vug ['vəg] -n, adj
- a small unfilled cavity in a lode or in rock
Vul·can ['vəl-kən] -n
- the Roman god of fire and metalworking
vul·ca·ni·an [,vəl-'kā-nē-ən] -adj
- of or relating to Vulcan or to working in metals (as iron)
- of or relating to a volcanic eruption in which highly viscous or solid lava is blown into fragments and dust
vul·ca·nic·i·ty [,vəl-kə-'ni-sə-tē] -n
- volcanism
vul·ca·ni·sate ['vəl-kə-nə-,zāt, ,vəl-kə-'nī-] -n
(variant of vulcanizate)
- a vulcanized product
vul·ca·nism ['vəl-kə-,ni-zəm] -n
- volcanism
vul·ca·ni·zate ['vəl-kə-nə-,zāt, ,vəl-kə-'nī-] -n
- a vulcanized product
vul·ca·ni·za·tion [,vəl-kə-nə-'zā-shən] -n
- the process of treating crude or synthetic rubber or similar plastic material chemically to give it useful properties (as elasticity, strength, and stability)
vul·ca·nize ['vəl-kə-,nīz] -vb, n
- to subject to vulcanization
- to undergo vulcanization
vulcanized fiber -n
- a tough substance made by treatment of cellulose and used for luggage and electrical insulation and in packaging
vul·ca·nol·o·gy [,vəl-kə-'nä-lə-jē] -n
- volcanology
vul·gar ['vəl-gər] -adj, adv
- generally used, applied, or accepted
- understood in or having the ordinary sense
- they reject the vulgar conception of miracle -- W. R. Inge
- vernacular
- the vulgar name of a plant
- of or relating to the common people : plebeian
- generally current : public
- the vulgar opinion of that time
- of the usual, typical, or ordinary kind
- lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
- morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate : gross
- ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display : pretentious
- offensive in language : earthy
- lewdly or profanely indecent
vulgar era -n
- christian era
vul·gar·i·an [,vəl-'ger-ē-ən] -n
- a vulgar person
vul·gar·ise ['vəl-gə-,rīz] -vt, n
(variant of vulgarize)
- to diffuse generally : popularize
- to make vulgar : coarsen
vul·gar·ism ['vəl-gə-,ri-zəm] -n
- vulgarity
- a word or expression originated or used chiefly by illiterate persons
- a coarse word or phrase : obscenity
vul·gar·i·ty [,vəl-'ga-rə-tē] -n
- something vulgar
- the quality or state of being vulgar
vul·gar·ize ['vəl-gə-,rīz] -vt, n
- to diffuse generally : popularize
- to make vulgar : coarsen
Vulgar Latin -n
- the nonclassical Latin of ancient Rome including the speech of plebeians and the informal speech of the educated established by comparative evidence as the chief source of the Romance languages
vul·gate ['vəl-,gāt, -gət] -n
- a Latin version of the Bible authorized and used by the Roman Catholic Church
- a commonly accepted text or reading
- the speech of the common people and esp. of uneducated people
vul·gus ['vəl-gəs] -n
- a short composition in Latin verse formerly common as an exercise in some English public schools
vul·ner·a·ble ['vəl-n(ə-)rə-bəl, 'vəl-nər-bəl] -adj, n, adv
- capable of being physically or emotionally wounded
- open to attack or damage : assailable
- liable to increased penalties but entitled to increased bonuses after winning a game in contract bridge
vul·ner·ary ['vəl-nə-,rer-ē] -adj
- used for or useful in healing wounds
vulnerary -n
- a vulnerary remedy
vul·pine ['vəl-,pīn] -adj
- of, relating to, or resembling a fox
- foxy, crafty
vul·ture ['vəl-chər] -n, adj
- any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usu. naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
- a rapacious or predatory person
vul·tur·ine [-chə-,rīn] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of vultures
- rapacious, predatory
vul·tur·ous ['vəl-chə-rəs, 'vəlch-rəs] -adj
- resembling a vulture esp. in rapacity or scavenging habits
vul·va ['vəl-və] -n, adj
- the external parts of the female genital organs
vul·vo·vag·i·ni·tis [,vəl-(,)vō-,va-jə-'nī-təs] -n
- coincident inflammation of the vulva and vagina