8-letter words starting with v
- variably — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- variance — the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- variceal — of or relating to a varix
- varicose — abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.
- varietal — of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety.
- variform — varied in form; having various forms.
- variolar — variolous
- variorum — containing different versions of the text by various editors: a variorum edition of Shakespeare.
- varistor — a resistor whose resistance automatically varies in proportion to the voltage of the current through it.
- varitype — to operate a Varityper.
- varletry — varlets collectively.
- varnishy — glossy; like varnish
- vartabed — (in the Armenian church) a doctor, master, or teacher
- vasarely — Victor. 1908–97, French painter, born in Hungary; a leading exponent of op art
- vascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vasculum — a kind of case or box used by botanists for carrying specimens as they are collected.
- vaselike — like or resembling a vase
- vaseline — Vaseline is a soft clear jelly made from petroleum, which is used to protect the skin and for other purposes.
- vasiform — having the form of a duct or tube.
- vasotomy — incision or opening of the vas deferens.
- vassalic — of, relating to, or resembling a vassal or vassalage.
- vasteras — a city in central Sweden.
- vastness — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- vat rate — the rate at which VAT is applied
- vaticide — a person who murders a prophet.
- vaucluse — a department in SE France. 1382 sq. mi. (3580 sq. km). Capital: Avignon.
- vaultage — a group of vaults; a vaulted place
- vaulting — the act of vaulting.
- vauntery — bravado; boasting
- vauntful — boastful.
- vaunting — having a boastfully proud disposition: a vaunting dictator.
- vauxhall — a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames
- vavasory — the tenure of a fee held by a vavasor.
- vax mips — (benchmark) (Or VAX Unit of Performance, VUP) The processing power normally attributed to a Digital Equipment Corporation VAX 11/780. Future VAX systems were rated according to this scale (e.g. VAX 8350's being 2.7 VUPs per CPU). A MicroVAX II is normally associated with 0.9 VUPs and at a later time the MicroVUP was coined to rate VAX workstations. The use of the VUP by Digital Equipment Corporation has been replaced with more standard benchmarks (SPECint and SPECfp) in the DEC Alpha processor systems.
- vbscript — Visual BASIC Script
- vector c — (language) A variant of C from CMU(?), similar to ACTUS.
- vee-door — A vee-door is the opening shaped like an upside down V in one side of a derrick, which allows long pipes and tools to be lifted onto the rig floor.
- veganism — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- vegelate — low-quality chocolate that contains a certain proportion of vegetable fats not derived from the cocoa bean
- vegemite — a vegetable extract used as a spread, flavouring, etc
- vegetant — causing growth
- vegetate — to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.
- vegetist — a vegetable cultivator or enthusiast
- vegetive — a vegetable
- vehement — zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- veinulet — a small vein.
- velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- velarize — to pronounce with velar articulation.
- velation — pronunciation with velar articulation.
- velatura — a thin layer of paint somewhat like a glaze but opaque or semi-opaque rather than transparent