Name Report For First Name VARA:
VARA
First name VARA's origin is Greek. VARA means "stranger". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with VARA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of vara.(Brown names are of the same origin (Greek) with VARA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)
Rhymes with VARA - Names & Words
First Names Rhyming VARA
FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES VARA AS A WHOLE:
varaza avarair alvara evarado vavara varvaraNAMES RHYMING WITH VARA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ara) - Names That Ends with ara:
chinara johara thara' gadara mukamutara mukantagara ceara aldara ara cynara marmara chandara pandara sitara tara xiomara lacramioara marioara camara diara jawara okpara adara amara atara athdara aushara barbara caffara cara cesara chiara ciara conchobara damara dara delmara eara fara fearchara gaspara genara guanhamara hadara hildemara imara intisara intizara jakiara kara keara kesara keyara khiara kiara klara kymara lara machara manara mara molara naiara nara nashara nathara nudara sahara sara takara tamara tammara vafara zara gara meara zahara aglara samara megara valara azhara cantara claraRhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ra) - Names That Ends with ra:
asura aurora azmera efra iyangura japera katura nadra sanura tandra zuhura estra moira soumra adra aludraNAMES RHYMING WITH VARA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (var) - Names That Begins with var:
var varda vardan varden vardit vardon vare vareck vared varek vargovic varik varney vartan vartoughi varunani varykRhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (va) - Names That Begins with va:
vac vach vachel vaden vadit vail vaino vaiveahtoish val valborga valdemar valdemarr valdeze vale valen valencia valentin valentina valentine valentino valeraine valere valerica valerie valeriu vali valiant valicia valkoinen vallen vallis vallois van vance vanda vande vandenberg vanderbilt vanderpool vanderveer vandyke vanesa vanessa vania vanko vanna vannes vanny vappu vasek vasile vasileios vasilis vasos vasudev vaughan vaughn vayleNAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH VARA:
First Names which starts with 'v' and ends with 'a':
vedetta vedika vega velma vema venessa venetia ventura verena verina veronica veronika vesna veta vevila vevina vicenta victoria victorina vicuska vida vienna vignetta vika viktoria villetta vina vinata vineeta violetta viorela virgena virginia vita vittoria viva viveka viviana vivianna vivica vivika vlasta voctorita voileta voleta voletta vrbaEnglish Words Rhyming VARA
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES VARA AS A WHOLE:
| vara | noun (n.) A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches. |
| varan | noun (n.) The monitor. See Monitor, 3. |
| varangian | noun (n.) One of the Northmen who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century; also, one of the Northmen composing, at a later date, the imperial bodyguard at Constantinople. |
| varanus | noun (n.) A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH VARA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ara) - English Words That Ends with ara:
| agouara | noun (n.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America. |
| apara | noun (n.) See Mataco. |
| ara | noun (n.) The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion. |
| noun (n.) A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America. |
| arara | noun (n.) The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus). |
| baccara | noun (n.) Alt. of Baccarat |
| barbara | noun (n.) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. |
| capibara | noun (n.) See Capybara. |
| capybara | noun (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog. |
| caracara | noun (n.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards. |
| chara | noun (n.) A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places. |
| chikara | noun (n.) The goat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) of India. |
| noun (n.) The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis). |
| cithara | noun (n.) An ancient instrument resembling the harp. |
| crantara | noun (n.) The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland. |
| camara | noun (n.) Chamber; house; -- used in Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res (/), and Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos (/). See Legislature. |
| dammara | noun (n.) An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. |
| noun (n.) A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; -- called also Agathis. There are several species. |
| dulcamara | noun (n.) A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3 (a). |
| damara | noun (n.) A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus. |
| eschara | noun (n.) A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched. |
| ferrara | noun (n.) A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of Italy. These swords were highly esteemed in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| fissipara | noun (n. pl.) Animals which reproduce by fission. |
| gemara | noun (n.) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text). |
| gemmipara | noun (n. pl.) Alt. of Gemmipares |
| guara | noun (n.) The scarlet ibis. See Ibis. |
| noun (n.) A large-maned wild dog of South America (Canis jubatus) -- named from its cry. |
| kithara | noun (n.) See Cithara. |
| mara | noun (n.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. |
| noun (n.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. | |
| noun (n.) The Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus). |
