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Valentine |
Noun
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a card sent or given, as to a sweetheart, on Saint Valentine's Day |
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visa |
Noun
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an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it |
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visa |
Verb
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to approve officially |
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visa |
Verb
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to provide with a visa |
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vituperation |
Noun
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abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |
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vitriol |
Noun
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abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |
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vitriol |
Noun
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(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide |
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vitriol |
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subject to bitter verbal abuse |
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vitriol |
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expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol |
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vilification |
Noun
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a rude expression intended to offend, hurt or defame |
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varsity letter |
Noun
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an award earned by participation in a school sport |
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vicious circle |
Noun
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an argument that assumes that which is to be proved |
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vicious circle |
Noun
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one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first |
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value statement |
Noun
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a statement of the desirability of something |
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visual joke |
Noun
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a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech |
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viola clef |
Noun
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a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff |
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visual communication |
Noun
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communication that relies on vision |
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virgule |
Noun
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a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information, also known as a slash |
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variety show |
Noun
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a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances |
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vaudeville |
Noun
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a variety show with songs and comic acts |
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verbalization |
Noun
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the activity of expressing something in words |
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verbalization |
Noun
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the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization |
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verbalisation |
Noun
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the activity of expressing something in words |
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verbalisation |
Noun
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the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization |
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verbiage |
Noun
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the manner in which something is expressed in words |
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verbiage |
Noun
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overabundance of words |
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voice part |
Noun
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a part written for a singer |
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versification |
Noun
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the art or practice of writing verse |
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versification |
Noun
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the form or metrical composition of a poem |
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versification |
Noun
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a metrical adaptation of something, e.g., of a prose text |
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voiceless consonant |
Noun
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a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords |
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voiced sound |
Noun
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a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords |
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vocalization |
Noun
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the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
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vocalisation |
Noun
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the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
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vociferation |
Noun
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a loud utterance |
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vocalism |
Noun
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the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
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vocalism |
Noun
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the system of vowels used in a particular language |
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vox |
Noun
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the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
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vowel |
Noun
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a speech sound made with the vocal tract open |
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vowel |
Noun
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a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel |
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vowel sound |
Noun
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a speech sound made with the vocal tract open |
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verboseness |
Noun
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an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
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verbosity |
Noun
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an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
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verbalism |
Noun
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overabundance of words |
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verbalism |
Noun
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the communication in speech or writing of one's beliefs or opinions |
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vowel point |
Noun
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a mark placed below or near a consonant to indicate the spoken vowel |
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viva |
Noun
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an examination conducted by spoken communication |
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vote of confidence |
Noun
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an expression of approval and encouragement |
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vow |
Noun
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a solemn pledge to oneself, to another, or to a deity, to do something or to behave in a certain manner |
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vow |
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to make a vow |