a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
vamp
Verb
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
vamp
Verb
act seductively with (someone)
vamp
Verb
piece (something old) with a new part
vamp
Verb
make up
van
Noun
a truck with an enclosed cargo space
van
Noun
a camper equipped with living quarters
van
Noun
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
van
Noun
the leading units moving at the head of an army
van
Noun
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
vaporizer
Noun
a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)
vaporiser
Noun
a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor, especially for medicinal inhalation
vapor lock
Noun
a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles, especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor
vapour lock
Noun
a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles, especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor
variable-pitch propeller
Noun
a propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable
variometer
Noun
a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field
varnish
Noun
a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
varnish
Verb
to cover with varnish
vase
Noun
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
Vaseline
Noun
a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly
vaseline
Noun
a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly
vasoconstrictor
Noun
any agent that causes narrowing of a blood vessel
vasoconstrictive
Noun
any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs
vasodilator
Noun
a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
vasodilative
Noun
a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
vasopressor
Noun
any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure, usually understood as increased arterial pressure
vaulting horse
Noun
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated
vehicle
Noun
a conveyance that transports people or objects
vehicle
Noun
a medium for the expression or achievement of something
vehicle
Noun
any inanimate object, such as a towel, money, or clothing that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
vehicle
Noun
any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
velodrome
Noun
a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
velour
Noun
heavy fabric that resembles velvet
velours
Noun
a heavy fabric that resembles velvet
velveteen
Noun
a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
vending machine
Noun
a slot machine for selling goods
Venn diagram
Noun
a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially
venogram
Noun
an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium
venthole
Noun
a hole for the escape of gas or air
vent-hole
Noun
a hole for the escape of gas or air
vat
Noun
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
vacuum tube
Noun
an electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
ventriloquist's dummy
Noun
a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice
venturi
Noun
a tube with a constriction
vacation home
Noun
a dwelling, often a second home, where one lives while on vacation
vaccine
Noun
immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
virtual storage
Noun
memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory
viscometer
Noun
a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
verge
Noun
a grass border along a road
verge
Noun
the limit beyond which something happens or changes