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vil·lein noun 1 : a free villager of Anglo-Saxon times

2 : an unfree peasant having the status of a slave to a feudal lord

vil·len·age noun 1 : the holding of land at the will of a feudal lord

2 : the status of a villein

vil·lous adjective : covered with fine hairs or villi

vil·lus noun, plural vil·li : a slender usu. vascular process; especially : one of the tiny projections of the mucous membrane of the small intestine that function in the absorption of food

vim noun : robust energy and enthusiasm

Synonyms

dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, hardihood, life, pep, sap, snap, vigor, vitality, zing, zip—more at VIGOR

VIN abbreviation vehicle identification number

vin·ai·grette noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a sauce made typically of oil, vinegar, and seasonings

vin·ci·ble adjective : capable of being overcome or subdued

vin·di·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : AVENGE

2 : to free from allegation or blame : EXONERATE

3 : to establish by proof or competent evidence : CONFIRM

4 : to provide defense for : JUSTIFY

5 : to maintain a right to : ASSERT

— vin·di·ca·tor noun

Synonyms

[2] absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate—more at EXCULPATE

[3] bear out, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, validate, verify—more at CONFIRM

vin·di·ca·tion noun : the act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated; especially : justification against denial or censure : DEFENSE

vin·dic·tive adjective 1 : disposed to revenge

2 : intended for or involving revenge

3 : VICIOUS, SPITEFUL

— vin·dic·tive·ly adverb

— vin·dic·tive·ness noun

vine noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OF vigne, fr. L vinea vine, vineyard, fr. fem. of vineus of wine, fr. vinum wine]

1 : GRAPE 2

2 : a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs (as by tendrils) or trails along the ground; also : the stem of such a plant

vin·e·gar noun [ORIGIN: ME vinegre, fr. AF vin egre, lit., sour wine]

: a sour liquid obtained by fermentation (as of cider, wine, or malt) and used to flavor or preserve foods

vin·e·gary adjective 1 : resembling vinegar : SOUR

2 : disagreeable in manner or disposition : CRABBED

Synonyms

acid, sour, tart—more at SOUR

vine·yard noun 1 : a field of grapevines esp. to produce grapes for wine production

2 : a sphere of activity : field of endeavor

vi·nous adjective 1 : of, relating to, or made with wine <~ medications>

2 : showing the effects of the use of wine <~ bloodshot eyes>

1vintage noun 1 : a season's yield of grapes or wine

2 : WINE; especially : a usu. superior wine which comes from a single year

3 : the act or period of gathering grapes or making wine

4 : a period of origin

2vintage adjective 1 : of, relating to, or produced in a particular vintage

2 : of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : CLASSIC <~ cars>

3 : of the best and most characteristic — used with a proper noun

vint·ner noun : a dealer in wines

vi·nyl noun 1 : a chemical derived from ethylene by the removal of one hydrogen atom

2 : a polymer of a vinyl compound or a product (as a textile fiber) made from one

vinyl chloride noun : a flammable gaseous carcinogenic compound used esp. to make vinyl resins

vi·ol noun : a bowed stringed instrument chiefly of the 16th and 17th centuries having a fretted neck and usu. six strings

1viola noun : VIOLET 1; especially : any of various hybrid garden plants with white, yellow, purple, or variously colored flowers that resemble but are smaller than those of the related pansies

2viola noun : an instrument of the violin family slightly larger and tuned lower than a violin

— vi·o·list noun

vi·o·la·ble adjective : capable of being violated

vi·o·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing 1 : to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : BREAK <~ a law> <~ a frontier>

2 : RAPE

3 : to fail to show proper respect for : DESECRATE

4 : INTERRUPT, DISTURB

— vi·o·la·tor noun

Synonyms

[1] breach, break, transgress; also disobey, rebel; brush