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vibraphone |
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a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound |
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voix celeste |
Noun
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an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect |
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vibraharp |
Noun
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a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound |
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vox humana |
Noun
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an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice |
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vibes |
Noun
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a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound |
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vibrator |
Noun
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any mechanical device that produces vibratory motion |
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vibrator |
Noun
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a device used for sexual gratification and stimulation that produces vibratory motion |
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victory garden |
Noun
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a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages |
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videocassette |
Noun
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a cassette for videotape |
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videocassette recorder |
Noun
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a magnetic tape recorder for recording and playing back video |
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VCR |
Noun
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a magnetic tape recorder for recording and playing back video |
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videodisk |
Noun
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a digital recording, as of a movie, on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set |
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videodisc |
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a digital recording, as of a movie, on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set |
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video recording |
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a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program) |
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video |
Noun
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a recording of both the visual and audible components, especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program |
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video |
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broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects |
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video |
Noun
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the visible part of a television transmission |
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video |
Noun
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the appearance of text and graphics on a video display |
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videotape |
Noun
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a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound |
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videotape |
Noun
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a video recording made on magnetic tape |
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videotape |
Verb
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record on videotape |
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viewer |
Noun
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an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies |
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viewer |
Noun
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an observer |
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viewgraph |
Noun
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a transparency for use with an overhead projector |
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vigil light |
Noun
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a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church |
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vigil candle |
Noun
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a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church |
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vignette |
Noun
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a small illustrative sketch, as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books |
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vignette |
Noun
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a photograph whose edges shade off gradually |
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vignette |
Noun
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a brief literary description |
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villa |
Noun
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a pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds |
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villa |
Noun
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a country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard |
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villa |
Noun
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a detached or semidetached suburban house |
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vineyard |
Noun
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a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced |
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vinery |
Noun
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a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced |
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viol |
Noun
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any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family |
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viola |
Noun
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a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower |
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viola |
Noun
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any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola |
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viola da braccio |
Noun
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a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola |
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viola da gamba |
Noun
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a viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello |
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viola d'amore |
Noun
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viol that is the tenor of the viol family |
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violin |
Noun
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bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family |
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veranda |
Noun
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a porch along the outside of a building, sometimes partly enclosed |
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verandah |
Noun
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a porch along the outside of a building, sometimes partly enclosed |
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virility drug |
Noun
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drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
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virtu |
Noun
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objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques) |
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virtu |
Noun
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artistic quality |
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virtu |
Noun
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love of or taste for fine objects of art |
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virtual memory |
Noun
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(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory |
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verdigris |
Noun
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a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time |
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verdigris |
Noun
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a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment |