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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • vacant/ˈveɪkənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot occupied or lived in, and available to be used or taken.
  • vaccine/vækˈsin/nounB2A preparation that teaches the body to fight an illness in advance.
  • vacuum/ˈvæ.kjuːm/nounB13 meaningsA machine that sucks dust from floors.
  • vaguely/ˈveɪɡli/adverbB22 meaningsIn an unclear fuzzy way.
  • vain/veɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsObsessed with your own looks or abilities.
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/ˈvæliənt/
adjectiveB2+2 meanings
Showing great courage in the face of danger.
  • valid/ˈvælɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsLegally acceptable and still in force.
  • validate/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confirm that something is sound or true.
  • valuable/ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/adjectiveB12 meaningsWorth a lot of money.
  • valve/ˈvælv/nounB2A fitting that lets air or fluid through one way.
  • vanilla/vəˈnɪl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet flavour from a tropical pod.
  • vanity/ˈvænɪti/nounB22 meaningsExcessive pride in your own looks or importance.
  • variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]adjectiveB24 meaningsChanging, or able to change.
  • variation/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsOne of the possible lines a game may follow.
  • vase/vɑːz/nounB12 meaningsA tall, narrow-necked container for holding cut flowers.
  • vast/vɑːst/adjectiveB2Enormously wide and open.
  • vat/væt/nounB2+2 meaningsA very large open container for liquid, used in making or storing things.
  • vatican citynounB2The world's smallest state, home of the Pope, inside Rome.
  • vault/vɒlt/nounB24 meaningsA roof or ceiling built as a curve of stone or brick.
  • veal/viːl/nounB2The meat of a very young cow.
  • veer/vɪə̯/verbB2+2 meaningsTo change direction suddenly.
  • veil/veɪl/nounB2Thin fabric worn over the face.
  • vein/veɪn/nounB22 meaningsA blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart.
  • vengeance/ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/nounB2Punishment inflicted in return for a wrong.
  • vent/vɛnt/nounB22 meaningsAn opening that lets air escape.
  • ventriloquist/vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/nounB2A performer who makes a dummy seem to speak.
  • venture/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/verbB22 meaningsTo dare to go somewhere or say something risky.
  • venue hirenounB2Paying for a place in which to hold an event.
  • verdict/ˈvɜː.dɪkt/nounB2The court's final answer on guilt.
  • verge/vɜːd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsThe grass strip at the side of a road.
  • verify/ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo check that something is true by testing it against evidence.
  • verse/vɜːs/nounB12 meaningsOne group of lines in a poem or song.
  • versus/ˈvɜːsəs/prepositionB2Against, as one side set opposite another.
  • vertical/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2Straight up and down.
  • vessel/ˈvɛsəl/nounB22 meaningsA ship.
  • veteran/ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who has served in the forces.
  • veterinary/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/adjectiveB2Having to do with the medical care of animals.
  • veto/ˈviːtəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo refuse to allow something that others have agreed.
  • via/ˈvaɪə/prepositionB2By way of a particular route or means.
  • vibrant/ˈvaɪbɹənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsBright and strong, said of colour.
  • vibrate/vaɪˈbɹeɪt/verbB2To move rapidly back and forth with small movements.
  • vibration/vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/nounB2A rapid trembling movement passing through something.
  • vice/vaɪs/nounC13 meaningsA tool with two jaws that grips work while you cut or file it.
  • vicinity/vɪˈsɪnɪti/nounB2The area near or surrounding a place.
  • vicious/ˈvɪʃəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsCruelly violent, meaning to hurt.
  • victor/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/nounB2The winner of a contest or a battle.
  • videotapenounB22 meaningsA cassette of magnetic tape holding recorded pictures and sound.
  • vigorous/ˈvɪɡəɹəs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsStrong, energetic and healthy.
  • villa/ˈvɪlə/nounB2A big expensive holiday house.
  • vinegar/ˈvɪnəɡəː/nounB2A sour liquid made by fermenting alcohol further.
  • vintage/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/adjectiveB24 meaningsOld, and valued for its quality and its style.
  • violation/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB2The breaking of a rule or a right.
  • violent/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/adjectiveB13 meaningsUsing physical force meant to hurt or damage.
  • violet/ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/adjectiveB22 meaningsA blue-leaning purple.
  • viper/ˈvaɪpɚ/nounB2A venomous snake, or a treacherous person.
  • viral/ˈvaɪɹəl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsSpreading across the internet very fast.
  • viral marketingnounB2Advertising designed to be passed on by the audience.
  • viral videonounB2A clip that spreads very fast from person to person.
  • virtual/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsExisting on computers or over a network rather than as a physical object or place.
  • virtual reality/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tʃuəl ɹiːˈælɪti/phraseB2The computer world you step inside by strapping a screen to your face.