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vinegar |
Noun
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sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative |
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vinegar |
Noun
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dilute acetic acid |
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veloute |
Noun
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a white sauce made with stock instead of milk |
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vinaigrette |
Noun
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oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic |
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vino |
Noun
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fermented juice of grapes a.k.a. wine |
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veal scallopini |
Noun
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thin sauteed cutlets of veal |
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varietal wine |
Noun
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a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape |
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vodka |
Noun
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an unaged colorless liquor that originated in Russia |
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vin ordinaire |
Noun
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a table wine of unspecified origin |
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vermouth |
Noun
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any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs |
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varietal |
Noun
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a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape |
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vested interest |
Noun
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groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit |
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vested interest |
Noun
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an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another |
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varsity |
Adjective
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relating to a team representing a college or university |
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varsity |
Noun
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a team representing a college or university |
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varsity |
Noun
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an abbreviation of university |
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vicariate |
Noun
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the religious institution under the authority of a vicar |
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vicarship |
Noun
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the religious institution under the authority of a vicar |
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vice squad |
Noun
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a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution |
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vertical union |
Noun
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a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft |
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viewing audience |
Noun
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the audience reached by television |
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village |
Noun
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a community of people smaller than a town |
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village |
Noun
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a settlement smaller than a town |
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vocational school |
Noun
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a secondary school teaching the skilled trades |
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varna |
Noun
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in Hinduism, the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups, which are subdivided into thousands of jatis |
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vaisya |
Noun
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the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category |
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vernation |
Noun
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in botany, the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens |
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venire |
Noun
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(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) |
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venture capitalism |
Noun
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capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises, especially high technology, where the potential profits are large |
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vehicular traffic |
Noun
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the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality |
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voting precinct |
Noun
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one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting |
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vernal equinox |
Noun
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in astronomy, the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces |
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vernal equinox |
Noun
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the date of the vernal equinox |
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viscounty |
Noun
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the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess |
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viscounty |
Noun
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the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess |
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visible horizon |
Noun
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the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet |
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vacation spot |
Noun
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an area where many people go for recreation |
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vicinity |
Noun
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a surrounding or nearby region |
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vacant lot |
Noun
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a lot on which there are no permanent buildings |
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vantage point |
Noun
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a place from which something can be viewed |
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veld |
Noun
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elevated open grassland in South Africa |
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veldt |
Noun
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elevated open grassland in South Africa |
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venue |
Noun
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in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held |
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venue |
Noun
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the scene of any event or action, especially the place of a meeting or performance |
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vertical circle |
Noun
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a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon |
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viceroyalty |
Noun
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a district or province governed by a viceroy |
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village green |
Noun
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a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land |
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versant |
Noun
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the side or slope of a mountain |
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virino |
Noun
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in microbiology, a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system |
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valence electron |
Noun
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an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules |