High School Vocabulary
353,744 words and 27,916 expressions at the high school level.
An approximately V-shaped berth at the extreme forward end of the hull, usually in a separate cabin called the forepeak.
plural of V-berth
plural of V-card
plural of v-chip
simple past and past participle of V-code
third-person singular simple present indicative of V-code
The placement and sexual abuse of incarcerated trans women in cells with aggressive cisgender male inmates as a form of reward or pacification for said male inmates.
simple past and past participle of v-fib
present participle and gerund of v-fib
plural of V-form
plural of V-girl
A proposed vocational qualification for 16-year-olds.
plural of V-level
plural of V-line
plural of v-mail
plural of V-moth
plural of V-neck
A perfect stem of a Latin verb which has been formed by adding a v or u to the end of the present stem.
plural of v-ring
Shaped like the letter V; especially, designating one of the two major types of valley (the other being U-shaped), typically formed by flowing water.
plural of V-sign
present participle and gerund of v-tach
plural of v-tach
plural of V-twin
plural of v-word
plural of V.I.P.
Alternative form of VVIP ("very, very important person")
plural of V.V.I.P.
plural of V/STOL
Acronym of vertical/short takeoff and vertical landing.
Alternative spelling of V4α.
Abbreviation of virtual 8086 mode.
Alternative form of vaagmer (“dealfish”).
Alternative form of vaagmer (“dealfish”).
The dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus
plural of vaagmer
A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon.
The tope Galeorhinus galeus.
An age from 2500 to 2050 million years ago, a subdivision of the Proterozoic.
plural of Vaalie
A variety of vermiculite.
Very raw young wine, usually with sediment.
A nomadic people of South Africa.
Alternative form of Vaalpens.
present participle and gerund of vab
Alternative form of vagabond.
plural of vacabond
Synonym of Aushiri.
A vacation.
plural of vacance
plural of vacancy
A surname from Italian.
plural of Vacanti
In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.
Capable of being vacated.
simple past and past participle of vacate
third-person singular simple present indicative of vacate
present participle and gerund of vacate
plural of vacation
Characteristic of or resembling a vacation.
One who vacates.
plural of vacator
An announcement in court that something is cancelled or set aside; an annulment.
plural of vacatur
A city in Solano County, California, United States.
simple past and past participle of vacay
present participle and gerund of vacay
plural of vacbed
Any pink of the genus Vaccaria.
plural of vaccaria
plural of vaccary
A surname from Italian.
plural of Vaccaro
A place where cows or cattle are kept; a dairy farm.
Any salt of ester of vaccenic acid
Of or pertaining to vaccenic acid or its derivatives
The univalent radical, octadec-11-enyl, found in compounds related to vaccenic acid.
The killing of a cow.
Alternative form of vaxident.
Alternative form of vaccinia (“cowpox”).
Of or relating to vaccine or vaccination
simple past and past participle of vaccine
The person who receives a vaccine.
plural of vaccinee
One who administers vaccines.
plural of vacciner
plural of vaccine
An infection of cowpox.
Relating to vaccinia, or cowpox.
plural of vaccinia
An eruption on the skin following injection of a vaccine
cowpox
present participle and gerund of vaccine
One who administers vaccines.
Any of the genus Vaccinium of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
To vaccinate repeatedly until susceptibility to a virus has completely disappeared, as indicated by the complete absence of pustules etc. at the point of application.
Resembling vaccinia or cowpox.
An immunogen, consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells, injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
In Kannada literature, a short composition of rhythmic prose.
plural of vachana
A surname.
plural of vachery
A soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland.
plural of vacherin
plural of vacher
A dairy, a vaccary.
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.
plural of vachette
That vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant
To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
One who vacillates.
Misspelling of vaccinee.
Misspelling of vicinity.
plural of vacist
Emptiness; vacancy.
Obsolete form of vakeel.
plural of vackeel.
present participle and gerund of vac
A surname.
plural of vacouf
A machine that carries out pasteurisation under vacuum.
