VOA -abbr
- Voice of America
voc -abbr
- vocational
VOC -abbr
- volatile organic compound
vo·cab ['vō-,kab] -n
- vocabulary
vo·ca·ble ['vō-kə-bəl] -n
- term
- a word composed of various sounds or letters without regard to its meaning
vo·cab·u·lar [vō-'ka-byə-lər, və-] -adj
- of or relating to words or phraseology : verbal
vo·cab·u·lary [vō-'ka-byə-,ler-ē, və-] -n
- a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usu. alphabetically arranged and explained or defined : lexicon
- a sum or stock of words employed by a language, group, individual, or work or in a field of knowledge
- a list or collection of terms or codes available for use (as in an indexing system)
- a supply of expressive techniques or devices (as of an art form)
vocabulary entry -n
- a word (as the noun book), hyphenated or open compound (as the verb book-matchor the noun book review), word element (as the affix pro-), abbreviation (as agt), verbalized symbol (as Na), or term (as man in the street) entered alphabetically in a dictionary for the purpose of definition or identification or expressly included as an inflected form (as the noun miceor the verb saw) or as a derived form (as the noun godlessnessor the adverb globally) or related phrase (as one for the book) run on at its base word and usu. set in a type (as boldface) readily distinguishable from that of the lightface running text which defines, explains, or identifies the entry
vo·cal ['vō-kəl] -adj, n, adv
- uttered by the voice : oral
- produced in the larynx : uttered with voice
- relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice
- vocalic
- having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound
- expressive
- full of voices : resounding
- given to expressing oneself freely or insistently : outspoken
- expressed in words
- of, relating to, or resembling the voice
vocal -n
- a vocal sound
- a usu. accompanied musical composition for the human voice : song
- a performance of such a composition
vocal cords -n pl
- either of two pairs of folds of mucous membranes that project into the cavity of the larynx and have free edges extending dorsoventrally toward the middle line
vocal folds -n pl
- the lower pair of vocal cords each of which when drawn taut, approximated to the contralateral member of the pair, and subjected to a flow of breath produces the voice
vo·cal·ic [vō-'ka-lik, və-] -adj, adv
- marked by or consisting of vowels
- being or functioning as a vowel
- of, relating to, or associated with a vowel
vocalic -n
- a vowel sound or sequence in its function as the most sonorous part of a syllable
vo·cal·ise ['vō-kə-,līz] -vb, n
(variant of vocalize)
- to give voice to : utter
- sing
- to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice
- to convert to a vowel
- to furnish (as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points
- to utter vocal sounds
- sing
- to sing without words
vo·cal·ism ['vō-kə-,li-zəm] -n
- the vowel system of a language or dialect
- the pattern of vowels in a word or paradigm
- vocalization
- vocal art or technique : singing
vo·cal·ist ['vō-kə-list] -n
- singer
vo·cal·ize ['vō-kə-,līz] -vb, n
- to give voice to : utter
- sing
- to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice
- to convert to a vowel
- to furnish (as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points
- to utter vocal sounds
- sing
- to sing without words
vo·ca·tion [vō-'kā-shən] -n
- a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action
- a divine call to the religious life
- an entry into the priesthood or a religious order
- the work in which a person is employed : occupation
- the persons engaged in a particular occupation
- the special function of an individual or group
vo·ca·tion·al [vō-'kā-shnəl, -shə-nᵊl] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
- of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career
vo·ca·tion·al·ism [-shnə-,li-zəm, -shə-nᵊl-,i-zəm] -n
- emphasis on vocational training in education
voc·a·tive ['vä-kə-tiv] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or being a grammatical case marking the one addressed (as Latin Dominein miserere, Dominehave mercy, O Lord)
- marking the one addressed (as motherin mother, come here)
vocative -n
- the vocative case of a language
- a form in the vocative case
voced ['vōk-,ed] -n
- vocational education
vo·cif·er·ant [vō-'si-fə-rənt] -adj
- clamorous, vociferous
vo·cif·er·ate [-,rāt] -vb, n
- to utter loudly : shout
- to cry out loudly : clamor
vo·cif·er·ous [vō-'si-f(ə-)rəs] -adj, adv, n
- marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
vo·cod·er ['vō-'kō-dər] -n
- an electronic mechanism that reduces speech signals to slowly varying signals transmittable over communication systems of limited frequency bandwidth
vod·ka ['väd-kə] -n
- a colorless liquor of neutral spirits distilled from a mash (as of rye or wheat)
vodka martini -n
- a martini made with vodka instead of gin
vodou ['vü-(,)dü] -n
(variant of voodoo)
- a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
- a person who deals in spells and necromancy
- a sorcerer's spell : hex
- a hexed object : charm
vo·dun [vō-'düⁿ] -n
- voodoo
vog ['vȯg, 'väg] -n
- air pollution caused by volcanic emissions
vo·gie ['vō-gē] -adj
- proud, vain
vogue ['vōg] -n, adj
- the leading place in popularity or acceptance
- popular acceptation or favor : popularity
- a period of popularity
- one that is in fashion at a particular time
- to strike poses in campy imitation of fashion models esp. as a kind of dance
vogu·ish ['vō-gish] -adj, n
- fashionable, smart
- suddenly or temporarily popular
voice ['vȯis] -n
- sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx
- sound so produced by human beings
- musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and throat
- the power or ability to produce musical tones
- singer
- one of the melodic parts in a vocal or instrumental composition
- condition of the vocal organs with respect to production of musical tones
- the use of the voice (as in singing or acting)
- expiration of air with the vocal cords drawn close so as to vibrate audibly (as in uttering vowels and consonant sounds as v or z)
- the faculty of utterance
- a sound resembling or suggesting vocal utterance
- an instrument or medium of expression
- the party became the voice of the workers
- wish, choice, or opinion openly or formally expressed
- right of expression
- influential power
- distinction of form or a system of inflections of a verb to indicate the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses
- active and passive voice s
- to express in words : utter
- to adjust for producing the proper musical sounds
- to pronounce (as a consonant) with voice
voice box -n
- larynx
voiced -adj
- having or furnished with a voice esp. of a specified kind often used in combination
- uttered with vocal cord vibration
voice·ful ['vȯis-fəl] -adj, n
- having a voice or vocal quality
- having a loud voice or many voices
voice·less [-ləs] -adj, adv, n
- having no voice : mute
- not voiced : surd
voice mail -n
- an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded or digitized for later playback to the intended recipient
- such a message
voiceover ['vȯis-,ō-vər] -n
- the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a motion picture or television commercial)
- the voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts
- a recording of a voice-over
voice part -n
- voice
voice·print ['vȯis-print] -n
- an individually distinctive pattern of certain voice characteristics that is spectrographically produced
voic·er ['vȯi-sər] -n
- one that voices
- one that voices organ pipes
voice vote -n
- a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
void ['vȯid] -adj, n
- not occupied : vacant
- not inhabited : deserted
- containing nothing
- idle, leisure
- being without something specified : devoid
- a nature void of all malice
- having no members or examples
- having no cards represented in a particular hand
- vain, useless
- of no legal force or effect : null
- voidable
- opening, gap
- empty space : emptiness, vacuum
- the quality or state of being without something : lack, absence
- a feeling of want or hollowness
- absence of cards of a particular suit in a hand orig. dealt to a player
- to make empty or vacant : clear
- vacate, leave
- discharge, emit
- nullify, annul
- to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
void·able ['vȯi-də-bəl] -adj, n
- capable of being voided
- capable of being adjudged void
void·ance ['vȯi-dᵊn(t)s] -n
- the act of voiding
- the state of being without an incumbent
void·ed ['vȯi-dəd] -adj
- having the inner part cut away or left vacant with a narrow border left at the sides used of a heraldic charge
voi·la [vwä-'lä] -interj
- used to call attention, to express satisfaction or approval, or to suggest an appearance as if by magic
voile ['vȯi(-ə)l] -n
- a fine soft sheer fabric used esp. for women's summer clothing or curtains
voir dire ['vwär-'dir, 'wär-] -n
- a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a witness or juror
vol -abbr
- volcano
- volume
- volunteer
vo·lant ['vō-lənt] -adj
- having the wings extended as if in flight used of a heraldic bird
- flying or capable of flying
- quick, nimble
vo·lan·te [vō-'län-(,)tā] -adj
- moving with light rapidity used as a direction in music
Vo·la·puk ['vō-lə-,pu̇k, 'vä-] -n
- an artificial international language based largely on English but with some root words from German, French, and Latin
vo·lar ['vō-lər, -,lär] -adj
- relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
- located on the same side as the palm of the hand
- the volar part of the forearm
vol·a·tile ['vä-lə-tᵊl, esp Brit -,tī(-ə)l] -adj, n
- readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature
- flying or having the power to fly
- lighthearted, lively
- easily aroused
- tending to erupt into violence : explosive
- unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition
- characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
- difficult to capture or hold permanently : evanescent, transitory
volatile -n
- a volatile substance
volatile oil -n
- an oil that vaporizes readily
- essential oil
vol·a·til·ise ['vä-lə-tə-,līz, Brit also və-'la-] -vb, adj, n
(variant of volatilize)
- to make volatile
- to cause to pass off in vapor
- to pass off in vapor
vol·a·til·ize ['vä-lə-tə-,līz, Brit also və-'la-] -vb, adj, n
- to make volatile
- to cause to pass off in vapor
- to pass off in vapor
volauvent [,vȯ-lō-'väⁿ] -n
- a baked patty shell filled with meat, fowl, game, or seafood in sauce
vol·ca·nic [väl-'ka-nik, vȯl- also -'kā-] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or produced by a volcano
- characterized by volcanoes
- made of materials from volcanoes
- explosively violent : volatile
volcanic -n
- a volcanic rock
volcanic glass -n
- natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava too rapidly to permit crystallization
vol·ca·nic·i·ty [,väl-kə-'ni-sə-tē, ,vȯl-] -n
- volcanism
vol·ca·nism ['väl-kə-,ni-zəm, 'vȯl-] -n
- volcanic action or activity
vol·ca·no [väl-'kā-(,)nō, vȯl-] -n
- a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usu. molten or hot rock and steam issue
- a hill or mountain composed wholly or in part of the ejected material
- something of explosively violent potential
vol·ca·no·log·i·cal [,väl-kə-nə-'lä-ji-kəl, ,vȯl-] -adj
- of, relating to, or involving volcanology or volcanic phenomena
- volcanological processes that shape the planets
vol·ca·nol·o·gy [,väl-kə-'nä-lə-jē, ,vȯl-] -n
- a branch of science that deals with volcanic phenomena
vole ['vōl] -n
- grand slam
- any of various small rodents ( Microtusand related genera) that typically have a stout body, rather blunt nose, and short ears, inhabit both moist meadows and dry uplands and do much damage to crops, and are closely related to muskrats and lemmings
vo·li·tion [vō-'li-shən, və-] -n, adj
- an act of making a choice or decision
- a choice or decision made
- the power of choosing or determining : will
vol·i·tive ['vä-lə-tiv] -adj
- of or relating to the will
- expressing a wish or permission
volks·lied ['fōks-,lēt, 'fȯlks-] -n
- a folk song
vol·ley ['vä-lē] -n
- a flight of missiles (as arrows)
- simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons
- one round per gun in a battery fired as soon as a gun is ready without regard to order
- the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
- a return of the ball before it touches the ground
- a kick of the ball in soccer before it rebounds
- the exchange of the shuttlecock in badminton following the serve
- a burst or emission of many things or a large amount at once
- received a volley of angry letters
- a burst of simultaneous or immediately sequential nerve impulses passing to an end organ, synapse, or center
volley -vb, n
- to discharge in or as if in a volley
- to propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground
- to hit (a tennis ball) on the volley
- to become discharged in or as if in a volley
- to make a volley
- to volley an object of play (as in tennis)
vol·ley·ball ['vä-lē-,bȯl] -n
- a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
- the ball used in this game
vol·plane ['väl-,plān, 'vȯl-] -vi
- to glide in or as if in an airplane
- glide
Vol·sci ['vȯl-,skē, 'väl-,sī] -n pl
- a people of ancient Italy dwelling between the Latins and Samnites
Vol·scian ['väl-shən, 'vȯl-skē-ən] -n, adj
- a member of the Volsci
- the Italic language of the Volsci
volt ['vōlt, 'vȯlt] -n
- a leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust
- a tread or gait in which a horse going sideways makes a turn around a center
- a circle traced by a horse in this movement
- the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt and equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it
volt·age ['vōl-tij] -n
- electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
- intensity of feeling
voltage divider -n
- a resistor or series of resistors provided with taps at certain points and used to provide various potential differences from a single power source
vol·ta·ic [väl-'tā-ik, vōl-, vȯl-] -adj
- of, relating to, or producing direct electric current by chemical action (as in a battery) : galvanic
voltam·pere ['vōlt-'am-,pir also -,per] -n
- a unit of electric measurement equal to the product of a volt and an ampere that for direct current constitutes a measure of power equivalent to a watt
volteface [,vȯlt-'fäs, ,vȯl-tə-] -n
- a reversal in policy : about-face
volt·me·ter ['vōlt-,mē-tər] -n
- an instrument (as a galvanometer) for measuring in volts the differences in potential between different points of an electrical circuit
vol·u·ble ['väl-yə-bəl] -adj, n, adv
- easily rolling or turning : rotating
- characterized by ready or rapid speech : glib, fluent
vol·ume ['väl-yəm, -(,)yüm] -n, adj
- a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : book
- a series of issues of a periodical
- album
- scroll
- the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (as quarts or liters) : cubic capacity
- amount
- bulk, mass
- a considerable quantity
- the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume
- mass or the representation of mass in art or architecture
- the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound
- loudness
volume -vb
- to send or give out in volume
- to roll or rise in volume
- involving large quantities
vol·u·me·ter ['väl-yu̇-,mē-tər] -n
- an instrument for measuring volumes (as of gases or liquids) directly or (as of solids) by displacement of a liquid
vol·u·met·ric [,väl-yu̇-'me-trik] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or involving the measurement of volume
vo·lu·mi·nos·i·ty [və-,lü-mə-'nä-sə-tē] -n
- the quality or state of being voluminous
vo·lu·mi·nous [və-'lü-mə-nəs] -adj, adv, n
- consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : winding
- having or marked by great volume or bulk : large
- full
- numerous
- trying to keep track of voluminous slips of paper
- filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes
- a voluminous literature on the subject
- writing or speaking much or at great length
- a voluminous correspondent
vol·un·ta·rism ['vä-lən-tə-,ri-zəm] -n, adj
- the principle or system of doing something by or relying on voluntary action or volunteers
- a theory that conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the world
vol·un·tary ['vä-lən-,ter-ē] -adj, adv, n
- proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent
- unconstrained by interference : self-determining
- done by design or intention : intentional
- of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will
- having power of free choice
- provided or supported by voluntary action
- acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation
voluntary -n
- a prefatory often extemporized musical piece
- an improvisatory organ piece played before, during, or after a religious service
- one who participates voluntarily : volunteer
vol·un·tary·ism ['vä-lən-,ter-ē-,i-zəm] -n
- voluntarism
voluntary muscle -n
- muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control
vol·un·teer [,vä-lən-'tir] -n
- : a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service: as
- one who enters into military service voluntarily
- one who renders a service or takes part in a transaction while having no legal concern or interest
- one who receives a conveyance or transfer of property without giving valuable consideration
- a volunteer plant
- a member of a quasi-military religious and philanthropic organization founded in 1896 by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth
volunteer -adj
- being, consisting of, or engaged in by volunteers
- busy with volunteer activities
- growing spontaneously without direct human control or supervision esp. from seeds lost from a previous crop
- to offer oneself as a volunteer
- volunteer ed to host the meeting
- to offer or bestow voluntarily
vol·un·teer·ism [,vä-lən-'tir-,i-zəm] -n
- voluntarism
- the act or practice of doing volunteer work in community service
vo·lup·tu·ary [və-'ləp(t)-shə-,wer-ē] -n, adj
- a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites
vo·lup·tu·ous [və-'ləp(t)-shə-wəs, -shəs] -adj, adv, n
- full of delight or pleasure to the senses : conducive to or arising from sensuous or sensual gratification : luxurious
- suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
- given to or spent in enjoyment of luxury, pleasure, or sensual gratifications
- a long and voluptuous holiday -- Edmund Wilson
vo·lute [və-'lüt] -n, adj
- a spiral or scroll-shaped form
- a spiral scroll-shaped ornament forming the chief feature of the Ionic capital
- any of various marine gastropod mollusks (family Volutidae) with a thick short-spired shell
- the shell of a volute
vo·lu·tin ['väl-yə-,tin, və-'lü-tᵊn] -n
- a granular basophilic substance containing nucleic acids that is found esp. in cells of microorganisms
vol·va ['väl-və, 'vȯl-] -n
- a membranous sac or cup about the base of the stipe in many gilled fungi (as agarics)
vol·vox [-,väks] -n
- any of a genus ( Volvox) of flagellated unicellular green algae that form spherical colonies
vol·vu·lus ['väl-vyə-ləs, 'vȯl-] -n
- a twisting of the intestine upon itself that causes obstruction
vo·mer ['vō-mər] -n, adj
- a bone of the skull of most vertebrates that is situated below the ethmoid region and in the human skull forms part of the nasal septum
vom·ero·na·sal organ [,vä-mə-rō-'nā-zəl-, ,vō-] -n
- either of a pair of small blind pouches or tubes in many vertebrates that are situated one on either side of the nasal septum or in the buccal cavity and that are reduced to rudimentary pits in adult humans but are developed in reptiles, amphibians, and some mammals as chemoreceptors called also Jacobson's organ
vom·it ['vä-mət] -n
- an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- the disgorged matter
- emetic
vomit -vi, n
- to disgorge the stomach contents
- to spew forth : belch, gush
- to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth
- to eject violently or abundantly : spew
- to cause to vomit
vom·i·to·ry ['vä-mə-,tȯr-ē] -n
- an entrance piercing the banks of seats of a theater, amphitheater, or stadium
vom·i·tus ['vä-mə-təs] -n
- material discharged by vomiting
voo·doo ['vü-(,)dü] -n
- a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
- a person who deals in spells and necromancy
- a sorcerer's spell : hex
- a hexed object : charm
voodoo -vt
- to bewitch by or as if by means of voodoo : hex
- of, relating to, or practicing voodoo
- based on highly improbable suppositions : extremely implausible or unrealistic
voo·doo·ism ['vü-(,)dü-,i-zəm] -n, adj
- voodoo
- the practice of witchcraft
VOR -abbr
- very-high-frequency omnidirectional radio (range)
- very-high-frequency omnidirectional radio (beacon)
vo·ra·cious [vȯ-'rā-shəs, və-] -adj, adv, n
- having a huge appetite : ravenous
- excessively eager : insatiable
vo·rac·i·ty [vȯ-'ra-sə-tē, və-] -n
- the quality or state of being voracious
vor·la·ge ['fȯr-,lä-gə] -n
- the position of a skier leaning forward from the ankles usu. without lifting the heels from the skis
vor·tex ['vȯr-,teks] -n
- something that resembles a whirlpool
- the hellish vortex of battle -- Time
- a mass of fluid (as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action
- whirlpool, eddy
- a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid elements have an angular velocity
vor·ti·cal ['vȯr-ti-kəl] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or resembling a vortex : swirling
vor·ti·cel·la [,vȯr-tə-'se-lə] -n
- any of a genus ( Vorticella) of stalked bell-shaped ciliates
vor·ti·cism ['vȯr-tə-,si-zəm] -n, n or adj
- an English abstract art movement from about 191215 embracing cubist and futurist concepts
vor·tic·i·ty [vȯr-'ti-sə-tē] -n
- the state of a fluid in vortical motion
- vortical motion
- a measure of vortical motion
- a vector measure of local rotation in a fluid flow
vor·ti·cose ['vȯr-ti-,kōs] -adj
- vortical
vo·ta·ress ['vō-tə-rəs] -n
- a woman who is a votary
vo·ta·rist [-rist] -n
- votary
vo·ta·ry ['vō-tə-rē] -n
- a sworn adherent
- devotee
- a devoted admirer
- a devout or zealous worshipper
- a staunch believer or advocate
vote ['vōt] -n
- a usu. formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision
- one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office
- the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election)
- an expression of opinion or preference that resembles a vote
- ballot
- the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting
- the right to cast a vote
- the right of suffrage : franchise
- the act or process of voting
- brought the question to a vote
