Vaisnavism
1: Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu [syn: {Vaishnavism}] 2: worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Vaishnavism}, {Vishnuism}]
Vaisya
1: a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes 2: the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category
Vajra
1: Indras's thunderbolt
valance
1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance board}, {pelmet}]
valance board
1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance}, {pelmet}]
Valdez
1: a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
Valdosta
1: a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border
vale
1: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: {valley}]
valediction
1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valedictory address}, {valedictory}] 2: the act of saying farewell
valedictorian
1: the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictory speaker}]
valedictory
1: of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture" 2: of a speech expressing lea...
valedictory address
1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory}]
valedictory speaker
1: the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictorian}]
valence
1: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: {valency}] 2: (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given i...
valence electron
1: an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules
Valencia
1: an industrial city in northern Venezuela 2: a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"
Valencia orange
1: variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California
valency
1: the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds 2: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: {valence}] 3: (chemistry) a property of atom...
Valentina Tereshkova
1: Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova}]
valentine
1: a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?" 2: a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day
Valentine Day
1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
Valentine's Day
1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
valerian
1: a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers
valerian family
1: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {Valerianaceae}, {family Valerianaceae}]
Valeriana
1: genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs [syn: {genus Valeriana}]
Valeriana officinalis
1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {garden heliotrope}]
Valerianaceae
1: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {family Valerianaceae}, {valerian family}]
Valerianella
1: genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized [syn: {genus Valerianella}]
Valerianella locusta
1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella olitoria}]
Valerianella olitoria
1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella locusta}]
valeric acid
1: a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs [syn: {pentanoic acid}]
valet
1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}] v : serve as a personal atten...
valet de chambre
1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}]
Valetta
1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valletta}, {capital of Malta}]
valetudinarian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian n : weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
valgus
1: turned outward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted away from the center of the body; "talipes valgus" [ant: {varus}]
Valhalla
1: (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes [syn: {Walhalla}]
Vali
1: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin
valiance
1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...
valiancy
1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...
valiant
1: having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: {valorous}]
valiantly
1: with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" [syn: {valorously}]
valid
1: well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license" [ant: {invalid}] 2: still legally acceptable; "the license is s...
validate
1: declare or make legally valid [syn: {formalize}, {formalise}] [ant: {invalidate}] 2: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something [ant: {invalidate}] 3: give evidence for [syn: {corrobora...
validated
1: declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"
validating
1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {val...
validation
1: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: {proof}, {substantiation}] 2: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof [syn: {establishment}]
validatory
1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {val...
validity
1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {cogency}, {rigor}, {rigour}] 2: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validness}]
validly
1: in a valid manner; "this may not validly be done" [syn: {with validity}]
validness
1: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validity}]
valine
1: an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults
valise
1: a small overnight bag for short trips
Valium
1: a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in ca...
Valkyrie
1: (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
vallecula
1: (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: {groove}] [also: {valleculae} (pl)]
Valletta
1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valetta}, {capital of Malta}]
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valley
1: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: {vale}]
valley fever
1: an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis}, {coccidiomycosis}, {desert rheumatism}]
valley girl
1: a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley
valley oak
1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]
valley pocket gopher
1: of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States [syn: {Thomomys bottae}]
valley white oak
1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white oak}, {valley oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]
Vallisneria
1: eelgrass; eel grass [syn: {genus Vallisneria}]
Vallisneria spiralis
1: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {eelgrass}, {wild celery}]
Valmy
1: the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery) [syn: {battle of Valmy}]
Valois
1: French royal house from 1328 to 1589
valor
1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...
valorous
1: having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: {valiant}]
valorously
1: with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" [syn: {valiantly}]
valorousness
1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...
valour
1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...
Valparaiso
1: the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
valproic acid
1: anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures [syn: {Depokene}]
valse
1: a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat [syn: {waltz}]
valuable
1: having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond" [ant: {worthless}] 2: having worth or merit ...
valuableness
1: the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: {invaluableness}, {preciousness}, {pricelessness}]
valuate
1: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {assess}, {appraise}, {value}]
valuation
1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: {evaluation}, {rating}] 2: assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"
valuation account
1: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets [syn: {valuation reserve}, {allowance}, {allowance account}]
valuation reserve
1: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets [syn: {valuation account}, {allowance}, {allowance account}]
valuator
1: one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things [syn: {appraiser}]
value
1: a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds" 2: the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearea...
value judgement
1: an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed [syn: {value judgment}]
value judgment
1: an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed [syn: {value judgement}]
value orientation
1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral principle}, {value-system}]
value-added
1: being or pertaining to something added to a product to increase its value or price; "software supplied by a value-added distributor"; "a value-added tax"
value-added tax
1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production [syn: {VAT}, {ad valorem tax}]
value-system
1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral principle}, {value orientatio...
valued
1: (usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued" 2: held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"
valuelessness
1: having none of the properties that endow something with value
valuer
1: someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions
values
1: beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values"
valve
1: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it 2: device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitc...
valve rocker
1: a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {rocker arm}]
valve-in-head engine
1: internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head
valved
1: (of brass instruments) having valves
valvelet
1: a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvule}, {valvula}]
valvotomy
1: incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction [syn: {valvulotomy}]
valvula
1: a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvule}, {valvelet}]
valvular
1: relating to or operating by means of valves
valvular heart disease
1: heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation
valvule
1: a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvelet}, {valvula}]
valvulitis
1: inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)
valvulotomy
1: incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction [syn: {valvotomy}]
vambrace
1: cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn: {lower cannon}]
vamoose
1: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {decamp}, {skip}]
vamp
1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}] 2: an improvised musical accompaniment 3: piece of leather forming the ...
vamp up
1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: {vamp}] 2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech" [syn: {vamp}]
vamper
1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
vampire
1: (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: {lamia}]
vampire bat
1: any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood [syn: {true vampire bat}]
van
1: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {vanguard}, {new wave}] 2: the leading unit...
Van Allen
1: United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914) [syn: {James Alfred Van Allen}]
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