version
1: an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine" 2: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version ...
verso
1: left-hand page [ant: {recto}] 2: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design [syn: {reverse}] [ant: {obverse}]
verst
1: a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
vertebra
1: one of the bony segments of the spinal column [also: {vertebrae} (pl)]
vertebral
1: of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
vertebral arch
1: a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord [syn: {neural arch}]
vertebral artery
1: the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts [syn: {arteria vertebralis}]
vertebral canal
1: the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes [syn: {spinal canal}, {canalis vertebralis}]
vertebral column
1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {spine}, {backbone}, {back}, {rachis}]
vertebral vein
1: a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vena vertebralis}]
Vertebrata
1: fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: {subphylum Vertebrata}, {Craniata}, {subphylum Craniata}]
vertebrate
1: having a backbone or spinal column; "fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals" [ant: {invertebrate}] n : animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with ...
vertebrate foot
1: the extremity of the limb in vertebrates [syn: {pedal extremity}]
vertex
1: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure 2: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {peak}, {apex}, {acme}] [also: {vertices} (pl)]
Verthandi
1: goddess of fate: Present [syn: {Verdandi}]
vertical
1: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular heigh...
vertical angle
1: either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
vertical bank
1: a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
vertical circle
1: a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
vertical combination
1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution [syn: {vertical integration}]
vertical file
1: a file in which records are stored upright on one edge
vertical fin
1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical stabiliser}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
vertical flute
1: a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {fipple pipe}, {recorder}]
vertical integration
1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution [syn: {vertical combination}]
vertical section
1: a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it
vertical stabiliser
1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
vertical stabilizer
1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
vertical tail
1: the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
vertical union
1: a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft [syn: {industrial union}]
verticality
1: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticalness}, {erectness}, {uprightness}]
vertically
1: in a vertical direction; "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"
verticalness
1: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticality}, {erectness}, {uprightness}]
verticil
1: a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
verticillate
1: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) [syn: {verticillated}, {whorled}]
verticillated
1: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) [syn: {verticillate}, {whorled}]
verticilliosis
1: caused by soil-borne fungi of the genus Verticillium
vertiginous
1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; ...
vertigo
1: a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {dizziness}, {giddiness}, {lightheadedness}] [also: {vertigoes} (pl), {vertigines} (pl)]
vertu
1: love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: {virtu}, {connoisseurship}] 2: artistic quality [syn: {virtu}]
vervain
1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers [syn: {verbena}]
vervain family
1: family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae}, {verbena family}]
vervain sage
1: Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild clary}, {Salvia verbenaca}]
verve
1: an energetic style [syn: {vitality}]
vervet
1: South African monkey with black face and hands [syn: {vervet monkey}, {Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus}]
vervet monkey
1: South African monkey with black face and hands [syn: {vervet}, {Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus}]
Verwoerd
1: South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966) [syn: {Hendrik Verwoerd}, {Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd}]
very
1: precisely as stated; "the very center of town" [syn: {very(a)}] 2: being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and...
very fast
1: in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time" [syn: {in no time}]
very important person
1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {VIP}, {high-up}, {dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]
Very light
1: a colored flare fired from a Very pistol
very loudly
1: a direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn: {fortissimo}] [ant: {pianissimo}]
very low density lipoprotein
1: large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL [syn: ...
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very much
1: to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much}]
Very pistol
1: a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: {Verey pistol}]
Very Reverend
1: a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)
very softly
1: a direction in music; to be played very softly [syn: {pianissimo}] [ant: {fortissimo}]
very well
1: quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn: {first-rate}] 2: sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn: {fine}, {alright}, {all right}, {OK}]
Vesalius
1: a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564) [syn: {Andreas Vesalius}]
Vesey
1: United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822) [syn: {Denmark Vesey}]
vesica
1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: {bladder}] [also: {vesicae} (pl)]
vesical
1: of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder)
vesical vein
1: veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins [syn: {vena vesicalis}]
vesicant
1: causing blisters [syn: {vesicatory}] n : a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: {vesicatory}]
Vesicaria
1: small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods [syn: {genus Vesicaria}]
vesicate
1: get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" [syn: {blister}]
vesication
1: the formation of vesicles [syn: {vesiculation}, {blistering}]
vesicatory
1: causing blisters [syn: {vesicant}] n : a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: {vesicant}]
vesicle
1: a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) [syn: {cyst}]
vesicopapule
1: a papule that changes into a blister [syn: {papulovesicle}]
vesicula umbilicus
1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {umbilical vesicle}]
vesicular
1: of or relating to or involving vesicles; "normal vesicular breathing"
vesicular stomatitis
1: a disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally human beings; caused by the vesiculovirus
vesiculate
1: become vesicular or full of air cells; "The organs vesiculated" 2: cause to become vesicular or full of air cells; "vesiculate an organ"
vesiculation
1: the formation of vesicles [syn: {vesication}, {blistering}]
vesiculitis
1: inflammation of a seminal vesicle (usually in conjunction with prostatitis)
vesiculovirus
1: an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis
Vespa
1: type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets [syn: {genus Vespa}]
Vespa crabro
1: European hornet introduced into the United States [syn: {giant hornet}]
Vespasian
1: Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colos...
Vesper
1: a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky [syn: {evening star}, {Hesperus}] 2: a late afternoon or evening worship service
vesper mouse
1: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts [syn: {white-footed mouse}, {Peromyscus leucopus}]
vesper sparrow
1: common North American finch noted for its evening song [syn: {grass finch}, {Pooecetes gramineus}]
vespers
1: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays [syn: {evensong}]
Vespertilio
1: a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Vespertilio}]
Vespertilio murinus
1: common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat [syn: {frosted bat}]
vespertilionid
1: a variety of carnivorous bat [syn: {vespertilian bat}]
Vespertilionidae
1: the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world [syn: {family Vespertilionidae}]
vespid
1: mostly social nest-building wasps [syn: {vespid wasp}]
vespid wasp
1: mostly social nest-building wasps [syn: {vespid}]
Vespidae
1: an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps [syn: {family Vespidae}]
Vespucci
1: Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn: {Amerigo Vespucci}, {Americus Vespucius}]
Vespula
1: sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps [syn: {genus Vespula}]
Vespula maculata
1: North American hornet [syn: {bald-faced hornet}, {white-faced hornet}]
Vespula maculifrons
1: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {yellow hornet}]
vessel
1: a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: {vas}] 2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: {watercraft}] 3: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
vest
1: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {waistcoat}] 2: a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body [syn: {singlet}, {undershirt}] v 1: provide with power and aut...
Vesta
1: (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia 2: the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
vestal
1: of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin" 2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [sy...
vestal virgin
1: (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple
vested
1: fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right"
vested interest
1: (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another 2: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they deriv...
vestiary
1: relating to clothing (especially vestments)
vestibular
1: relating to the sense of equilibrium
vestibular apparatus
1: organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium [syn: {vestibular system}]
vestibular fold
1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold}]
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