English Words Starting With V

• visalia

  nounLow (Geographically specific)
  /vɪˈseɪ.li.ə/A proper noun referring to a city in central California, United States.
• visayan

  adjectivenounC2
  /vɪˈsaɪən/Referring to the people, culture, or languages of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines.
• visayan islands

  plural-nounC2
  /vɪˈsaɪən ˈaɪləndz/A major island group in the central Philippines, located between Luzon and Mindanao, also known as the Visayas.
• visby

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɪsbiː/The name of a historic town and port on the island of Gotland, Sweden.
• viscacha

  nounC2
  /vɪˈskatʃə/a large South American burrowing rodent related to the chinchilla, living in colonies and known for its soft fur, long bushy tail, and rabbit-like ears.
• viscaria

  nounVery low (C2+)
  /vɪˈskeə.rɪ.ə/A common name for flowering plants of the genus Silene, especially Silene viscaria, known for sticky stems.
• viscera

  plural-nounC2
  /ˈvɪs.ər.ə/The internal organs of the body, especially those located in the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
• visceral arch

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɪs.ər.əl ɑːtʃ/A curved cartilaginous or bony structure in vertebrate embryos, forming part of the gill apparatus in fish and contributing to structures like the jaw and inner ear bones in land animals.
• visceral cleft

  nounVery Low (Specialist Technical)
  /ˌvɪs.ər.əl ˈkleft/An anatomical opening or fissure between structures in the body, particularly a gill slit in the embryonic development of vertebrates.
• viscerotonia

  nounVery Low
  /ˌvɪsərə(ʊ)ˈtəʊnɪə/A temperament or personality type characterized by a strong need for comfort, sociability, and the satisfaction of visceral needs, such as food and affection.
• viscometer

  nounC2
  /vɪˈskɒm.ɪ.tə/An instrument for measuring the viscosity (resistance to flow) of a fluid.
• visconti

  nounC2 (Very low frequency, specialized/historical/proper noun)
  /vɪˈskɒnti/A historical title of nobility in medieval Italy, equivalent to a vice-count, subordinate to a count.
• viscose

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈvɪskəʊz/A type of rayon, a manufactured fibre made from regenerated cellulose (usually from wood pulp), used to make textiles.
• viscosity

  nounC1
  /vɪˈskɒsɪti/The physical property of a liquid or fluid that describes its resistance to flow; its thickness or stickiness.
• viscosity index

  nounC1+ / Very Low Frequency
  /vɪˈskɒs.ɪ.ti ˌɪn.deks/A dimensionless number indicating how much the viscosity of a liquid (especially oil) changes with temperature.
• viscount

  nounC2
  /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/A British nobleman ranking above a baron and below an earl.
• viscount melville sound

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvaɪkaʊnt ˈmelvɪl saʊnd/A body of water in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, located between Victoria Island and Prince of Wales Island.
• viscountcy

  nounC2
  /ˈvaɪkaʊntsi/The rank, title, or dignity of a viscount.
• viscountess

  nounC2
  /ˈvaɪkaʊntɪs/the wife or widow of a viscount; a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
• viscounty

  nounC1
  /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/A member of the British peerage ranking below an earl and above a baron, or a noble of equivalent rank in other European countries.

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