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

ambulacral means: pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms

data link means: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

depilator means: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair

despoil means: destroy and strip of its possession

despoil means: steal goods; take as spoils

genus lophophora means: two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal

grease gun means: a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

human ecology means: the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

keuka lake means: a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes

kingfisher means: nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

limenitis archippus means: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller

mishnah means: the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200

move back and forth means: move in one direction and then into the opposite direction

plumping means: very large; of exceptional size for its kind

red maple means: maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn

sand lance means: very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches

sidesaddle means: a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse

sidesaddle means: on or as if on a sidesaddle

snowbound means: confined or shut in by heavy snow

sunroof means: an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel