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

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  • vermilion/vəˈmɪl.jən/nounC1A brilliant red pigment.
  • vermin/ˈvɜːmɪn/nounC2Small animals or insects that spread disease and damage.
  • vernacular/vəˈnækjələ/nounC1The everyday language of ordinary people in a place.
  • versatile/ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/adjectiveC1Good at many different things or uses.
  • versatility/ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/nounC1The ability to turn your hand to many things.
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nounB12 meanings
One group of lines in a poem or song.
  • versed/vɝst/adjectiveC1Experienced and knowledgeable in a subject.
  • version/ˈvɜːʒn̩/nounB12 meaningsA particular form of something that exists in more than one form.
  • versus/ˈvɜːsəs/prepositionB2Against, as one side set opposite another.
  • vertebra/ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/nounB2+One of the small bones making up the spine.
  • vertex/ˈvɜː.tɛks/nounC1The point where two edges of a shape meet.
  • vertical/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2Straight up and down.
  • vertigo/ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/nounB2+A spinning dizziness, often felt at a height.
  • verve/vɜːv/nounC1Lively spirit and enthusiasm in what you do.
  • vessel/ˈvɛsəl/nounB22 meaningsA ship.
  • vest/vɛst/nounA2+2 meaningsA sleeveless top, worn under or over other clothes.
  • vestige/ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A small trace left of something that has gone.
  • vestigial/vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/adjectiveC2Left over from an earlier form and no longer of use.
  • vestment/ˈvɛstmənt/nounC2A robe worn by a priest at a service.
  • vet/vɛt/nounB12 meaningsA doctor who treats animals.
  • veteran/ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who has served in the forces.
  • veterinarian/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/nounB1+A qualified doctor who treats animals.
  • veterinary/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/adjectiveB2Having to do with the medical care of animals.
  • veto/ˈviːtəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo refuse to allow something that others have agreed.
  • vettingnounC1Checking somebody's background before trusting them.
  • vex/vɛks/verbB2+To annoy or worry somebody.
  • vexation/vɛkˈseɪʃn̩/nounC2Annoyance and irritation.
  • vexatious/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Causing annoyance and needless trouble.
  • via/ˈvaɪə/prepositionB2By way of a particular route or means.
  • viability/ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1Whether something can survive and work.
  • viable/ˈvaɪəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to work and survive in practice.
  • viaduct/ˈvaɪədʌkt/nounC1A long bridge of arches carrying a road or railway.
  • vial/ˈvaɪəl/nounB2+A very small bottle for medicine or samples.
  • 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.
  • vibrato/vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/nounC1A slight wobble in pitch that warms a held note.
  • vicar/ˈvɪkɚ/nounB2+A Church of England priest in charge of a parish.
  • vicarious/vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Felt through somebody else's experience rather than your own.
  • vice/vaɪs/nounC13 meaningsA tool with two jaws that grips work while you cut or file it.
  • vice presidentnounB1The officer who is second to the president.
  • viceroy/ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/nounC1Somebody who rules a colony on behalf of a monarch.
  • vicinity/vɪˈsɪnɪti/nounB2The area near or surrounding a place.
  • vicious/ˈvɪʃəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsCruelly violent, meaning to hurt.
  • vicious circlephraseC1A loop where each problem keeps causing the other.
  • vicissitude/vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd/nounC2One of the changes of fortune life brings.
  • victim/ˈvɪktɪm/nounB12 meaningsA person harmed, robbed, or killed by a crime, an accident, or a disaster.
  • victimiseverbB2+To single somebody out for unfair treatment.
  • victor/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/nounB2The winner of a contest or a battle.
  • victorious/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/adjectiveC1Having won.
  • victory/ˈvɪktəɹi/nounB1The result of beating everyone.
  • video/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/nounA12 meaningsMoving pictures with sound watched on a screen.
  • video callnounB1A meeting held over a live picture link.
  • video clipnounB1A brief piece of recorded footage shared on its own, named in two words with the word for moving pictures first.
  • video game/ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/phraseA2A game you play on a screen with buttons or a touch pad.
  • videotapenounB22 meaningsA cassette of magnetic tape holding recorded pictures and sound.
  • vie/vaɪ/verbC1To compete eagerly for something.
  • vietnamnounB1The long Southeast Asian country.
  • viewer/ˈvjuːə/nounB1+Somebody watching a broadcast.
  • viewfinder/ˈvjuːfaɪndə(ɹ)/nounB2+The window you look through to frame a shot.