- a method of voting
- a formal expression of a wish, will, or choice voted by a meeting
- voter
- a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics
- a proposition to be voted on
- a legislative money item
- appropriation
- to express one's views in response to a poll
- to exercise a political franchise
- to express an opinion
- consumers...vote with their dollars -- Lucia Mouat
- to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote
- he was voted out of office
- to adjudge by general agreement : declare
- to offer as a suggestion : propose
- to cause to vote in a given way
- to cause to be cast for or against a proposal
- to vote in accordance with or in the interest of
votech ['vō-'tek] -adj
- relating to, providing, or receiving vocational and technical education and training
vote·less ['vōt-ləs] -adj
- having no vote
- denied the political franchise
vot·er ['vō-tər] -n
- one that votes or has the legal right to vote
voting machine -n
- a mechanical device for recording and counting votes cast in an election
vo·tive ['vō-tiv] -adj, adv, n
- consisting of or expressing a vow, wish, or desire
- offered or performed in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude or devotion
votive candle -n
- a candle lit in devotion or gratitude
- a small squat candle called also votive
votive mass -n
- a mass celebrated for a special intention (as for a wedding or funeral) in place of the mass of the day
vo·tress ['vō-trəs] -n
- votaress
VO2 max [,vē-ō-'tü-'maks] -n
- the maximum amount of oxygen the body can utilize during a specified period of usu. intense exercise
vouch ['vau̇ch] -vb
- to summon into court to warrant or defend a title
- assert, affirm
- attest
- to cite or refer to as authority or supporting evidence
- prove, substantiate
- to verify (a business transaction) by examining documentary evidence
- to give a guarantee : become surety
- to supply supporting evidence or testimony
- to give personal assurance
- allegation, declaration
vouch·ee [vau̇-'chē] -n
- a person for whom another vouches
vouch·er ['vau̇-chər] -n
- an act of vouching
- a piece of supporting evidence : proof
- a documentary record of a business transaction
- a written affidavit or authorization : certificate
- a form or check indicating a credit against future purchases or expenditures
- a coupon issued by government to a parent or guardian to be used to fund a child's education in either a public or private school
voucher -vt
- to establish the authenticity of
- to prepare a voucher for
- one that guarantees : surety
vouch·safe [vau̇ch-'sāf, 'vau̇ch-,] -vt, n
- to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
- to give by way of reply
- refused to vouchsafe an explanation
- to grant as a privilege or special favor
vous·soir [vü-'swär, 'vü-,] -n
- one of the wedge-shaped pieces forming an arch or vault
Vou·vray [vü-'vrā] -n
- a semidry to semisweet white wine from the Loire Valley of France that is often produced as a sparkling wine
vow ['vau̇] -n
- a solemn promise or assertion
- one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition
- to promise solemnly : swear
- to bind or consecrate by a vow
- to make a vow
- avow, declare
vow·el ['vau̇(-ə)l] -n
- one of a class of speech sounds in the articulation of which the oral part of the breath channel is not blocked and is not constricted enough to cause audible friction
- the one most prominent sound in a syllable
- a letter or other symbol representing a vowel usu. used in English of a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y
vow·el·ize ['vau̇-(ə-),līz] -vt
- to furnish with vowel points
vowel point -n
- a mark placed below or otherwise near a consonant in some languages (as Hebrew) and representing the vowel sound that precedes or follows the consonant sound
vowel rhyme -n
- assonance
vox po·pu·li ['väks-'pä-pyü-,lī, -pyə-(,)lē, -pə-(,)lē] -n
- popular sentiment
voy·age ['vȯi-ij, 'vȯ(-)ij] -n
- an act or instance of traveling : journey
- a course or period of traveling by other than land routes
- an account of a journey esp. by sea
voyage -vb, n
- to take a trip : travel
- sail, traverse
voya·geur [,vȯi-ə-'zhər, ,vwä-yä-] -n
- a man employed by a fur company to transport goods to and from remote stations esp. in the Canadian Northwest
voy·eur [vwä-'yər, vȯi-'ər] -n, adj, adv
- one obtaining sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
- one who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means
- a prying observer who is usu. seeking the sordid or the scandalous