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

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arcsecond means: a 60th part of a minute of arc

barn means: an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

barn means: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

civil right means: right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

cross question means: question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side

cucumis melo means: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

desexualise means: make infertile

desexualise means: direct one's libidinous urges into another direction

heliothis moth means: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

hobbyism means: a devotion to hobbies

hungarian partridge means: common European partridge

keep one's nose to the grindstone means: work doggedly or persistently

leibnitzian means: of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy

lunula means: a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age

lunula means: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

manchu means: the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu

manchu means: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

manchu means: a member of the Manchu speaking people of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century

rankle means: gnaw into; make resentful or angry

running stitch means: small, even, hand stitches run in and out