Initialism of Vertebral anomalies, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects, Tracheoesophageal fistula and/or Esophageal atresia, Renal and radial anomalies, and Limb defects (A group of birth defects that tend to occur together).
A theoretical maglev running in vacuum tunnels.
plural of vactrain
A resistive opto-isolator.
plural of vactrol
To empty; to clear out.
simple past and past participle of vacuate
third-person singular simple present indicative of vacuate
present participle and gerund of vacuate
The act of emptying or clearing out.
A centrifuge that operates in a vacuum; especially one used to concentrate or dehydrate biological samples
simple past and past participle of vacufuge
plural of vacufuge
The doctrine that there is a vacuum in the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter.
A believer in vacuism; someone who holds the doctrine that there is a vacuum in the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter.
plural of vacuist
Obsolete spelling of vacuity.
plural of vacuity
Lacking thought or intelligence; vacuous.
Emptiness.
plural of vacume
Of, pertaining to, or containing vacuoles.
Of or relating to the vacuole.
To develop or form vacuoles.
A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
plural of vacuole
Of or pertaining to vacuoles.
Any of several small proteins that bind to cytoplasmic surfaces
plural of vacuolin
Alternative form of vacuolize.
Alternative form of vacuolation.
To form vacuoles.
A vesicle in cytoplasm that, unlike a true vacuole, is not bounded by a membrane.
The vacuoles and vacuolar system of an organism
plural of vacuome
Vacuousness; the state or quality of being vacuous.
Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.
In a vacuous manner, lacking thought.
An electrodermatome that raises the skin by suction prior to taking a skin graft
plural of vacutome
Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner.
One who, or that which, vacuums.
plural of vacuumer
present participle and gerund of vacuum
To produce, or to subject to a vacuum
Resembling or consisting of vacuum.
third-person singular simple present indicative of vacuum
present participle and gerund of vada.
plural of Vadala
A personal servant; a man who is a member of the household staff.
plural of vadelect
Alternative form of vade mecum.
Alternative form of Vader Jam.
The anticancer agent 5,6-dimethylxantheonone-4-acetic acid
plural of vadimonium
A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day.
An anesthetic drug.
A large city and district of Gujarat, India (formerly Baroda).
The condition of being vadose.
A paste of burnt garlic and onion with herbs, from India; a type of masala.
A surname.
Any scorpion in the family Vaejovidae
plural of vaejovid
A nickel-sulfur mineral found with cattierite.
plural of vaesite
Crafty; cunning; sly.
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
plural of vagabond
Archaic form of vagabond.
plural of vagabone
Alternative spelling of vajacial.
plural of vagacial
With respect to the vagus nerve
plural of vagancy
A wandering; vagrancy.
One with ridiculous or whimsical ideas; a crackpot.
plural of vagarian
plural of vagary
Subject to vagaries; erratic.
capricious; whimsical; vagarious
One whose thought wanders in many directions.
plural of vagarist
The character or state of being vagarious; capriciousness; irregularity.
That is characterized by vagary.
An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
The act of wandering, straying, or departing from the expected or regular course; an instance or occasion of this; a wandering; a rambling; a roaming; an aberration.
plural of vagation
plural of vagedgie
plural of vagenda
A town and municipality in Jönköping county, Sweden.
present participle and gerund of vag
A member of a Rajput clan descended from the Vaghela dynasty of Gujarat, which was an offshoot of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty, ruling Gujarat in the 13th century CE.
plural of Vaghela
A village in western Azerbaijan.
Crying like a child.
Of no certain shape.
The degree to which an organism or taxon can or does move or spread within an environment.
plural of vagina
Having a (specified kind of) vagina.
Via the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.
Serving as a sheath.
plural of vagina
Alternative form of vaginated.
Having a sheath.
third-person singular simple present indicative of vaginate
plural of vaginer
Archaic form of vaginismus.
plural of vaginism
Inflammation of the vagina.
simple past and past participle of vaginize
third-person singular simple present indicative of vaginize
Vagina.
A surgically-constructed vagina created in male-to-female sexual reassignment surgery.
plural of vaginoid
A chemical compound, with formula C₁₄H₁₄O₅, whose glucoside is apterin.
plural of vaginosis
Any disease or infection of the vagina.
A little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
plural of vaginula
plural of vaginula
Alternative form of vaginula.
plural of vaginule
Any slug in the family Vaginulidae, a synonym of the Veronicellidae.
A male deity involved with childbirth.
To wander or move at random.
simple past and past participle of vagitate
third-person singular simple present indicative of vagitate
The crying of a newborn baby.
Relating to vagolysis.
The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers.
irritability of the vagus nerve that adversely affects the function of the blood vessels, stomach, and muscles
Of or pertaining to vagotonia
Relating to the vagus nerve and the vagal complex of the brain
Vagrancy, wandering.
the state of being a vagrant
A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
In a vagrant manner.
plural of vagrant
To wander randomly before settling in a new place to live.
simple past and past participle of vagrate
third-person singular simple present indicative of vagrate
present participle and gerund of vagrate
Roaming, wandering.
plural of vagrom
In a vague manner.
simple past and past participle of vaguen
The condition of being imprecise or unclear in meaning: vague.
present participle and gerund of vaguen
third-person singular simple present indicative of vaguen
plural of vaguery
Vagueness, the condition of being vague.
superlative form of vague: most vague
present participle and gerund of vague
Somewhat vague.
plural of vaguity
Vagueness.
To wander in a vague manner
vague, wayward
plural of vahana
plural of vahine
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Obsolete form of Vedalai.
A village and commune of Vâlcea County, Romania.
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
plural of vaidya
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
The Supreme abode or the celestial home of Vishnu.
plural of vailer
present participle and gerund of vail
A dialect continuum consisting of the Chechen and Ingush languages, spoken mainly in the Russian republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia.
A historical region of the northern Caucasus of Russia.
Obsolete form of vainness.
superlative form of vain: most vain
Vain.
Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
Excessive vanity.
The property of being vain.
One who has attained the state of vairagya.
plural of vairagi
detachment from the material world
a celestial Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism
Any of several fish of the genus Telestes native to Europe.
plural of vairone
The second month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
The Sikh new year festival.
Alternative spelling of Vaisheshika.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
A male given name.
A worshipper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
The third caste of traditional Indian society, comprising merchants and landowners.
plural of vaishya
plural of Vaisya
Alternative form of voivode.
plural of vaivode
plural of vaivod
Obsolete form of voivode.
plural of vaiwode
A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the vulva and bikini area.
plural of vajacial
Alternative form of va-jay-jay.
plural of vajajay
Alternative spelling of vajacial.
Alternative form of va-jay-jay.
plural of vajayjay
simple past and past participle of vajazzle
plural of vajazzle
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, molybdenum, and oxygen.
a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism
A kneeling asana in yoga. The practitioner sits on the heels with the calves beneath the thighs.
A form of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasises esoteric practices in order to attain Buddhahood at a much quicker rate.
plural of vajungle
plural of vakass
plural of vakeel
Alternative form of Vokkaliga.
plural of vakouf
A municipality and village therein, in Vestland, Norway, previously in Hordaland.
A town in Quebec, Canada.
Alternative form of valspeak.
plural of Valade
A surname from Spanish.
plural of Valadez
A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
Furnished or ornamented with a valance.
plural of valance
Obsolete form of avalanche.
plural of valanche
A decorative hanging; a valance.
A town in southeastern North Macedonia.
A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling variant of Valerie.
plural of valari
A surname from Czech.
plural of Valasek
Obsolete spelling of valance.
A surname from Spanish.
A surname from Spanish.
plural of Valbuena
A surname.
A town in Piedmont, Italy.
plural of Valcin
Dated form of Waldenses.
A municipality in Cantabria, Spain.
plural of Valdes
A surname.
