uyezd
An administrative subdivision of Muscovy, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR, in use from the 13th century.

uyezds
plural of uyezd

uyezdy
plural of uyezd

vaav
A stepwell.

vacationland
An area that is often the site of vacations, or well suited for vacations.

vacationlands
plural of vacationland

vaccaries
plural of vaccary

vaccary
A place where cows or cattle are kept; a dairy farm.

vacheries
plural of vachery

vachery
A dairy, a vaccary.

vachette
A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.

vachettes
plural of vachette

vacinity
Misspelling of vicinity.

vacky
An evacuee, especially one evacuated from a city to the countryside during World War II

vacuosities
plural of vacuosity

vacuosity
Vacuousness; the state or quality of being vacuous.

vadimonia
plural of vadimonium

vadimonium
In Ancient Rome, a court settlement; a promise secured by bail.

vae
Alternative form of voe (“sea inlet”).

vaes
plural of vae

vagarities
plural of vagarity

vagarity
The character or state of being vagarious; capriciousness; irregularity.
Vagary.

valetudinaria
plural of valetudinarium

valetudinarianism
The state, condition or habits of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity.

valetudinarium
An ancient Roman hospital.

vallecula
A depression, channel, or groove.

valleculae
plural of vallecula

valleculas
plural of vallecula

valleyful
As much as fills a valley.

valleyfuls
plural of valleyful

valleyland
Land located in a valley.

valleylands
plural of valleyland

valleylet
A little valley.

valleylets
plural of valleylet

valleyscape
A landscape dominated by a valley or valleys.

valleyscapes
plural of valleyscape

valleysful
plural of valleyful

valleyspeak
Alternative form of valspeak.

valspeak
The sociolect spoken by stereotypical Southern Californian valley girls.

valuelessness
Lack of value; the state or condition of being valueless.

vamachara
A path to bliss through practices, including meat-eating, breaking social taboos and indulging in sex and intoxicants, that are sometimes considered immoral.
Any such path, set of practices or individual practice.

vamacharas
plural of vamachara

vanilleries
plural of vanillery

vanillery
A vanilla plantation.

vaqueria
A farm for grazing cattle.

vaquerias
plural of vaqueria

vardapet
A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology.

vardapets
plural of vardapet

varella
A pagoda (religious building).

varsities
plural of varsity

varsity
university
The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

vartabad
Alternative form of vardapet.

vartabads
plural of vartabad

vartabed
Alternative form of vardapet.

vartabeds
plural of vartabed

vartabet
Alternative form of vardapet.

vartabets
plural of vartabet

vartapet
Alternative form of vardapet.

vartapets
plural of vartapet

vaultage
A vaulted place or arched cellar.
Vaulted work.

vaultages
plural of vaultage

vedette
A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger.
A cabaret performer, usually the main female artist of a show.

vedettes
plural of vedette

vegetism
vegetal, vegete, or vegetarian state or characteristic

veghar
The pointed conic cowl worn by the celibate clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, including abeghas, bishops and the catholicos.

veghars
plural of veghar

velatid
Any sea star of the order Velatida

velatids
plural of velatid

veld
The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

velds
plural of veld

velodrome
An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

velodromes
plural of velodrome

vendaval
A westerly wind, especially one that blows into the Mediterranean Sea around the area of the Straits of Gibraltar and Morocco, or a similar wind in the Philippines.

vendavals
plural of vendaval

vendavel
Alternative form of vendaval.

vendavels
plural of vendavel

venew
Archaic spelling of venue.
A bout, or turn, as at fencing

venews
plural of venew

vennel
An alley; a narrow street.

vennels
plural of vennel

ventralisation
Alternative form of ventralization.

ventralisations
plural of ventralisation

ventralization
The concentration of a feature in the ventral region.

venue
A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.
A bout; a hit; a turn.
A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
The place where something happens.

venues
plural of venue

veraison
A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour.

veranda
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

verandah
Alternative spelling of veranda.

verandahs
plural of verandah

verandas
plural of veranda

verbdom
The realm, state, quality, sphere, or condition of being a verb; verbhood.

verd
The privilege of cutting green wood within a forest for fuel.
The right of pasturing animals in a forest
Greenness; freshness.

verdelli
plural of verdello

verdello
a light green variety of summer lemon made from Sicily, similar to a lime

verdun
A 16th-century form of rapier.

verduns
plural of verdun

vereda
A scattered settlement in Latin America.

veredas
plural of vereda

veretillid
Any sea pen of the family Veretillidae

veretillids
plural of veretillid

vergeries
plural of vergery

vergery
A verger's room.

vermiaries
plural of vermiary

vermiary
A place where worms are raised.

vertep
A portable Ukrainian puppet theater.

verteps
plural of vertep

verticalities
plural of verticality

verticality
Verticalness; the state or condition of being vertical.

vestibulodynia
A form of vulvodynia (vulvar pain) localized in the vestibular region (the entry point into the vagina).

vesturer
The head verger of a church.

vesturers
plural of vesturer

vetigastropod
Any of the subclass Vetigastropoda of sea snails.

vetigastropods
plural of vetigastropod

vibecession
A general state of societal pessimism about the economy, independently of whether a recession is currently happening.

vibecessions
plural of vibecession

vicarate
The territory for which a vicar is responsible.

vicarates
plural of vicarate

vici
plural of vicus
chrome-tanned leather used especially for the uppers of shoes

vicinage
A surrounding district; a neighbourhood.
The people of a neighbourhood.
The state of living near something; proximity, closeness.
The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn.
A geographical division of the New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court

vicinages
plural of vicinage

vicinities
plural of vicinity

vicinity
Proximity; the state of being near.
Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
Approximate size or amount.

victoriate
Synonym of victoriatus (“silver coin”)

victoriates
plural of victoriate

victoriati
plural of victoriatus

victoriatus
A silver coin, stamped with an image of Victory, minted during the Roman Republic, and valued at half a denarius.

vicus
A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.

videodrome
A 360-degree theatre, a circular room where the viewer sits or stands in the center and films are projected on the walls on all sides.

videodromes
plural of videodrome

videoframe
A frame of video data; a screenful.