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

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  • visitation/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/nounC1An official visit, or an appearance believed to be supernatural.
  • visitor passnounB1The badge a guest wears inside a building.
  • visor/ˈvaɪzɚ/nounB2A stiff curved brim that shades the eyes.
  • vista/ˈvɪstə/nounC12 meaningsA pleasing view, especially a long narrow one.
  • visual/ˈvɪʒuːəl/adjectiveB2To do with seeing.
  • visualiseverbB2+
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To form a clear picture of something in your mind.
  • visually impairedadjectiveB2Having very limited or no sight.
  • vitality/vaɪˈtælɪti/nounC1The energy and liveliness that mark healthy life.
  • vitamin/ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/<a:UK><ref:{{R:Merriam Webster OnlinenounB2A substance needed in small amounts that the body cannot make.
  • vitriolic/vɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk/adjectiveC2Filled with savage bitterness.
  • vituperate/vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/verbC2To attack somebody with abusive language.
  • vivacious/vaɪˈveɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Lively and full of high spirits.
  • vivacity/vɪˈvæsɪti/nounC2Liveliness of manner and spirit.
  • vivarium/vaɪˈvɛəɹi.əm/nounC2A glass case for keeping reptiles.
  • vivid/ˈvɪvɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery bright and strong in colour.
  • vividly/ˈvɪvɪdli/adverbC1In a way that is bright and sharply detailed.
  • vixen/ˈvɪk.sən/nounC1A female fox.
  • vocabulary/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/nounB13 meaningsAll the words a person knows or uses.
  • vocal/ˈvəʊ̯.kəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with the voice.
  • vocation/vəʊˈkeɪʃən/nounC1The work you feel born to do.
  • vocationaladjectiveC2Training somebody for a particular trade.
  • vociferous/vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/adjectiveC2Expressing opinions loudly and insistently.
  • vogue/vəʊɡ/nounC1The fashion of the moment.
  • voice/vɔɪs/nounA12 meaningsThe sound you make when you speak or sing.
  • voicemailnounB1+A recorded message left when a call is not answered.
  • voiceovernounB2A speaker heard over pictures, without appearing.
  • volatile/ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪl/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsLikely to change suddenly and unpredictably.
  • volatility/ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/nounC1A tendency to change suddenly and unpredictably.
  • volcanic/vɒlˈkænɪk/adjectiveB1+Formed by molten rock from below the surface.
  • volcano/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/nounB1A mountain that can erupt with melted rock.
  • vole/vəʊl/nounC1A small short-tailed rodent.
  • volition/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/nounC2The power to choose and act for yourself.
  • volley/ˈvɒli/nounB2+2 meaningsMany shots fired at the same moment.
  • volleyball/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/nounA2+A team game of hitting a ball over a high net with the hands.
  • volt/vəʊlt/nounB1+The unit of electrical push.
  • voltage/ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+The electrical pressure pushing power through a wire.
  • voluble/ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/adjectiveC2Speaking easily and at great length.
  • volume/ˈvɒl.juːm/nounB25 meaningsThe loudness of a sound.
  • voluminous/vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/adjectiveC1Very large and loose, or very long in writing.
  • voluntarily/ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/adverbB2By free choice rather than compulsion.
  • voluntary/ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone by choice rather than by compulsion.
  • volunteer/ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/nounB12 meaningsA person who works for free to help others.
  • voracious/vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Consuming large quantities eagerly.
  • voracity/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/nounC2A greedy and unappeasable appetite.
  • vortex/ˈvɔɹtɛks/nounC2A whirling mass that pulls everything into its centre.
  • vote/vəʊt/verbB13 meaningsTo make a formal choice in an election or a decision.
  • vouch/ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/verbB2To state that you can answer for somebody's honesty.
  • voucher/ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/nounB1+A paper or code giving money off a purchase.
  • vouchsafe/ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/verbC2To grant something as a favour.
  • vow/vaʊ/nounB22 meaningsA serious promise made openly, often as part of a ceremony.
  • vowel/ˈvaʊ.əl/nounB1+A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, or the letter representing it.
  • voyage/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A long journey by sea or through space.
  • voyeur/vɔɪˈjɜː/nounC1Somebody who gets pleasure from secretly watching others.
  • vulgar/ˈvʌl.ɡə/adjectiveB22 meaningsCoarse and lacking good taste.
  • vulgarity/vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/nounC1Coarseness that offends against good taste.
  • vulnerability/ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being easy to hurt.
  • vulnerable/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/adjectiveB24 meaningsEasy to harm, attack or hurt, with no defence in place.
  • vulpine/ˈvʌlpaɪn/adjectiveC2Fox-like, especially in cunning.
  • vulture/ˈvʌltʃə/nounB1+2 meaningsA large bird of prey that feeds on dead animals.