5-letter words starting with v
- vocab — vocabulary
- vocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- voddy — vodka
- vodka — an unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia.
- vodou — voodoo (sense 1)
- vodun — voodoo (def 1).
- voema — vigour or energy
- vogel — Sir Julius, 1835–99, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1873–75, 1876.
- vogie — conceited; proud.
- vogts — Hans-Hubert, known as Berti. born 1946, German footballer and coach; played in 96 matches for West Germany (1967–79); coach of Germany (1990–98), with whom he won the 1996 European Championships, and Scotland (2002–04)
- vogue — something in fashion, as at a particular time: Short hairdos were the vogue in the twenties.
- vogul — Mansi.
- voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- voila — used to reveal, show off
- voile — a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- volar — pertaining to or used for flight.
- volet — a veil worn at the back of the heaad
- volga — a river flowing from the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation E and then S to the Caspian Sea: the longest river in Europe. 2325 miles (3745 km).
- volos — a seaport in E Thessaly, in E Greece: ancient ruins.
- vols. — volumes
- volta — turn; time (used in phrases): una volta (“once”); prima volta (“first time”).
- volte — turn; time (used in phrases): una volta (“once”); prima volta (“first time”).
- volti — a musical direction meaning turn (the page)
- volva — the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures.
- volve — to flip the pages of
- vomer — a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- vomit — to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
- voter — a person who votes.
- vouch — to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
- vouge — an axlike, shafted weapon having a curved blade tapering to a point at the top, used by foot soldiers in the 14th century and after.
- voulu — feigned or calculated; deliberate
- vowed — a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- vowel — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant). (in a syllable) the sound of greatest sonority, as i in grill. Compare consonant (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with consonant, as the (ē) of be (bē), we (wē), and yeast (yēst).
- voxel — any of a number of very small elements that make up a a three-dimensional image, as on a visual display unit
- vozhd — a Russian leader
- vraic — a seaweed found in the Channel Islands
- vries — Hugo [hyoo-goh;; Dutch hy-goh] /ˈhyu goʊ;; Dutch ˈhü goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1935, Dutch botanist and student of organic heredity: developed the concept of mutation as a factor in the process of evolution.
- vroom — the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- vrouw — a woman; wife; lady.
- vuggy — a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
- vughs — a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
- vulg. — Vulgate
- vulgo — in a common manner
- vulva — the external female genitalia.
- vutty — dirty
- vycor — a heat-resistant glassware with a high percentage of silica, used mainly for laboratory and industrial beakers, crucibles, tubes, etc.
- vying — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.