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

arbitrate means: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

breadroot means: densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots

cali means: city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area

chessboard means: a checkerboard used to play chess

congo peafowl means: both sexes are brightly colored

enamine means: an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-

evangelicalism means: stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation

factory farm means: a large-scale farming enterprise

g. stanley hall means: United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)

hummingbird means: tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight

jobber means: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers

mistral means: a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

nathaniel bailey means: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

ozawa means: United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935)

photolithograph means: a lithograph produced by photographically produced plates

redoubled means: become much greater in intensity or size or amount

scorpion fish means: marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines

tarsal gland means: a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids

vogue means: the popular taste at a given time

vogue means: a current state of general acceptance and use