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vivification |
Noun
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the quality of being active, spirited, alive and vigorous |
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vesper |
Noun
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a late afternoon or evening worship service |
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veneration |
Noun
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religious zeal |
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veneration |
Noun
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a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
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vegetation |
Noun
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inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
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vegetation |
Noun
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an abnormal growth or excrescence, especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart |
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vegetation |
Noun
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all the plant life in a particular region or period |
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vegetation |
Noun
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the process of growth in plants |
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vacationing |
Noun
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the act of taking a vacation |
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vending |
Noun
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the act of selling goods for a living |
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vendition |
Noun
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the act of selling goods for a living |
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viscometry |
Noun
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the measurement of viscosity |
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viscosimetry |
Noun
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the measurement of viscosity |
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viticulture |
Noun
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the cultivation of grapes and grape vines |
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viniculture |
Noun
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the cultivation of grapes and grape vines |
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vigilantism |
Noun
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the actions of a vigilante, for example fighting crime without being part of a government ordained group |
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vasoconstriction |
Noun
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a decrease in the diameter of blood vessels |
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vexatious litigation |
Noun
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litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause |
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verdict |
Noun
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(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision |
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via media |
Noun
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a middle way between two extremes |
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vandalism |
Noun
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willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others |
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vindication |
Noun
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the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc |
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vindication |
Noun
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the justification for some act or belief |
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venting |
Noun
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getting rid of pent up emotions, particularly anger, through sharing with others |
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vacation |
Noun
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the act of making something legally void |
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vacation |
Noun
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leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure |
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vacation |
Verb
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spend or take a vacation |
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vengeance |
Noun
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the act of harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done |
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vendetta |
Noun
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a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other |
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vertical integration |
Noun
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absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |
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vertical combination |
Noun
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the absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |
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veering |
Noun
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the act of turning aside suddenly |
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vent |
Noun
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activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion |
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vent |
Noun
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external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate |
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vent |
Noun
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a hole for the escape of gas or air |
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vent |
Noun
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a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket) |
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vent |
Noun
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a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt |
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vent |
Verb
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expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen |
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vent |
Verb
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give expression or utterance to |
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vampirism |
Noun
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the actions or practices of a vampire |
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vampirism |
Noun
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belief in the existence of vampires |
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version |
Noun
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manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery |
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version |
Noun
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something a little different from others of the same type |
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version |
Noun
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a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
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version |
Noun
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an artistic work that has been recast in a new form |
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version |
Noun
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a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language |
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version |
Noun
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an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint |
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vermin |
Noun
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any of various small animals or insects that are pests |
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vermin |
Noun
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an irritating or obnoxious person |
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varmint |
Noun
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any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable |