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3 : a computer program that is usu. hidden within another program and that reproduces itself and inserts the copies into other programs and usu. performs a malicious action (as destroying data)

vis abbreviation 1 visibility

2 visual

1visa noun [ORIGIN: F]

1 : an endorsement by the proper authorities on a passport to show that it has been examined and the bearer may proceed

2 : a signature by a superior official signifying approval of a document

2visa verb vi·saed ; vi·sa·ing : to give a visa to (a passport)

vis·age noun : the face or countenance of a person or sometimes an animal; also : LOOK

Synonyms

cast, countenance, expression, face, look—more at LOOK

1vis–à–vis preposition [ORIGIN: F, lit., face-to-face]

1 : face-to-face with : OPPOSITE

2 : in relation to

3 : as compared with

2vis–à–vis noun, plural vis–à–vis 1 : one that is face-to-face with another

2 : ESCORT

3 : COUNTERPART

4 : TÊTE-À-TÊTE

3vis–à–vis adverb : in company : TOGETHER

viscera plural of VISCUS

vis·cer·al adjective 1 : felt in or as if in the viscera

2 : not intellectual : INSTINCTIVE

3 : of or relating to the viscera

— vis·cer·al·ly adverb

vis·cid adjective 1 : having an adhesive quality

2 : having a glutinous consistency : VISCOUS

— vis·cid·i·ty noun

Synonyms

adhesive, gelatinous, gluey, glutinous, gooey, gummy, sticky, viscous—more at STICKY

vis·cos·i·ty noun, plural -ties : the quality of being viscous; especially : the property of resistance to flow in a fluid

Synonyms

consistency, thickness—more at CONSISTENCY

vis·count noun : a member of the British peerage ranking below an earl and above a baron

vis·count·ess noun 1 : the wife or widow of a viscount

2 : a woman who holds the rank of viscount in her own right

vis·cous adjective [ORIGIN: ME viscouse, fr. AF viscos, fr. LL viscosus full of birdlime, viscous, fr. L viscum mistletoe, birdlime]

1 : having the sticky consistency of glue : VISCID

2 : having or characterized by viscosity

Synonyms

syrupy, thick, viscid—more at THICK

vis·cus noun, plural vis·cera : an internal organ of the body; especially : one (as the heart or liver) located in the cavity of the trunk

vise noun [ORIGIN: ME vys, vice screw, fr. AF vyz, fr. L vitis vine]

: a tool with two jaws for holding work that typically close by a screw or lever

vis·i·bil·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality, condition, or degree of being visible

2 : the degree of clearness of the atmosphere

vis·i·ble adjective : capable of being seen <~ stars>; also : APPARENT

— vis·i·bly adverb

Synonyms

apparent, observable, visual; also external, outer, outward; detectable, discernible, noticeable, perceptible; clear, conspicuous, evident, manifest, obvious, plain, prominent, striking

Antonyms

invisible

1vision noun 1 : something seen otherwise than by ordinary sight (as in a dream or trance)

2 : a vivid picture created by the imagination

3 : the act or power of imagination

4 : unusual wisdom in foreseeing what is going to happen

5 : the act or power of seeing : SIGHT

6 : something seen; especially : a lovely sight

7 : the apparition of a person : PHANTOM

Synonyms

[2] chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, pipe dream, unreality—more at FANTASY

[5] eye, sight

2vision verb : to picture to oneself : IMAGINE

Synonyms

conceive, dream, envisage, fancy, imagine, picture, visualize—more at IMAGINE

1visionary adjective 1 : of the nature of a vision : ILLUSORY, UNREAL

2 : not practical : UTOPIAN

3 : seeing or likely to see visions : given to dreaming or imagining

2visionary noun, plural -ar·ies 1 : one whose ideas or projects are impractical : DREAMER

2 : one who sees visions

Synonyms

dreamer, idealist, romantic, utopian—more at IDEALIST

1visit verb 1 : to go to see in order to comfort or help

2 : to call on either as an act of courtesy