victory

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

arenaviridae means: a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

atomic number 29 means: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

banditry means: the practice of plundering in gangs

ben gurion means: Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)

carib indian means: a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles

cercidium floridum means: densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium

combat ceiling means: altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate

convertible bond means: a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions

family cottidae means: sculpins

fellowship means: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

fellowship means: money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research

fellowship means: the state of being with someone

hearten means: give encouragement to

industrial plant means: buildings for carrying on industrial labor

john milton means: English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

military volunteer means: (military) a person who freely enlists for service

miller means: any of various moths that have powdery wings

miller means: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it

miller means: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)

miller means: United States playwright (1915-2005)