VO - abbr. (in the UK) Royal Victorian Order. ... [more]

vocable - n. a word, esp. with reference to form rather than meaning. [F vocable or L vocabulum... [more]

vocalic - adj. of or consisting of a vowel or vowels. ... [more]

vocalism - n. 1 the use of the voice in speaking or singing. 2 a vowel sound or system. ... [more]

vocalist - n. a singer, esp. of jazz or popular songs. ... [more]

vocality - adj. & n. 1 of or concerned with or uttered by the voice (a vocal communication).... [more]

vocalization - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. a form (a sound) or utter (a word) with the voice. b make [more]

vocalize - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. a form (a sound) or utter (a word) with the voice. b make [more]

vocalizer - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. a form (a sound) or utter (a word) with the voice. b make [more]

vocally - adj. & n. 1 of or concerned with or uttered by the voice (a vocal communication).... [more]

vocationalism - adj. 1 of or relating to an occupation or employment. 2 (of education or training)... [more]

vocationally - adj. 1 of or relating to an occupation or employment. 2 (of education or training)... [more]

vocative - n. & adj. Gram. the case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used in addressing or... [more]

VOCE - n. & v. Brit. colloq. = VIVA VOCE n. tr. (vivas, vivaed or viva'd, vivaing) = VIVA... [more]

vociferance - v. 1 tr. utter (words etc.) noisily. 2 intr. shout, bawl. vociferance n. vociferant... [more]

vociferant - v. 1 tr. utter (words etc.) noisily. 2 intr. shout, bawl. vociferance n. vociferant... [more]

vociferate - v. 1 tr. utter (words etc.) noisily. 2 intr. shout, bawl. vociferance n. vociferant... [more]

vociferation - v. 1 tr. utter (words etc.) noisily. 2 intr. shout, bawl. vociferance n. vociferant... [more]

vociferator - v. 1 tr. utter (words etc.) noisily. 2 intr. shout, bawl. vociferance n. vociferant... [more]

vociferous - adj. 1 (of a person, speech, etc.) noisy, clamorous. 2 insistently and forcibly... [more]

vociferously - adj. 1 (of a person, speech, etc.) noisy, clamorous. 2 insistently and forcibly... [more]

vociferousness - adj. 1 (of a person, speech, etc.) noisy, clamorous. 2 insistently and forcibly... [more]

voe - n. a small bay or creek in Orkney or Shetland. [Norw. vaag, ON vgr]... [more]

voguish - n. 1 (prec. by the) the prevailing fashion. 2 popular ... [more]

voiceful - adj. poet. or rhet. 1 vocal. 2 sonorous. ... [more]

voiceless - adj. 1 dumb, mute, speechless. 2 Phonet. uttered without vibration of the vocal... [more]

voicelessly - adj. 1 dumb, mute, speechless. 2 Phonet. uttered without vibration of the vocal... [more]

voicelessness - adj. 1 dumb, mute, speechless. 2 Phonet. uttered without vibration of the vocal... [more]

voicer - n. & v. 1 a sound formed in the larynx etc. and uttered by the mouth, esp. [more]

voile - n. a thin semi-transparent dress-material of cotton, wool, or silk. [F, = VEIL]... [more]

volar - adj. Anat. of the palm or sole. [L vola hollow of hand or foot]... [more]

volatileness - adj. & n. 1 evaporating rapidly (volatile salts). 2 changeable, fickle. 3 lively,... [more]

volatility - adj. & n. 1 evaporating rapidly (volatile salts). 2 changeable, fickle. 3 lively,... [more]

volatilizable - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. cause to evaporate. 2 intr. evaporate. volatilizable adj.... [more]

volatilization - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. cause to evaporate. 2 intr. evaporate. volatilizable adj.... [more]

volatilize - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. cause to evaporate. 2 intr. evaporate. volatilizable adj.... [more]

volcanic - adj. (also vulcanic) of, like, or produced by a volcano. volcanic bomb a mass of... [more]

volcanically - adj. (also vulcanic) of, like, or produced by a volcano. volcanic bomb a mass of... [more]

volcanicity - adj. (also vulcanic) of, like, or produced by a volcano. volcanic bomb a mass of... [more]

volcanology - var. of VULCANOLOGY. ... [more]

volitant - adj. Zool. volant. [L volitare frequent. of volare fly]... [more]

volitional - n. 1 the exercise of the will. 2 the power of willing.... [more]

volitionally - n. 1 the exercise of the will. 2 the power of willing.... [more]

volitive - n. 1 the exercise of the will. 2 the power of willing.... [more]

volleyer - n. & v. (pl. -eys) 1 a the simultaneous ... [more]

volplane - n. & v. Aeron. a glide. intr. glide. [F vol plan f. vol flight + plan past part.... [more]

voltameter - n. an instrument for measuring an electric charge. ... [more]

volte - n. (also volt) 1 Fencing a quick movement to escape a thrust. 2 a sideways circular... [more]

voltmeter - n. an instrument for measuring electric potential in volts. ... [more]

volubility - adj. 1 speaking or spoken vehemently, incessantly,... [more]

voluble - adj. 1 speaking or spoken vehemently, incessantly,... [more]

volubleness - adj. 1 speaking or spoken vehemently, incessantly,... [more]

volubly - adj. 1 speaking or spoken vehemently, incessantly,... [more]

volumetrically - adj. of or relating to measurement by volume. volumetrically adv. [VOLUME + METRIC]... [more]

voluminosity - adj. 1 large in volume; bulky. 2 (of drapery etc.)... [more]

voluminous - adj. 1 large in volume; bulky. 2 (of drapery etc.)... [more]

voluminously - adj. 1 large in volume; bulky. 2 (of drapery etc.)... [more]

voluminousness - adj. 1 large in volume; bulky. 2 (of drapery etc.)... [more]

voluntarily - adj. & n. 1 done, acting, or able to act of one's own free will; not constrained... [more]

voluntariness - adj. & n. 1 done, acting, or able to act of one's own free will; not constrained... [more]

voluntarism - n. 1 the principle of relying on voluntary action rather than compulsion. 2 Philos.... [more]

voluntarist - n. 1 the principle of relying on voluntary action rather than compulsion. 2 Philos.... [more]

voluntaryism - n. hist. = VOLUNTARISM 1, 3. voluntaryist n.... [more]

voluntaryist - n. hist. = VOLUNTARISM 1, 3. voluntaryist n.... [more]

voluptuary - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) a person given up to luxury and sensual pleasure. concerned... [more]

voluptuously - adj. of, tending to, occupied with, or derived from, sensuous ... [more]

voluptuousness - adj. of, tending to, occupied with, or derived from, sensuous ... [more]

volute - n. & adj. 1 Archit. a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used... [more]

volution - n. 1 a rolling motion. 2 a spiral turn. 3 a whorl of a spiral shell. 4 Anat. a convolution.... [more]

vomer - n. Anat. the small thin bone separating the nostrils in man and most vertebrates.... [more]