English words starting with V

An electronic device or software built into a television set to allow parents to block programs based on their content rating.

a neckline on a piece of clothing that is shaped like the letter V

(of a garment) having a neckline that is shaped like the letter V

A pattern, graph, or object that resembles the letter "V", typically characterized by a sharp decline followed by a sharp and symmetrical recovery.

Having the form of the letter V; resembling a V in shape, especially with two sides meeting at a point.

The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet.

A period of time when schools, universities, or courts are officially closed; a vacation.

an available room or position that is not filled

(of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.) empty; not being used

in a way that shows a lack of thought or intelligence; with a blank or vacant expression.

To leave a place, position, or job, making it available for someone else.

(past tense and past participle of vacate) To leave a place, position, or piece of property, making it empty or available.

a period of time spent away from home or business in travel or recreation.

A person who is on vacation away from home.

The present participle or gerund of 'vacation', meaning to take a period of time away from home, school, or business for travel, relaxation, or recreation.

To give a person or an animal a vaccine, usually by injection, to protect them against a disease.

Having been given a vaccine to provide protection against a disease.

The act of giving someone a vaccine to protect them against a disease.

A substance that is put into the body, often by injection, to protect against a specific disease by stimulating the body's immune system.

The cowpox virus, used in the past in vaccines against smallpox.

to keep changing your opinion or thoughts about something, especially in a way that annoys other people

Wavering between different opinions or actions; indecisive.

The inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.

the state of lacking any intelligent thought or ideas; emptiness of mind.

Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

A space from which all or most air or gas has been removed.

(of food or another product) sealed in a package from which most of the air has been removed, in order to preserve the contents.

(of a container or package) having had the air removed from it before being tightly closed to preserve the contents.

The activity or process of cleaning with a vacuum cleaner

A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.

Relating to or involving the vagus nerve.

Unpredictable or erratic changes, actions, or ideas

A sudden, unexpected, and often strange change, action, or idea.

The passage in a woman's or female mammal's body that leads from the outer opening to the womb.

Relating to or affecting the vagina

The state or activity of wandering from place to place without a home, job, or means of support, often associated with begging.

A person who has no home or job and who moves from place to place, often living by begging.

Not clear in meaning or intention; not thinking or expressing clearly

in a way that is not clear, definite, or detailed

the quality or state of being unclear, indefinite, or indistinct in meaning, form, or character.

Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves that extend from the brain to the abdomen and supply the heart, lungs, and other internal organs.

Having an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain.

in a way that produces no good or useful result; unsuccessfully

A length of decorative drapery hung across the top of a window or around a bed to conceal curtain fittings or the bed frame.

A valley (used especially in place names or poetic/literary contexts).

the action of saying farewell.

The student who has the highest academic rank in a graduating class and who usually gives a speech at the graduation ceremony.

Relating to or serving as a farewell, especially a speech given at a graduation ceremony.

The combining capacity of an atom or radical, determined by the number of electrons it can lose, add, or share.

Relating to Valencia, its people, or their language or culture.

A card or small gift sent to someone on Saint Valentine's Day (February 14th) as a token of love or affection.

A plant of the genus Valeriana, especially the common valerian (Valeriana officinalis), which has clusters of small fragrant flowers and a root that is used in herbal medicine.

A man's personal male servant, responsible for his clothes, appearance, and other personal needs.

a person who is unduly anxious about their health, especially one who suffers from real or imagined illness.

Possessing or showing courage or determination, especially in the face of great danger.

In a way that shows courage or determination, especially in a very difficult situation.

Having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent.

To prove or confirm that something is true, correct, or acceptable.

Having been proven or confirmed as accurate, sound, or legitimate.

Serving to prove or confirm the truth, value, or legitimacy of something.

The act or process of making something officially or legally acceptable or approved.

the state of being legally or officially acceptable or binding.

In a way that is logically sound, well-founded, or legally acceptable.

a small suitcase, especially one used for carrying clothes when traveling.

an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.

Great courage, especially in battle.

The act or process of establishing or maintaining the price of a commodity, especially by government action.

showing great courage, especially in war or battle.

Worth a lot of money.

Items of personal property, especially small items such as jewelry, that are worth a lot of money.

The process of deciding the value of something, or the value decided upon.

The amount of money that something is worth.

Describing a product, service, or process that has been enhanced with extra features or qualities, making it worth more than its basic form.

Based on or guided by a particular set of values or principles.

Being careful about how much money is spent; focused on getting good value for the money paid.

Not influenced by or based on personal values, beliefs, or opinions; impartial and objective.

Containing or influenced by a particular set of values, beliefs, or opinions, often implying a lack of objectivity.

Not favoring any particular set of values or beliefs; impartial and unbiased in judgment.

Focusing on or prioritizing value, especially good quality in relation to price.

Having a price that is considered reasonable or low in relation to the quality or benefits offered.

considered to be important or beneficial; held in high regard.

Having no value, worth, or usefulness.

Guided by or founded on a set of moral principles or ethical standards.

Considering something to be important or beneficial; holding in high regard.

A device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe, etc., by opening or closing a passage.

Relating to, affecting, or having the form of a valve, especially a valve of the heart.

The upper front part of a boot or shoe.

A mythical creature, typically said to be a reanimated corpse, that survives by drinking the blood of the living.

relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a vampire.

The practices or actions characteristic of a vampire, such as drinking blood.

Suggestive of or resembling a vamp; sexually alluring in a bold, theatrical, or slightly sinister way.

A covered motor vehicle used for transporting goods or people.

A hard, grey, malleable metallic chemical element, used especially to make steel stronger.

a glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat serious infections caused by gram-positive bacteria, especially those resistant to other antibiotics.

A person who deliberately destroys or damages public or private property.

The crime of deliberately damaging or destroying property belonging to other people.

To deliberately damage or destroy public or private property.

to deliberately damage or destroy property belonging to other people or to the public

a flat, thin, projecting part of a machine or object, designed to be moved by wind or water, such as on a windmill, propeller, or weather vane.

The foremost part of an advancing army or military force.

a substance obtained from the beans of a tropical plant, used to give a special taste to sweet foods, especially ice cream and cakes

Having a fragrance that resembles or is characteristic of vanilla.

to disappear suddenly and completely

Having disappeared completely and often without a trace.

Becoming invisible or disappearing from sight.

to an extremely small or insignificant degree; almost not at all.

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

The quantity of goods or passengers that a van can carry or is carrying.

To defeat someone completely in a battle, competition, or argument.

to defeat someone completely in a battle, competition, or argument

A position or situation that gives someone a better chance of success than others; an advantage.

lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force; flat, uninteresting, or dull

A mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated

A water bus used for public transport on the canals of Venice.

The process of turning from a liquid or solid into vapor.

to turn from a solid or liquid into a gas or vapor.

To turn from a liquid or solid into a vapor or gas.

a device that turns a liquid into a vapor or fine spray, often for inhaling medicine or for humidifying air.

resembling or consisting of vapor; misty.