Of or relating to the city of Valdivia in southern Chile.
plural of Valdivia
A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States, population 43,724 (2000 U.S. Census)
Of or relating to the Aosta Valley in Italy.
A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
A traditional district in Innlandet, Norway, the main town is Fagernes.
To farewell; to make a valediction or parting gesture.
A speech made when leaving or parting company.
Of or pertaining to a valediction (“an act of parting company; a speech made when parting company”); designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company.
third-person singular simple present indicative of valedict
An organic compound found in agarwood oil.
The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.
Having a (often specified type of) value
The sesquiterpene octahydro-1,8a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)naphthalene, which has a citrus aroma
plural of valence
The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
From or relating to Valencia, its people, or its language.
plural of valencia
plural of valency
Alternative form of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
A placename
Traditional Russian felt boots.
A traditional Russian felt boot.
A surname from Italian.
Alternative form of valencia.
plural of valentia
The time of Saint Valentine's Day.
A surname from French.
A female given name from Latin, Italian, or Spanish, masculine equivalent Valentine, Valentinus, or Valentino.
An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.
An ancient people of Sardinia
A surname from Italian
plural of Valenti
A commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
The science of healthy living.
A female given name from French, of rare usage, variant of Valeriane.
valeraldehyde
plural of Valera
Any salt or ester of valeric acid.
plural of valerate
A mixture of monoterpenes obtained from the essential oil or valerian
Relating to valerenic acid or its derivatives.
A female given name from Latin.
A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.
An archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico.
A female given name from French, of rare usage.
plural of valerian
Of, pertaining to, or derived from valeric acid
A female given name from Latin.
A glyceride of valeric acid, found in butter, dolphin oil, etc.
A female given name of rare usage.
A female given name of rare usage.
A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use in English.
valerian
A mixture of terpenoid alcohols obtained from the essential oil of valerian
A ketone, 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, obtained from isovaleric acid
plural of Valero
The univalent radical CH₃(CH₂)₃CO- derived from valeric acid
A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
The work of a valet.
plural of valeta
The realm or sphere of valets.
simple past and past participle of valet
The status or office of valet.
present participle and gerund of valet
The status or office of valet.
The status or office of valet.
Alternative form of Valletta.
A state of health; especially that of good health.
Roman goddess of health and hygiene (equivalent to the Greek Hygieia), great-granddaughter of Jupiter.
Toward a vale.
plural of valewe
Pronunciation spelling of valuable.
To produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.
simple past and past participle of valgize
third-person singular simple present indicative of valgize
present participle and gerund of valgize
Resembling the valgus deformity.
knock-kneed; valgus
The main entrance to Valhalla in Norse mythology.
Alternative form of Valhalla.
The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.
Of or relating to Valhalla.
plural of Valhalla
The quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.
plural of valiance
Valour, bravery.
In a valiant manner; showing bravery.
plural of valiant
Obsolete form of valiance.
Obsolete form of valiant.
To render valid.
simple past and past participle of validate
third-person singular simple present indicative of validate
The act of validating something.
One who validates.
superlative form of valid: most valid
To validate.
The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
In a valid manner.
The state of being valid.
A surname.
plural of Valiente
plural of valiha
A surname
A pipette-like tube for drawing liquor from a cask through the bung-hole.
plural of valinch
A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Synonym of hypervalinemia.
plural of valine
A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
A quantity contained in a valise.
A surname.
plural of valise
Alternative form of waliship.
plural of valiship
The drug diazepam.
plural of Valium
A surname from French.
Alternative form of valknut.
A symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles, used by ancient Germanic peoples, but of uncertain meaning.
plural of valknut
Archaic form of valkyrie.
Of or pertaining to the Valkyries.
plural of Valkyria
Alternative spelling of valkyrie.
plural of Valkyrie
plural of Valkyr
A surname.
plural of Vallance
A town in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
A surname from Spanish.
Alternative form of vallar.
cup-shaped or circumvallate
Alternative form of vallate (“cup-shaped”).