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[3] appreciate, cherish, love, prize, treasure—more at LOVE

val·ue–add·ed tax noun : an incremental excise tax that is levied on the value added at each stage of the processing of a raw material or the production and distribution of a commodity

val·ue·less adjective : having no value

Synonyms

chaffy, empty, junky, no-good, null, worthless—more at WORTHLESS

valve noun 1 : a structure (as in a vein) that temporarily closes a passage or that permits movement in one direction only

2 : a device by which the flow of a fluid material may be regulated by a movable part; also : the movable part of such a device

3 : a device in a brass wind instrument for quickly varying the tube length in order to change the fundamental tone by some definite interval

4 : one of the separate usu. hinged pieces of which the shell of some animals and esp. bivalve mollusks consists

5 : one of the pieces into which a ripe seed capsule or pod separates

— valved adjective

— valve·less adjective

Synonyms

cock, faucet, gate, spigot, tap—more at FAUCET

val·vu·lar adjective : of, relating to, or affecting a valve esp. of the heart <~ heart disease>

va·moose verb va·moosed; va·moos·ing [ORIGIN: Sp vamos let us go]

: to leave or go away quickly

1vamp verb 1 : to provide with a new vamp

2 : to patch up with a new part

3 : INVENT, IMPROVISE <~ up an excuse>

2vamp noun 1 : the part of a boot or shoe upper covering esp. the front part of the foot

2 : a short introductory musical passage often repeated

3vamp noun : a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men

4vamp verb : to practice seductive wiles on : act like a vamp

vam·pire noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. G Vampir, fr. Serbian vampir]

1 : a night-wandering bloodsucking ghost

2 : a person who preys on other people; especially : a woman who exploits and ruins her lover

3 : VAMPIRE BAT

vampire bat noun : any of various bats of Central and South America that feed on the blood of animals; also : any of several other bats that do not feed on blood but are sometimes reputed to do so

1van noun : VANGUARD

2van noun : a usu. enclosed wagon or motortruck for moving goods or animals; also : a versatile enclosed box-like motor vehicle

va·na·di·um noun : a soft grayish ductile metallic chemical element used esp. to form alloys

Van Al·len belt noun : a belt of intense radiation in the magnetosphere composed of charged particles trapped by earth's magnetic field

van·dal noun 1 cap : a member of a Germanic people who sacked Rome in A.D. 455

2 : a person who willfully mars or destroys property

van·dal·ise British variant of VANDALIZE

van·dal·ism noun : willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property

van·dal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to subject to vandalism : DAMAGE

Van·dyke noun : a trim pointed beard

vane noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE fana banner]

1 : a movable device attached to a high object for showing wind direction

2 : a thin flat or curved object that is rotated about an axis by a flow of fluid or that rotates to cause a fluid to flow or that redirects a flow of fluid

3 : a feather fastened near the back end of an arrow for stability in flight

van·guard noun 1 : the troops moving at the front of an army

2 : the forefront of an action or movement

va·nil·la noun [ORIGIN: NL, genus name, fr. Sp vainilla vanilla (plant and fruit), dim. of vaina sheath, fr. L vagina]

: a flavoring extract made synthetically or obtained from the long beanlike pods (vanilla beans) of a tropical American climbing orchid; also : this orchid

van·ish verb : to pass from sight or existence : disappear completely

— van·ish·er noun

Synonyms

disappear, dissolve, evaporate, fade, flee, go, melt—more at DISAPPEAR

van·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : something that is vain, empty, or useless

2 : the quality or fact of being useless or futile : FUTILITY

3 : undue pride in oneself or one's appearance