5-letter words starting with V

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1. VALID/ˈvælɪd/well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
2. VALUE/ˈvælju/a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
3. VALVE/vælv/a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
4. VAULT/vɔlt/a burial chamber (usually underground)
5. VEGAS/ˈveɪɡəs/(VEGA) prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
6. VENUE/ˈvɛnju/the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
7. VERSE/vɝs/a piece of poetry
8. VIDEO/ˈvɪdioʊ/a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or…
9. VIEWS/vjuz/(VIEW) a way of regarding situations or topics etc
10. VILLA/ˈvɪlə/Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
11. VINYL/ˈvaɪnəl/a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
12. VIRAL/ˈvaɪɹəl/relating to or caused by a virus
13. VIRUS/ˈvaɪɹəs/(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many…
14. VISIT/ˈvɪzɪt/go to see a place, as for entertainment
15. VISTA/ˈvɪstə/the visual percept of a region
16. VITAL/ˈvaɪtəl/urgently needed; absolutely necessary
17. VOCAL/ˈvoʊkəl/having or using the power to produce speech or sound
18. VOICE/vɔɪs/the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
19. VOTED/ˈvoʊtɪd/(VOTE) express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
20. VOTES/voʊts/(VOTE) express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
21. VACUA/vˈækjuə/(VACUUM) the absence of matter
22. VADED/vˈeɪdɪd/(VADE) To fade; hence, to vanish
23. VADES/veɪdz/(VADE) To fade; hence, to vanish
24. VADUZ/vˈædʌz/the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein
25. VAGAL/vˈæɡəl/of or relating to the vagus nerve
26. VAGUE/veɪɡ/not clearly understood or expressed
27. VAGUS/vˈæɡəs/a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of…
28. VAILS/veɪlz/(VAIL) Same as Veil. 1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds
29. VAIRS/vɛɹz/(VAIR) The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently…
30. VAIRY/vˈɛɹi/Charged with vair; variegated with shield-shaped figures
31. VAJRA/vˈædʒɹə/Indra's thunderbolt
32. VALES/veɪlz/(VALE) a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
33. VALET/væˈleɪ/a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
34. VALIS/ˈvælɪs/(VALI) (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin
35. VALMY/vˈælmi/the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French…
36. VALOR/ˈvælɚ/the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
37. VALSE/væls/a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
38. VAMPS/væmps/(VAMP) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
39. VANDA/vˈændə/any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
40. VANED/veɪnd/(of an arrow) equipped with feathers
41. VANES/veɪnz/(VANE) mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
42. VANGS/væŋz/(VANG) A rope to steady the peak of a gaff
43. VANIR/vˈænɪɹ/(Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir
44. VANTS/vænts/(VANT) See Vaunt. [Obs.]
45. VAPID/ˈvæpɪd/lacking taste or flavor or tang
46. VAPOR/ˈveɪpɚ/a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
47. VARAN/vˈæɹən/any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of…
48. VARAS/vˈɑɹɹəz/(VARA) a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
49. VAREC/vɛɹk/The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed…
50. VARES/ˈvɑɹɛs/(VARE) A wand or staff of authority or justice
51. VARIX/vˈɑɹɹɪks/abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
52. VARNA/vˈɑɹnə/a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
53. VARRO/vˈɑɹɹoʊ/Roman scholar (116-27 BC)
54. VARUS/vˈɑɹɹəs/a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree
55. VASES/ˈveɪsəz/(VAS) a tube in which a body fluid circulates
56. VASTS/væsts/(VAST) unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
57. VASTY/vˈæsti/Vast; immense. [R.] I can call spirits from the vasty deep
58. VATES/veɪts/(VAT) a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
59. VATIC/vˈæɾɪk/resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
60. VAUNT/vɔnt/extravagant self-praise
61. VAUTS/vaʊts/(VAUT) To vault; to leap. [Obs.] Spenser
62. VEALS/vilz/(VEAL) meat from a calf
63. VEDIC/vˈɛdɪk/of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written
64. VEDRO/vˈɛdɹoʊ/A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U.S
65. VEERS/vɪɹz/(VEER) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
66. VEERY/vˈɪɹi/tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
67. VEGAN/ˈvɛɡən/a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
68. VEGES/vˈidʒɪz/(VEG) edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous…
69. VEHME/veɪm/A vehmic court
70. VEILS/veɪlz/(VEIL) to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
71. VEINS/veɪnz/(VEIN) a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
72. VEINY/vˈeɪni/Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble
73. VELAR/vˈɛlɚ/a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
74. VELDS/vɛldz/(VELD) elevated open grassland in southern Africa
75. VELDT/vɛlt/elevated open grassland in southern Africa
76. VELES/vilz/(VELE) A veil. [Obs.] Spenser
77. VELLS/vɛlz/(VELL) The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag
78. VELUM/vˈɛləm/a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
79. VENAE/vˈɛni/(VENA) a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
80. VENAL/ˈvinəl/capable of being corrupted
81. VENDS/vɛndz/(VEND) sell or offer for sale from place to place
82. VENEY/ˈvɛni/A bout; a thrust; a venew
83. VENGE/vɛndʒ/To avenge; to punish; to revenge
84. VENIN/vˈɛnɪn/A toxic substance contained in the venom of poisonous snakes; also, a (supposedly identical) toxic substance…
85. VENOM/ˈvɛnəm/toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
86. VENTS/vɛnts/(VENT) give expression or utterance to
87. VENUS/ˈvinəs/the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the…
88. VEPSE/vɛps/a member of a Finnish people of Russia
89. VERBS/vɝbz/(VERB) the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
90. VERDI/ˈvɛɹdi/Italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
91. VERGE/vɝdʒ/the limit beyond which something happens or changes
92. VERNE/vɝn/French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
93. VERPA/vˈɝpə/a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
94. VERSO/vˈɝsoʊ/left-hand page
95. VERST/vɝst/a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
96. VERTS/vɝts/(VERT) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the…
97. VERTU/vˈɝɾu/love of or taste for fine objects of art
98. VERVE/vɝv/an energetic style
99. VESEY/ˈvