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violence |
Noun
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a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. |
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voicing |
Noun
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the act of adjusting an organ pipe or wind instrument so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color |
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verbolatry |
Noun
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the worship of words |
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viewing |
Noun
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a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial |
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viewing |
Noun
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the display of a motion picture |
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visit |
Noun
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a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) |
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visit |
Noun
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the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity |
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visit |
Noun
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the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) |
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visit |
Noun
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the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time |
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visit |
Noun
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a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone such as a doctor or lawyer for treatment or advice |
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visit |
Verb
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assail or inflict |
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visit |
Verb
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impose something unpleasant |
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visit |
Verb
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talk socially without exchanging too much information |
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visit |
Verb
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go to certain places as for sightseeing |
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visit |
Verb
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come to see in an official or professional capacity |
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visit |
Verb
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pay a brief visit |
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visit |
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go to see a place, as for entertainment |
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visit |
Verb
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stay with as a guest |
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visiting |
Noun
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the activity of making visits |
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vivification |
Noun
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the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something |
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vivification |
Noun
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the quality of being active, spirited, alive and vigorous |
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vesper |
Noun
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a late afternoon or evening worship service |
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veneration |
Noun
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religious zeal |
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veneration |
Noun
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a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
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vegetation |
Noun
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inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
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vegetation |
Noun
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an abnormal growth or excrescence, especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart |
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vegetation |
Noun
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all the plant life in a particular region or period |
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vegetation |
Noun
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the process of growth in plants |
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vacationing |
Noun
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the act of taking a vacation |
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vending |
Noun
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the act of selling goods for a living |
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vendition |
Noun
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the act of selling goods for a living |
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viscometry |
Noun
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the measurement of viscosity |
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viscosimetry |
Noun
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the measurement of viscosity |
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viticulture |
Noun
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the cultivation of grapes and grape vines |
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viniculture |
Noun
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the cultivation of grapes and grape vines |
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vigilantism |
Noun
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the actions of a vigilante, for example fighting crime without being part of a government ordained group |
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vasoconstriction |
Noun
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a decrease in the diameter of blood vessels |
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vexatious litigation |
Noun
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litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause |
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verdict |
Noun
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(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision |
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via media |
Noun
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a middle way between two extremes |
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vandalism |
Noun
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willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others |
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vindication |
Noun
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the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc |
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vindication |
Noun
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the justification for some act or belief |
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venting |
Noun
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getting rid of pent up emotions, particularly anger, through sharing with others |
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vacation |
Noun
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the act of making something legally void |
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vacation |
Noun
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leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure |
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vacation |
Verb
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spend or take a vacation |
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vengeance |
Noun
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the act of harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done |
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vendetta |
Noun
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a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other |
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vertical integration |
Noun
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absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |