Varioloid (a.) The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.
Variolous (a.) Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.
Variorum (a.) Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.
Various (a.) Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
Various (a.) Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
Various (a.) Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
Variously (adv.) In various or different ways.
Variscite (n.) An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina.
Varisse (n.) An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.
Varices (pl. ) of Varix
Varix (n.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.
Varix (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
Vark (n.) The bush hog, or boshvark.
Varlet (n.) A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman.
Varlet (n.) Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet.
Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack.
Varletry (n.) The rabble; the crowd; the mob.
Varnish (n.) A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture.
Varnish (n.) That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.
Varnish (n.) An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.
Varnished (imp. & p. p.) of Varnish
Varnishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Varnish
Varnish (n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.
Varnish (n.) To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt.
Varnisher (n.) One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.
Varnisher (n.) One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance.
Varnishing (n.) The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.
Vartabed (n.) A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses, with episcopal functions.
Varuna (n.) The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under water.
Varvel (n.) In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses.
Varveled (a.) Having varvels, or rings.
Varied (imp. & p. p.) of Vary
Varying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vary
Vary (v. t.) To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.
Vary (v. t.) To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
Vary (v. t.) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
Vary (v. t.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
Vary (v. i.) To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.
Vary (v. i.) To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
Vary (v. i.) To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.
Vary (v. i.) To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.
Vary (v. i.) To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.
Vary (n.) Alteration; change.
Varying () a. & n. from Vary.
Vasa (pl. ) of Vas
Vas (n.) A vessel; a duct.
Vasa deferentia (pl. ) of Vas
Vascular (a.) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
Vascular (a.) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc.
Vascular (a.) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
Vascular (a.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
Vascularities (pl. ) of Vascularity
Vascularity (n.) The quality or state of being vascular.
Vasculose (n.) One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from cellulose in its solubility in certain media.
Vascula (pl. ) of Vasculum
Vasculum (n.) Same as Ascidium, n., 1.
Vasculum (n.) A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants.
Vase (n.) A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
Vase (n.) A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
Vase (n.) The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum.
Vase (n.) The calyx of a plant.
Vaseline (n.) A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum.
Vase-shaped (a.) Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.
Vasiform (a.) Having the form of a vessel, or duct.
Vasoconstrictor (a.) Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic.
Vasoconstrictor (n.) A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.
Vasodentine (n.) A modified form of dentine, which is permeated by blood capillaries; vascular dentine.
Vasodilator (a.) Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.
Vasoformative (a.) Concerned in the development and formation of blood vessels and blood corpuscles; as, the vasoformative cells.
Vaso-inhibitory (a.) See Vasodilator.
Vasomotor (a.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.
Vassal (n.) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
Vassal (n.) A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave.
Vassal (a.) Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
Vassal (v. t.) To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
Vassalage (n.) The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
Vassalage (n.) Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
Vassalage (n.) A territory held in vassalage.
Vassalage (n.) Vassals, collectively; vassalry.
Vassalage (n.) Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage.
Vassaless (n.) A female vassal.
Vassalry (n.) The body of vassals.
Vast (superl.) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
Vast (superl.) Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
Vast (superl.) Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.
Vast (superl.) Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.
Vast (n.) A waste region; boundless space; immensity.
Vastation (n.) A laying waste; waste; depopulation; devastation.
Vastel (n.) See Wastel.
Vastidity (n.) Vastness; immensity.
Vastitude (n.) Vastness; immense extent.
Vastitude (n.) Destruction; vastation.
Vastity (n.) Vastness.
Vastly (adv.) To a vast extent or degree; very greatly; immensely.
Vastness (n.) The quality or state of being vast.
Vasty (a.) Vast; immense.
Vasum (n.) A genus including several species of large marine gastropods having massive pyriform shells, with conspicuous folds on the columella.
Vat (n.) A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.
Vat (n.) A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.
Vat (n.) A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in.