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2verse verb versed; vers·ing : to familiarize by experience, study, or practice

versed adjective : acquainted or familiar from experience, study, or practice

Synonyms

abreast, conversant, familiar, informed, knowledgeable, up, up-to-date—more at FAMILIAR

ver·si·cle noun : a verse or sentence said or sung by a leader in public worship and followed by a response from the people

ver·si·fi·ca·tion noun 1 : the making of verses

2 : metrical structure

ver·si·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to write verse

2 : to turn into verse

ver·si·fi·er noun : one that versifies

Synonyms

bard, minstrel, poet—more at POET

ver·sion noun 1 : TRANSLATION; especially : a translation of the Bible

2 : an account or description from a particular point of view esp. as contrasted with another

3 : a form or variant of a type or original

vers li·bre noun, plural vers li·bres [ORIGIN: F]

: FREE VERSE

ver·so noun, plural versos : a left-hand page

ver·sus preposition 1 : AGAINST 1

2 : in contrast or as an alternative to

vert abbreviation vertical

ver·te·bra noun, plural -brae or -bras [ORIGIN: L]

: one of the segments of bone or cartilage making up the backbone

ver·te·bral adjective : of, relating to, or made up of vertebrae : SPINAL

vertebral column noun : the bony column in the back of a vertebrate that is the chief support of the trunk and consists of a jointed series of vertebrae enclosing and protecting the spinal cord : BACKBONE

Synonyms

backbone, spine—more at SPINE

1vertebrate adjective 1 : having a backbone

2 : of or relating to the vertebrates

2vertebrate noun : any of a large group of animals (as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, or fishes) that have a backbone or in some primitive forms (as a lamprey) a flexible rod of cells and that have a tubular nervous system arranged along the back and divided into a brain and spinal cord

ver·tex noun, plural ver·ti·ces also ver·tex·es [ORIGIN: ME, top of the head, fr. L vertex, vortex whirl, whirlpool, top of the head, summit, fr. vertere to turn]

1 : the point opposite to and farthest from the base of a geometrical figure

2 : the point where the sides of an angle or three or more edges of a polyhedron (as a cube) meet

3 : the highest point : TOP, SUMMIT

ver·ti·cal adjective 1 : of, relating to, or located at the vertex : directly overhead

2 : rising perpendicularly from a level surface : UPRIGHT

— vertical noun

— ver·ti·cal·i·ty noun

— ver·ti·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

erect, perpendicular, standing, upright, upstanding—more at ERECT

ver·tig·i·nous adjective : marked by, affected with, or tending to cause dizziness

ver·ti·go noun, plural -goes or -gos : DIZZINESS, GIDDINESS

vertu variant of VIRTU

ver·vain noun : any of a genus of chiefly American herbs or low woody plants with often showy heads or spikes of tubular flowers

verve noun 1 : liveliness of imagination

2 : the quality or state of being lively in temper, conduct, or spirit

Synonyms

bounce, dash, drive, esprit, ginger, pep, punch, snap, spirit, vim, zing, zip—more at SPIRIT

1very adjective veri·er; -est [ORIGIN: ME verray, verry, fr. OF verai, ultim. fr. L verax truthful, fr. verus true]

1 : EXACT, PRECISE

2 : exactly suitable

3 : ABSOLUTE, UTTER

4 — used as an intensive esp. to emphasize identity

5 : MERE, BARE

6 : being the same one : IDENTICAL

7 : existing in fact or reality : ACTUAL

Synonyms

[6] identical, same, selfsame—more at SAME

[7] actual, concrete, existent, factual, real, true—more at ACTUAL

2very adverb 1 : in actual fact

2 : to a high degree : EXTREMELY

Synonyms

[1] actually, authentically, genuinely, really, veritably; also accurately, exactly, just, precisely, right, sharp, squarely; almost, nearly, practically; literally, truly

Antonyms

professedly,