10-letter words starting with v
- vigil mass — a Mass held on Saturday evening, attendance at which fulfils one's obligation to attend Mass on Sunday
- vigilantly — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- vignetting — a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
- vigorously — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- vijayawada — a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India, on the delta of the Krishna River.
- villa home — one of a set of suburban bungalows built compactly on the one allotment, esp on the former site of a single bungalow
- villa park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- villainage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- villainess — a villainous woman.
- villainies — the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
- villainize — to speak ill of; disparage; vilify: to villainize the wealthy.
- villainous — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- villanella — a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.
- villanelle — a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes.
- villanovan — Also, Villanova. of or relating to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.
- villarrica — a city in S central Paraguay.
- villeinage — the tenure by which a villein held land and tenements from a lord.
- villeneuve — Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de [pyer sharl zhahn ba-teest seel-ves-truh duh] /pyɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ baˈtist silˈvɛs trə də/ (Show IPA), 1763–1806, French admiral.
- vincentian — Also called Lazarist. a member of the “Congregation of the Mission,” founded in France in 1625, engaged chiefly in conducting missions and clerical seminaries.
- vindemiate — to gather the grape harvest
- vindicable — capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
- vindicator — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vindictive — disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person.
- vine maple — a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.
- vine snake — any of several slender, arboreal colubrid snakes of the genus Oxybelis, ranging from southern Arizona to Bolivia.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
- viniferous — suitable for or used in winemaking: a viniferous variety of grape.
- vinologist — someone who studies wine and winemaking
- vinylation — the process of introducing the vinyl group into a compound by reaction with acetylene.
- vinylidene — of, consisting of, or containing the group CH2:C
- viola clef — alto clef.
- violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
- violescent — tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- vip lounge — a room for example at an airport where rich people, celebrities etc can go
- viperiform — resembling, or in the shape of, a viper
- vir chakra — an award made to distinguished soldiers by the Government of India
- vira saiva — Lingayata.
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- viral load — the amount or concentration of a virus, as HIV, in the blood.
- virescence — state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.
- virginhood — the quality or state of being a virgin; virginity
- virologist — the science dealing with the study of viruses and the diseases caused by them.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- virtualist — an artist specializing in virtual art, for example, art on the internet rather than hard copies of paintings
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- virtualize — to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.
- virtueless — moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- virtuosity — the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso.
- virtuously — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.