English Words Starting With V

• voluptuary

  adjectivenounLow-Frequency/Literary
  /vəˈlʌp.tʃu.ə.ri/A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury, sensual pleasure, and physical comfort.
• volute

  adjectivenounC1-C2 / Very Low Frequency / Technical
  /vəˈl(j)uːt/A spiral or scroll-shaped architectural ornament, especially on Ionic capitals.
• volute spring

  nounRare
  /vəˌluːt ˈsprɪŋ/A spiral spring of conical or cylindrical shape, wound in a helical pattern.
• volutin

  nounVery Low (C2/Technical)
  /ˈvɒljʊtɪn/A basophilic nucleoprotein complex found in the cytoplasm of certain bacteria, yeast, and other microorganisms, often serving as a storage reserve for inorganic phosphate.
• volva

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɒlvə/A cup-like structure at the base of the stem in certain fungi, especially mushrooms of the genus Amanita, which is the remnant of the universal veil that enclosed the immature fruiting body.
• volvelle

  nounVery Rare (C2+)
  /ˈvɒlvɛl/A rotating disc or set of discs mounted on a pivot, used as a calculating or astronomical device.
• volvent

  nounExtremely rare/obsolete
  /ˈvɒlvənt/Rolling up or coiling around something.
• volvox

  nounC2
  /ˈvɒlvɒks/A genus of freshwater, colonial green algae, forming hollow, spherical colonies of flagellated cells.
• volvulus

  nounC2 - Very low frequency, highly technical term.
  /ˈvɒlvjʊləs/A twisting or knotting of the intestine causing obstruction.
• volzhsky

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɒlʒski/A proper noun referring to a city in Russia, specifically a city in Volgograd Oblast, located near the Volga River.
• vom

  verbverb-ambitransitiveLow (Very informal/slang)
  /vɒm/(slang, chiefly British) An instance of vomiting; vomit.
• vomer

  nounC2
  /ˈvəʊmə/A thin, flat, unpaired bone of the skull, forming the posterior and inferior part of the nasal septum.
• vomica

  nounRare / Obsolete / Technical
  /ˈvɒmɪkə/A cavity, usually in the lungs, filled with pus (an abscess).
• vomit

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈvɒmɪt/To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; the act or substance of such ejection.
• vomit comet

  nounC1
  /ˈvɒm.ɪt ˌkɒm.ɪt/A nickname for an aircraft or spacecraft that flies parabolic trajectories to simulate weightlessness, often causing airsickness.
• vomito

  nounC1 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˈvɒmɪtəʊ/The act or instance of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
• vomitorium

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌvɒm.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əm/A modern, popular misconception: a room in ancient Rome where people allegedly went to vomit during feasts in order to continue eating.
• vomitory

  adjectivenounVery low (C2 level vocabulary)
  /ˈvɒmɪt(ə)ri/A passage or opening, especially in a stadium, theatre, or ancient building, for people to enter or exit.
• vomiturition

  nounVery low
  /ˌvɒmɪtjʊˈrɪʃ(ə)n/The repeated ineffectual effort to vomit; retching.
• vomitus

  nounRare
  /ˈvɒmɪtəs/The act or process of vomiting.

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