Viscosimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of liquids, as solutions of gum.
Viscosity (n.) The quality or state of being viscous.
Viscosity (n.) A quality analogous to that of a viscous fluid, supposed to be caused by internal friction, especially in the case of gases.
Viscount (a.) An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
Viscount (a.) A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3.
Viscountcy (n.) The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount.
Viscountess (n.) The wife of a viscount.
Viscountship (n.) Alt. of Viscounty
Viscounty (n.) The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.
Viscous (a.) Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.
Viscum (n.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.
Viscum (n.) Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
Viscera (pl. ) of Viscus
Viscus (n.) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
Vise (n.) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Vise (n.) An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
Viseed (imp. & p. p.) of Vise
Viseing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vise
Vise (v. t.) To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
Vishnu (n.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.
Visibility (n.) The quality or state of being visible.
Visible (a.) Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.
Visible (a.) Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous.
Visigoth (n.) One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth.
Vision (v.) The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
Vision (v.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve.
Vision (v.) That which is seen; an object of sight.
Vision (v.) Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.
Vision (v.) Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
Visioned (imp. & p. p.) of Vision
Visioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vision
Vision (v. t.) To see in a vision; to dream.
Visional (a.) Of or pertaining to a vision.
Visionariness (n.) The quality or state of being visionary.
Visionary (a.) Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
Visionary (a.) Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.
Visionary (a.) Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.
Visionaries (pl. ) of Visionary
Visionary (n.) One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.
Visionary (n.) One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
Visioned (a.) Having the power of seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in visions.
Visionist (n.) A visionary.
Visionless (a.) Destitute of vision; sightless.
Visited (imp. & p. p.) of Visit
Visiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Visit
Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
Visit (v. t.) To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.
Visit (v. i.) To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
Visit (v. t.) The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
Visitable (a.) Liable or subject to be visited or inspected.
Visitant (n.) One who visits; a guest; a visitor.
Visitant (a.) Visiting.
Visitation (n.) The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination.
Visitation (n.) Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop.
Visitation (n.) The object of a visit.
Visitation (n.) The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search.
Visitation (n.) Special dispensation; communication of divine favor and goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance; retributive calamity; retribution; judgment.
Visitation (n.) A festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on the second of July.
Visitatorial (a.) Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent; visitorial.
Visite (n.) A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.
Visiter (n.) A visitor.
Visiting () a. & vb. n. from Visit.
Visitor () One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship.
Visitor () A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an institution. See Visit, v. t., 2, and Visitation, n., 2.
Visitorial (a.) Same as Visitatorial.
Visive (a.) Of or pertaining to the sight; visual.
Visne (n.) Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See Venue.
Visnomy (n.) Face; countenance.
Vison (n.) The mink.
Visor (n.) A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
Visor (n.) A mask used to disfigure or disguise.
Visor (n.) The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
Visored (a.) Wearing a visor; masked.
Vistas (pl. ) of Vista
Vista (n.) A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue.
Visto (n.) A vista; a prospect.
Visual (a.) Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
Visual (a.) That can be seen; visible.
Visualize (v. t.) To make visual, or visible; to see in fancy.
Vitaille (n.) Food; victuals.
Vital (a.) Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
Vital (a.) Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
Vital (a.) Containing life; living.
Vital (a.) Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal.
Vital (a.) Very necessary; highly important; essential.
Vital (a.) Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
Vital (n.) A vital part; one of the vitals.
Vitalic (a.) Pertaining to life; vital.
Vitalism (n.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
Vitalist (n.) A believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to physicist.
Vitalistic (a.) Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a special vital principle.
Vitality (n.) The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an enterprise.
Vitalization (n.) The act or process of vitalizing, or infusing the vital principle.
Vitalized (imp. & p. p.) of Vitalize
Vitalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vitalize
Vitalize (v. t.) To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood.
Vitally (adv.) In a vital manner.
Vitals (n. pl.) Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.