59 words starting with V

• vague adjective

  not clear or exact

  He gave a vague answer, so we still did not know the time of the bus.

  Like unclear, uncertain, fuzzy

• valid adjective

  based on good reasons; officially acceptable

  Your ticket is valid for one week.

  Like sound, legitimate

• validity noun

  the quality of being based on truth or good reasons; being officially acceptable

  Scientists tested the validity of the new theory with experiments.

  Like soundness

• valley noun

  low land between hills or mountains

  The Kathmandu Valley is surrounded by green hills.

• valuable adjective

  worth a lot of money; very useful or important

  My grandmother keeps her valuable gold jewelry in a locked box.

  Like precious

• value noun

  how much something is worth

  The value of the old coin was more than we expected.

  Like worth, price

• valve noun

  a device that controls the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe

  Turn the valve to stop the water from flowing.

• van noun

  a vehicle larger than a car, with a covered back for carrying goods or people

  The baker delivers fresh bread every morning in a small white van.

• variability noun

  how much something changes or differs

  The variability of mountain weather makes trekking plans tricky.

  Like variation, changeability

• variable noun

  in math or science, a quantity that can change or take different values

  In the experiment, the amount of sunlight was the variable we changed.

• variance noun

  the amount by which things differ; in math, a measure of how spread out numbers are

  There was a large variance between the predicted and actual rainfall.

  Like difference, variation

• variant noun

  a form of something that is slightly different from others

  “Color” and “colour” are spelling variants of the same word.

  Like version, form

• variation noun

  a change or difference in amount or type

  There is a large variation in temperature between day and night in the desert.

  Like difference, change

• variety noun

  a number of different kinds of things

  The market sells a variety of fruits.

  Like range, mix, assortment

• various adjective

  of several different kinds

  The market sells various fruits and spices.

  Like different, assorted

• vary verb

  to be different from one another; to change

  Prices of vegetables vary from season to season.

  Like differ, change

• vast adjective

  extremely large in area or amount

  The Sahara is a vast desert that covers much of northern Africa.

  Like huge, immense

• vector noun

  in math and physics, an amount with both size and direction; an animal or insect that carries disease

  Velocity is a vector because it has both speed and direction.

• vegetable noun

  a plant or part of a plant eaten as food, such as a potato or cabbage

  We grow spinach, beans, and other vegetables behind our house.

• vegetation noun

  plants in general, especially those in a particular area

  The hills are covered with thick green vegetation after the monsoon.

  Like plants, greenery

• vehicle noun

  a machine such as a car, bus, or truck that carries people or goods

  Electric vehicles are quiet and do not make smoke.

• vein noun

  a tube that carries blood back to the heart

  The nurse found a vein in my arm to take a blood sample.

• velocity noun

  the speed of something in a particular direction

  The ball’s velocity increased as it rolled down the hill.

• venture noun

  a new activity, especially a business, with some risk

  Their new venture is a small café near the lake.

  Like enterprise, undertaking

• verb noun

  a word that names an action or state, like “run” or “be”

  In “She sings,” the verb is “sings.”

• verbal adjective

  spoken rather than written; about words

  The teacher gave verbal instructions instead of writing them on the board.

  Like spoken, oral

• version noun

  a form of something that is slightly different from other forms

  The new version of the app is much faster.

  Like edition, form

• vertical adjective

  standing straight up, at right angles to the ground

  The climbers looked up at the vertical cliff.

  Like upright

• very adverb

  to a great degree; extremely

  The water in the mountain stream was very cold, even in summer.

  Like extremely, really, highly

• vessel noun

  a ship or large boat; a container for liquids; a tube carrying blood

  Blood vessels carry blood all around the body.

  Like ship; container

• veteran noun

  a person with long experience in a job or activity

  The veteran mountain guide had climbed Everest ten times.

  Like old hand

• viable adjective

  able to work successfully; able to grow or live

  Solar power is a viable option for remote mountain villages.

  Like workable, feasible, practical

• vice noun

  a bad habit or a fault in someone’s character

  Laziness is a vice that can stop you from reaching your goals.

  Like fault, failing, weakness

• victim noun

  a person or animal harmed by a crime, accident or disaster

  Volunteers brought food and blankets to the flood victims.

  Like sufferer

• victory noun

  success in winning a game, contest or battle

  The whole school cheered after our team’s victory in the volleyball final.

  Like win, triumph

• video noun

  a recording of moving pictures that you can watch on a screen

  We watched a video about how volcanoes form in science class.

  Like clip, recording

• view noun

  what you can see from a place; an opinion

  The view of the mountains from the hilltop was beautiful.

  Like scene, sight, opinion

• village noun

  a small group of houses and other buildings in the countryside

  My grandparents live in a village surrounded by rice fields.

• violence noun

  actions that use force to hurt people or damage things

  The film was not shown at school because it had too much violence.

  Like brutality

• violent adjective

  using strong physical force to hurt or damage; very strong

  A violent storm broke branches off the trees.

  Like fierce, wild

• virtually adverb

  almost completely; nearly

  The road was virtually empty early in the morning.

  Like almost, nearly

• virtue noun

  a good quality in a person’s character

  Patience is a virtue that helps in learning anything new.

  Like merit, goodness

• virus noun

  a tiny germ that causes illness; a computer program that damages files

  The common cold is caused by a virus.

• visible adjective

  able to be seen

  On clear days, the Himalaya is visible from Kathmandu.

  Like clear, noticeable

• vision noun

  the ability to see; an idea of what the future could be

  Eating carrots is good for your vision.

  Like sight, eyesight

• visit verb

  to go to see a person or place for a short time

  We visited the zoo in Jawalakhel during the holidays and saw two tigers.

  Like tour, call on

• visitor noun

  a person who comes to see a place or person

  Many visitors come to Nepal to see the mountains.

  Like guest, caller

• visual adjective

  connected with seeing

  Charts and pictures are visual aids that help you learn.

• vital adjective

  extremely important and necessary

  Clean drinking water is vital for good health in every village.

  Like essential, crucial

• vitamin noun

  a natural substance in food that the body needs in small amounts to stay healthy

  Oranges contain vitamin C, which helps keep you healthy.

• vocabulary noun

  all the words a person knows or uses

  Reading every day helps you build a larger vocabulary.

  Like lexicon

• voice noun

  the sound a person makes when speaking or singing

  She has a sweet voice and sings in the school choir.

• volition noun

  the power to make choices yourself

  She joined the choir of her own volition.

  Like will, choice

• volume noun

  the amount of space something fills; how loud a sound is

  Turn down the volume of the radio, please.

  Like loudness, capacity

• voluntary adjective

  done by choice, not because you must

  Joining the science club is voluntary.

  Like optional

• volunteer noun

  a person who does work without being paid

  Volunteers helped clean the riverbank on Saturday and collected fifty bags of trash.

  Like helper

• vote verb

  to show your choice formally, such as by raising a hand or marking a paper

  Our class voted to visit the science center.

  Like elect, choose

• voter noun

  a person who chooses someone in an election

  Every voter must show an ID card at the polling station.

  Like elector

• vowel noun

  a speech sound made with an open mouth, or one of the letters a, e, i, o, u

  The word “rain” has two vowels next to each other.