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enormous, giant, gigantic, huge, massive, monumental, prodigious, tremendous, whopping—more at HUGE

2vast noun : a great expanse : IMMENSITY

vast·ly adverb : to a vast extent or degree

Synonyms

broadly, considerably, greatly, hugely, largely, massively, monstrously, much, sizably, stupendously, tremendously, utterly—more at GREATLY

vast·ness noun : the quality or state of being vast

Synonyms

enormity, hugeness, immensity, magnitude, massiveness—more at IMMENSITY

vasty adjective : VAST

vat noun : a large vessel (as a tub or barrel) esp. for holding liquids in manufacturing processes

VAT abbreviation value-added tax

vat·ic adjective : PROPHETIC, ORACULAR

Vat·i·can noun 1 : the papal headquarters in Rome

2 : the papal government

vaude·ville noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. MF, satirical song, alter. of vaudevire, fr. vau-de-Vire valley of Vire, town in northwest France where such songs were composed]

: a stage entertainment consisting of unrelated acts (as of acrobats, comedians, dancers, or singers)

1vault noun 1 : an arched masonry structure usu. forming a ceiling or roof; also : something (as the sky) resembling a vault

2 : a room or space covered by a vault esp. when underground

3 : a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables

4 : a burial chamber; also : a usu. metal or concrete case in which a casket is enclosed at burial

— vaulty adjective

2vault verb : to form or cover with a vault

3vault verb : to leap vigorously esp. by aid of the hands or a pole

— vault·er noun

Synonyms

bound, hop, jump, leap, spring—more at JUMP

4vault noun : an act of vaulting : LEAP

vault·ed adjective 1 : built in the form of a vault : ARCHED

2 : covered with a vault

vault·ing adjective : reaching for the heights <~ ambition>

vaunt verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF vanter, fr. LL vanitare, ultim. fr. L vanus vain]

: BRAG, BOAST

— vaunt noun

vaunt·ed adjective : much praised or boasted of

vb abbreviation verb; verbal

V–chip noun : a computer chip in a television set used to block based on content the viewing of certain programs

VCR noun [ORIGIN: video cassette recorder]

: a device that records and plays back videotapes

VD abbreviation venereal disease

VDT abbreviation video display terminal

veal noun : the flesh of a young calf

vec·tor noun 1 : a quantity that has magnitude and direction

2 : an organism (as a fly or tick) that transmits a pathogen

Ve·da noun [ORIGIN: Skt, lit., knowledge]

: any of a class of Hindu sacred writings

— Ve·dic adjective

Ve·dan·ta noun : an orthodox Hindu philosophy based on the Upanishads

vee·jay noun : an announcer of a program featuring music videos

veep noun : VICE PRESIDENT

veer verb : to shift from one direction or course to another

— veer noun

Synonyms

divert, swerve, swing, turn, wheel, whip—more at TURN

veg·an noun : a strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products

— veg·an·ism noun

1vegetable adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. ML vegetabilis vegetative, fr. vegetare to grow, fr. L, to animate, fr. vegetus lively, fr. vegēre to enliven]

1 : of, relating to, or growing like plants

2 : made from, obtained from, or containing plants or plant products <~ oils>

3 : suggesting that of a plant (as in inertness)

2vegetable noun 1 : PLANT 1

2 : a usu. herbaceous plant grown for an edible part that is usu. eaten as part of a meal; also : such an edible part

veg·e·tal adjective 1 : VEGETABLE

2 : VEGETATIVE

veg·e·tar·i·an noun : one that believes in or practices living on a diet of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes animal products (as milk and cheese)

— vegetarian adjective

— veg·e·tar·i·an·ism noun

veg·e·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to live or grow in the manner of a plant; especially : to lead a dull inert life

veg·e·ta·tion noun 1 : the act or process of vegetating; also : inert existence

2 : plant life or cover (as of