- 2. Cochineal.
- 3. Bright red.
Vermin, n. sing. and pl.
- 1. Noxious animals (of small size).
- 2. Off-scourings, riff-raff, off-scum, rabble, scum.
Vermivorous, a. Worm-eating, worm-devouring.
Vernacular, a. Native, indigenous, mother, vulgar.
Vernacular, n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue.
Veronica, n.
- 1. Vernicle.
- 2. (Bot.) Speedwell.
Verrel, n. Ferrule.
Verruca, n. Wart.
Verrucose, a. Warty, knobby.
Versatile, a.
- 1. Changeable, variable, capricious, erratic.
- 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle.
- 3. Varied, many-sided, plastic, ready, Protean.
Verse, n.
- 1. Line (metrically arranged), line of poetry, stich.
- 2. Versification, poetry, poesy, metrical composition, metrical language.
- 3. (Common, but improper.) Stanza, stave, staff.
- 4. Passage (of Scripture), text, sentence.