| VANADIC | • vanadic adj. Of or pertaining to vanadium, especially to vanadium with an oxidation number of 5. • VANADIC adj. pertaining to vanadium, also VANADOUS. |
| VANDALS | • vandals n. Plural of vandal. • Vandals prop.n. An east Germanic tribe that once lived in north Africa and sacked Rome. • Vandals prop.n. (Archaic, historical) Any of various Balto-Slavic peoples, such as the Vistula Veneti, Wends, Lusatians or Poles. |
| VANDYKE | • vandyke n. An edge with ornamental triangular points. • vandyke n. A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and goatee but with all cheek hair shaven. • vandyke n. A style of dress or collar similar to those in Anthony van Dyck’s portrait paintings; a small round… |
| VANESSA | • vanessa n. (Zoology) Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa. • Vanessa prop.n. A female given name originating as a coinage. • Vanessa prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – brush-footed butterflies including the red admirals. |
| VANILLA | • vanilla n. (Countable) Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing… • vanilla n. (Countable) The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant. • vanilla n. (Uncountable) The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant. |
| VANITAS | • vanitas n. (Painting) A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of… • VANITAS n. (Latin) a 17th century Dutch still life painting featuring a memento mori etc. |
| VANLIKE | • vanlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a van (vehicle). • VANLIKE adj. like a van. |
| VANLOAD | • vanload n. The load carried by a van. • VANLOAD n. the quantity that a van can carry. |
| VANNERS | • vanners n. Plural of vanner. • VANNER n. a person who owns a van. |
| VANNING | • vanning v. Present participle of van. • vanning n. (Mining) A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner. • VANNING n. a process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner. |
| VANPOOL | • vanpool n. The transport of a pool of commuters in a shared van. • vanpool v. (Transitive) To transport people in a vanpool. • vanpool v. (Intransitive) To be transported in a vanpool. |
| VANTAGE | • vantage n. (Archaic) An advantage. • vantage n. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point. • vantage n. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage. |
| VANWARD | • vanward adj. On or towards the front. • vanward adv. Towards the front. • vanward n. (Archaic) The vanguard of an army. |