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— veg·e·ta·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

flora, foliage, green, greenery, herbage, leafage, verdure—more at GREENERY

veg·e·ta·tive adjective 1 : of or relating to nutrition and growth esp. as contrasted with reproduction

2 : of, relating to, or composed of vegetation

3 : VEGETABLE 3

veg out verb vegged out; vegging out [ORIGIN: short for vegetate]

: to spend time idly or passively

ve·he·mence noun : the quality or state of being vehement

Synonyms

ardor, emotion, fervency, fervor, heat, intensity, passion, warmth—more at ARDOR

aggressiveness, assertiveness, emphasis, fierceness, intensity; also potency, power, strength; eloquence; fervency, insistence, passion, warmth; clearness, plainness

Antonyms

feebleness, mildness, weakness

ve·he·ment adjective 1 : marked by great force or energy

2 : marked by strong feeling or expression

— ve·he·ment·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] deep, explosive, exquisite, fearful, ferocious, fierce, furious, hard, heavy, intense, profound, terrible, vicious, violent—more at INTENSE

[2] ardent, burning, charged, emotional, fervent, feverish, fiery, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, red-hot, warm—more at FERVENT

ve·hi·cle noun 1 : a medium by which a thing is applied or administered

2 : a medium through or by means of which something is conveyed or expressed

3 : a means of transporting persons or goods

— ve·hic·u·lar adjective

Synonyms

[2] agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, medium, organ—more at AGENT

[3] conveyance, transport—more at CONVEYANCE

1veil noun 1 : a piece of often sheer or diaphanous material used to screen or curtain something or to cover the head or face

2 : the life of a nun

3 : something that hides or obscures like a veil

2veil verb : to cover with or as if with a veil

Synonyms

cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, hide, mask, obscure, screen—more at HIDE

1vein noun 1 : a fissure in rock filled with mineral matter; also : a bed of useful mineral matter

2 : any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart

3 : any of the bundles of vascular vessels forming the framework of a leaf

4 : any of the thickened ribs that stiffen the wings of an insect

5 : something (as a wavy variegation in marble) suggesting veins

6 : a distinctive style of expression

7 : a distinctive element or quality : STRAIN

8 : MOOD, HUMOR

— veined adjective

Synonyms

fashion, locution, manner, mode, phraseology, style, tone—more at STYLE

2vein verb : to pattern with or as if with veins

— vein·ing noun

vel abbreviation velocity

ve·lar adjective : of or relating to a velum and esp. that of the soft palate

veld or veldt noun [ORIGIN: Afrikaans veld, fr. D, field]

: an open grassland esp. in southern Africa usu. with scattered shrubs or trees

Synonyms

down, grassland, plain, prairie, savanna, steppe—more at PLAIN

vel·lum noun [ORIGIN: ME velym, fr. AF velim, veeslin, fr. *veelin, adj., of a calf, fr. veel calf]

1 : a fine-grained lambskin, kidskin, or calfskin prepared for writing on or for binding books

2 : a strong cream-colored paper

— vellum adjective

ve·loc·i·pede noun : an early bicycle

ve·loc·i·rapt·or noun : any of a genus of agile flesh-eating bipedal dinosaurs of the Cretaceous having a sickle-shaped claw on each foot

ve·loc·i·ty noun, plural -ties : quickness of motion : SPEED

Synonyms

celerity, fastness, fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, speed, swiftness—more at SPEED

ve·lour or ve·lours noun, plural velours : any of various textile fabrics with pile like that of velvet

ve·lum noun, plural ve·la : a membranous body part (as the soft palate) resembling a veil

vel·vet noun [ORIGIN: ME veluet, velvet, fr. AF, fr. velu shaggy, ultim. fr. L villus shaggy hair]

1 : a fabric having a short soft dense warp pile

2 : something resembling or suggesting velvet (as in softness or luster)

3 : the soft skin covering the