vicinage
vicinage: n.
1 a neighbourhood; a surrounding district.
2 relation in terms of nearness etc. to neighbours. [ME f. OF vis(e)nage ult. f. L vicinus neighbour]

various
various: adj.
1 different, diverse (too various to form a group).
2 more than one, several (for various reasons). øøvariously adv. variousness n. [L varius changing, diverse]

very
very: adv. & adj. --adv.
1 in a high degree (did it very easily; had a very bad cough; am very much better).
2 in the fullest sense (foll. by own or superl. adj.: at the very latest; do your very best; my very own room). --adj.
1 real, true, actual; truly such (usu. prec. by the, this, his, etc. emphasizing identity, significance, or extreme degree: the very thing we need; those were his very words).
2 archaic real, genuine (very God). ønot ver.
1 in a low degree.
2 far from being. very good (or well) a formula of consent or approval. very high frequency (of radio frequency) in the range 30-300 megahertz. Very Reverend the title of a dean. the very same see SAME . [ME f. OF verai ult. f. L verus true]

verbal
verbal: adj., n., & v. --adj.
1 of or concerned with words (made a verbal distinction).
2 oral, not written (gave a verbal statement).
3 Gram. of or in the nature of a verb (verbal inflections).
4 literal (a verbal translation).
5 talkative, articulate. --n.
1 Gram. a a verbal noun. b a word or words functioning as a verb.
2 sl. a verbal statement, esp. one made to the police.
3 sl. an insult; abuse (gave them the verbal). --v.tr. (verballed, verballing) Brit. sl. attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect). øverbal noun Gram. a noun formed as an inflection of a verb and partly sharing its constructions (e.g. smoking in smoking is forbidden: see -ING(1) )). øøverbally adv. [ME f. F verbal or LL verbalis (as VERB)]

vagus
vagus: n. (pl. vagi) Anat. either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves with branches to the heart, lungs, and viscera. øøvagal adj. [L: see VAGUE]

valentine
valentine: n.
1 a card or gift sent, often anonymously, as a mark of love or affection on St Valentine's Day (14 Feb.).
2 a sweetheart chosen on this day. [ME f. OF Valentin f. L Valentinus, name of two saints]

villagerversificationveteran
veteran: n.
1 a person who has grown old in or had long experience of esp. military service or an occupation (a war veteran; a veteran of the theatre; a veteran marksman).
2 US an ex-serviceman or servicewoman.
3 (attrib.) of or for veterans. øveteran car Brit. a car made before 1916, or (strictly) before 1905. [F v÷t÷ran or L veteranus (adj. & n.) f. vetus -eris old]

vaporize
vaporize: v.tr. & intr. (also -ise) convert or be converted into vapour. øøvaporizable adj. (also vaporable). vaporization n.

vapouryvolume
volume: n.
1 a a set of sheets of paper, usu. printed, bound together and forming part or the whole of a work or comprising several works (issued in three volumes; a library of 12,000 volumes). b hist. a scroll of papyrus etc., an ancient form of book.
2 a solid content, bulk. b the space occupied by a gas or liquid. c (foll. by of) an amount or quantity (large volume of business).
3 a quantity or power of sound. b fullness of tone.
4 (foll. by of) a a moving mass of water etc. b (usu. in pl.) a wreath or coil or rounded mass of smoke etc. øøvolumed adj. (also in comb.). [ME f. OF volum(e) f. L volumen -minis roll f. volvere to roll]

vein
vein: n. & v. --n.
1 a any of the tubes by which blood is conveyed to the heart (cf. ARTERY). b (in general use) any blood-vessel (has royal blood in his veins).
2 a nervure of an insect's wing.
3 a slender bundle of tissue forming a rib in the framework of a leaf.
4 a streak or stripe of a different colour in wood, marble, cheese, etc.
5 a fissure in rock filled with ore or other deposited material.
6 a source of a particular characteristic (a rich vein of humour).
7 a distinctive character or tendency; a cast of mind or disposition; a mood (spoke in a sarcastic vein). --v.tr. fill or cover with or as with veins. øøveinless n. veinlet n. veinlike adj. veiny adj. (veinier, veiniest). [ME f. OF veine f. L vena]

vamoose
vamoose: v.intr. US (esp. as int.) sl. depart hurriedly. [Sp. vamos let us go]

vibrate
vibrate: v.
1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move continuously and rapidly to and fro; oscillate.
2 intr. Physics move unceasingly to and fro, esp. rapidly.
3 intr. (of a sound) throb; continue to be heard.
4 intr. (foll. by with) quiver, thrill (vibrating with passion).
5 intr. (of a pendulum) swing to and fro. øøvibrative adj. [L vibrare vibrat- shake, swing]

valvulitis
valvulitis: n. inflammation of the valves of the heart.