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veil |
Noun
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a garment that covers the head and face |
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veil |
Noun
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a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church |
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veil |
Noun
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the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) |
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veil |
Noun
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a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms |
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veil |
Verb
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make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |
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veil |
Verb
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to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil |
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voodoo |
Noun
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a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers |
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voodoo |
Noun
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a religious cult found chiefly in Caribbean countries, especially Haiti |
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voodoo |
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followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities |
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voodoo |
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to bewitch by or as if by a voodoo |
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vodoun |
Noun
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a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers |
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vodoun |
Noun
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a religious cult found chiefly in Caribbean countries, especially Haiti |
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vodoun |
Noun
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followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities |
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vodoun |
Verb
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to bewitch by or as if by a voodoo |
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vernacular art |
Noun
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a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists |
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vicarage |
Noun
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an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector |
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vial |
Noun
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a small bottle that contains a drug, especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle |
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voltage divider |
Noun
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resistors connected in series across a voltage source |
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vibrating reed |
Noun
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a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it |
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verso |
Noun
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the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design |
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verso |
Noun
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a left-hand page |
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variable resistor |
Noun
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a resistor for regulating current |
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vest |
Noun
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a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body |
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vest |
Noun
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a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat |
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vest |
Verb
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clothe formally |
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vest |
Verb
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clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments |
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vest |
Verb
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become legally vested |
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vest |
Verb
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place authority, property, or rights in the control of a person or group of persons |
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vest |
Verb
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provide with power and authority |
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vacuum bomb |
Noun
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a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive |
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volume-detonation bomb |
Noun
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a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive |
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velocipede |
Noun
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a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals |
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velocipede |
Noun
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any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel |
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vaccinum |
Noun
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an immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies |
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vacuum |
Noun
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an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction |
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vacuum |
Noun
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a region that is devoid of matter |
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vacuum |
Noun
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an empty area or space |
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vacuum |
Noun
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the absence of matter |
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vacuum |
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clean with a vacuum cleaner |
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vacuum cleaner |
Noun
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an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction |
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vacuum chamber |
Noun
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a chamber from which nearly all matter, especially air, has been removed |
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vacuum flask |
Noun
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flask with double walls separated by vacuum |
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vacuum bottle |
Noun
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a flask with double walls separated by vacuum |
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vacuum gauge |
Noun
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a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
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vacuum gage |
Noun
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a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
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valise |
Noun
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a small overnight bag for short trips |
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valve-in-head engine |
Noun
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an internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head |
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vambrace |
Noun
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cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
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vamp |
Noun
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piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe |
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vamp |
Noun
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an improvised musical accompaniment |