| ovipara | noun (n. pl.) An artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -- opposed to Vivipara. |
| para | noun (n.) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent. |
| noun (n.) The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm. | |
| noun (n.) Short for Para rubber. |
| piffara | noun (n.) A fife; also, a rude kind of oboe or a bagpipe with an inflated skin for reservoir. |
| primipara | noun (n.) A woman who bears a child for the first time. |
| pupipara | noun (n. pl.) A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and other parasites. Called also Homaloptera. |
| samara | noun (n.) A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit. |
| sassarara | noun (n.) A word used to emphasize a statement. |
| siserara | noun (n.) Alt. of Siserary |
| solfatara | noun (n.) A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity. |
| tiara | noun (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over. |
| noun (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity. |
| totara | noun (n.) A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara), next to the kauri the most valuable timber tree of New Zeland. Its hard reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine. |
| tuatara | noun (n.) A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but now confined to certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the neck. |
| unipara | noun (n.) A woman who has borne one child. |
| vivipara | noun (n. pl.) An artificial division of vertebrates including those that produce their young alive; -- opposed to Ovipara. |
| yeara | noun (n.) The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba). See under Poison, a. |
| zaphara | noun (n.) Zaffer. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH VARA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (var) - Words That Begins with var:
| vare | noun (n.) A wand or staff of authority or justice. |
| noun (n.) A weasel. |
| varec | noun (n.) The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack. |
| vari | noun (n.) The ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) of Madagascar. Its long tail is annulated with black and white. |
| variability | noun (n.) The quality or state of being variable; variableness. |
| noun (n.) The power possessed by living organisms, both animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to modifications or changes in their environment, thus possibly giving rise to ultimate variation of structure or function. |
| variable | noun (n.) That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change. |
| noun (n.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables. | |
| noun (n.) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force. | |
| noun (n.) Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts. | |
| adjective (a.) Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity. | |
| adjective (a.) Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable. |
| variableness | noun (n.) The quality or state of being variable; variability. |
| variance | noun (n.) The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation. |
| noun (n.) Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel. | |
| noun (n.) A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof. |
| variant | noun (n.) Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word. |
| adjective (a.) Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. | |
| adjective (a.) Changeable; changing; fickle. |
| variation | noun (n.) The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language. |
| noun (n.) Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change. | |
| noun (n.) Change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc. | |
| noun (n.) Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity. | |
| noun (n.) One of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together. |
| varicella | noun (n.) Chicken pox. |
| varices | noun (n. pl.) See Varix. |
| (pl. ) of Varix |
| variciform | adjective (a.) Resembling a varix. |
| varicocele | noun (n.) A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum. |
| varicose | adjective (a.) Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers. |
| adjective (a.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like. |
| varicosity | noun (n.) The quality or state of being varicose. |
| noun (n.) An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers. |
| varicous | adjective (a.) Varicose. |
| varied | adjective (a.) Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery. |
| (imp. & p. p.) of Vary |
| variegating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Variegate |
| variegated | adjective (a.) Having marks or patches of different colors; as, variegated leaves, or flowers. |
| (imp. & p. p.) of Variegate |
| variegation | noun (n.) The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors. |
| varier | noun (n.) A wanderer; one who strays in search of variety. |
| varietal | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a variety; characterizing a variety; constituting a variety, in distinction from an individual or species. |
| varietas | noun (n.) A variety; -- used in giving scientific names, and often abbreviated to var. |
| variety | noun (n.) The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness. |
| noun (n.) That which is various. | |
| noun (n.) A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks. | |
| noun (n.) Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc. | |
| noun (n.) An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species. | |
| noun (n.) In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc. | |
| noun (n.) Such entertainment as in given in variety shows; the production of, or performance in, variety shows. |
| variform | adjective (a.) Having different shapes or forms. |
| variformed | adjective (a.) Formed with different shapes; having various forms; variform. |
| variola | noun (n.) The smallpox. |
| variolar | adjective (a.) Variolous. |
| variolation | noun (n.) Inoculation with smallpox. |
| variolic | adjective (a.) Variolous. |
| variolite | noun (n.) A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance. |
| variolitic | adjective (a.) Thickly marked with small, round specks; spotted. |
| adjective (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, variolite. |
| varioloid | adjective (a.) Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called varioloid. |
| adjective (a.) The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination. |
| variolous | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic. |
| variorum | adjective (a.) Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book. |
| various | adjective (a.) Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. |
| adjective (a.) Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable. | |
| adjective (a.) Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. |
| variscite | noun (n.) An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina. |
| varisse | noun (n.) An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size. |
| noun (n.) An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and often growing to an unsightly size. |
| varix | noun (n.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. |
| noun (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells. |
| vark | noun (n.) The bush hog, or boshvark. |
| varlet | noun (n.) A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman. |
| noun (n.) Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet. | |
| noun (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack. |
| varletry | noun (n.) The rabble; the crowd; the mob. |
| varnish | noun (n.) A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture. |
| noun (n.) That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance. | |
| noun (n.) An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss. | |
| noun (n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting. | |
| noun (n.) To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt. |
| varnishing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Varnish |
| noun (n.) The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish. |
| varnisher | noun (n.) One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish. |
| noun (n.) One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance. |
| vartabed | noun (n.) A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses, with episcopal functions. |
| varuna | noun (n.) The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under water. |
| varvel | noun (n.) In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses. |
| varveled | adjective (a.) Having varvels, or rings. |
| varying | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vary |
| () a. & n. from Vary. |
ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH VARA:
English Words which starts with 'v' and ends with 'a':
| vaccina | noun (n.) Vaccinia. |
| vaccinia | noun (n.) Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox. |
| vacuna | noun (n.) The goddess of rural leisure, to whom the husbandmen sacrificed at the close of the harvest. She was especially honored by the Sabines. |
| vagina | noun (n.) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. |
| noun (n.) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca. | |
| noun (n.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca. | |
| noun (n.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath. | |
| noun (n.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise. |
| vaginicola | noun (n.) A genus of Infusoria which form minute vaselike or tubular cases in which they dwell. |
| vaginula | noun (n.) A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses. |
| noun (n.) One of the tubular florets in composite flowers. |
| vaishnava | noun (n.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations. |
| vaisya | noun (n.) The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under Caste, 1. |
| valencia | noun (n.) A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. |
| valentia | noun (n.) See Valencia. |
| valhalla | noun (n.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle. |
| noun (n.) Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany. |
| valkyria | noun (n.) One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla. |
| vallecula | noun (n.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum. |
| noun (n.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants. |
| valonia | noun (n.) The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus macrolepis, and Q. vallonea) found in Eastern Europe. It contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and dyers. |
| noun (n.) A genus of marine green algae, in which the whole frond consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an inch in length. |
| valvata | noun (n.) A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods having an operculum. |
| valvula | noun (n.) A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule. |
| vanessa | noun (n.) Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped. |
| vanilla | noun (n.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America. |
| noun (n.) The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc. |
| veda | noun (n.) The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature. |
| vedanta | noun (n.) A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the "Anta," or end or substance. |
| vega | noun (n.) A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those constituting the constellation Lyra. |
| noun (n.) An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. |
| velella | noun (n.) Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella. |
| velutina | noun (n.) Any one of several species of marine gastropods belonging to Velutina and allied genera. |
| vena | noun (n.) A vein. |
| venatica | noun (n.) See Vinatico. |
| vendetta | noun (n.) A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman. |
| veneracea | noun (n. pl.) An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus. |
| veranda | noun (n.) An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia. |
| veratria | noun (n.) Veratrine. |
| veratrina | noun (n.) Same as Veratrine. |
| verbena | noun (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. |
| vermiformia | noun (n. pl.) A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis. |
| vermilinguia | noun (n. pl.) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name. |
| noun (n. pl.) A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues. |
| veronica | noun (n.) A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle. |
| noun (n.) A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell. |
| vertebra | noun (n.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column. |
| noun (n.) One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran. |
| vertebrata | noun (n. pl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia. |
| vesica | noun (n.) A bladder. |
| vesicula | noun (n.) A vesicle. |
| vesicularia | noun (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine Bryozoa belonging to Vesicularia and allied genera. They have delicate tubular cells attached in clusters to slender flexible stems. |
| vesiculata | noun (n. pl.) The campanularian medusae. |
| vespa | noun (n.) A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets. |
| vesta | noun (n.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it. |
| noun (n.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807. | |
| noun (n.) A wax friction match. |
| vettura | noun (n.) An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach. |
| via | noun (n.) A road way. |
| prep (prep.) By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London. |
| vibrissa | noun (n.) One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man. |
| noun (n.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds. |
| victoria | noun (n.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet. |
| noun (n.) A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front. | |
| noun (n.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; -- called also Clio. | |
| noun (n.) One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears. |
| vicu–a | noun (n.) Alt. of Vicugna |
| vicugna | noun (n.) A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh. |
| vidonia | noun (n.) A dry white wine, of a tart flavor, produced in Teneriffe; -- called also Teneriffe. |
| vifda | noun (n.) In the Orkney and Shetland Islands, beef and mutton hung and dried, but not salted. |
| vigonia | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the vicu/a; characterizing the vicu/a; -- said of the wool of that animal, used in felting hats, and for other purposes. |
| villa | noun (n.) A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. |
| villanella | noun (n.) An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing. |
| viola | noun (n.) A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets. |
| noun (n.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. |
| viperina | noun (n. pl.) See Viperoidea. |
| viperoidea | noun (n. pl.) Alt. of Viperoides |
| virginia | noun (n.) One of the States of the United States of America. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. |
| visa | noun (n.) See Vis/. |
| verb (v. t.) To indorse, after examination, with the word vise, as a passport; to vise. |
| viscacha | noun (n.) Alt. of Viz-cacha |
| viscera | noun (n.) pl. of Viscus. |
| (pl. ) of Viscus |
| vista | noun (n.) A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue. |
| vitrella | noun (n.) One of the transparent lenslike cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods. |
| vitrina | noun (n.) A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, very thin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name. |
| vitta | noun (n.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants. |
| noun (n.) A band, or stripe, of color. |
| vivda | noun (n.) See Vifda. |
| viverra | noun (n.) A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets. |
| vizcacha | noun (n.) Same as Viscacha. |
| vodka | noun (n.) A Russian drink distilled from rye. |
| volta | noun (n.) A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain. |
| voluta | noun (n.) Any one of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera. |
| volva | noun (n.) A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops. |
| vomica | noun (n.) An abscess cavity in the lungs. |
| noun (n.) An abscess in any other parenchymatous organ. |
| vondsira | noun (n.) Same as Vansire. |
| vorticella | noun (n.) Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidae. They have a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched. |
| vulva | noun (n.) The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs. |
| noun (n.) The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate. |
| verruca | noun (n.) A wart. |
| noun (n.) A wartlike elevation or roughness. |
| viva | noun (n.) The word viva, or a shout or sound made in uttering it. |
| (interj.) Lit., (long) live; -- an exclamation expressing good will, well wishing, etc. |
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