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animate, brace, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz, liven, pep, quicken, stimulate, vitalize—more at ANIMATE

vi·vip·a·rous adjective : producing living young from within the body rather than from eggs

— vi·vi·par·i·ty noun

viv·i·sec·tion noun : the cutting of or operation on a living animal; also : animal experimentation esp. if causing distress to the subject

vix·en noun 1 : an ill-tempered scolding woman

2 : a female fox

viz abbreviation videlicet

viz·ard noun : a mask for disguise or protection

vi·zier noun : a high executive officer of many Muslim countries

VJ abbreviation veejay

VOA abbreviation Voice of America

voc abbreviation 1 vocational

2 vocative

vocab abbreviation vocabulary

vo·ca·ble noun : TERM, NAME; especially : a word as such without regard to its meaning

vo·cab·u·lary noun, plural -lar·ies 1 : a list or collection of words usu. alphabetically arranged and defined or explained : LEXICON

2 : a stock of words in a language used by a class or individual or in relation to a subject

Synonyms

argot, cant, jargon, language, lingo, slang, terminology—more at TERMINOLOGY

vocabulary entry noun : a word (as the noun book), hyphened or open compound (as the verb cross-refer or the noun boric acid), word element (as the affix -an), abbreviation (as agt), verbalized symbol (as Na), or term (as master of ceremonies) entered alphabetically in a dictionary for the purpose of definition or identification or expressly included as an inflected form (as the noun mice or the verb saw) or as a derived form (as the noun godlessness or the adverb globally) or related phrase (as in spite of) run on at its base word and usu. set in a type (as boldface) readily distinguishable from that of the lightface running text which defines, explains, or identifies the entry

1vocal adjective 1 : uttered by the voice : ORAL

2 : relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice <~ music>

3 : given to expressing oneself freely or insistently : OUTSPOKEN

4 : of or relating to the voice

Synonyms

oral, voiced; also articulate, articulated, spoken; breathed, drawled, gasped, mouthed, mumbled, muttered, shouted, whispered

Antonyms

nonvocal

2vocal noun 1 : a vocal sound

2 : a vocal composition or its performance

Synonyms

jingle, lay, lyric, song—more at SONG

vocal cords noun plural : either of two pairs of elastic folds of mucous membrane that project into the cavity of the larynx and function in the production of vocal sounds

vo·cal·ic adjective : of, relating to, or functioning as a vowel

vo·cal·ise British variant of VOCALIZE

vo·cal·ist noun : one that sings : SINGER

Synonyms

caroler, singer, songster, voice—more at SINGER

vo·cal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to give vocal expression to : UTTER; especially : SING

2 : to make voiced rather than voiceless

Synonyms

articulate, say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize—more at SAY

carol, chant, descant, sing—more at SING

vo·cal·iz·er noun : one that vocalizes

vo·ca·tion noun 1 : a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action

2 : regular employment : OCCUPATION

— vo·ca·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

calling, employment, line, occupation, profession, trade, work—more at OCCUPATION

vo·ca·tion·al·ism noun : emphasis on vocational training in education

voc·a·tive adjective : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking the one addressed

— vocative noun

vo·cif·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: L vociferari, fr. voc-, vox voice + ferre to bear]

: to cry out loudly : SHOUT

— vo·cif·er·a·tion noun

Synonyms

bawl, call, cry, holler, shout, yell—more at CALL

vo·cif·er·ous adjective : making or given to loud outcry

— vo·cif·er·ous·ly adverb

— vo·cif·er·ous·ness noun

Synonyms

blatant, boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous; also discordant, noisy; loudmouthed, outspoken, vocal; rowdy, uproarious; cacophonous, dissonant, shrill, strident, blaring, booming, brassy,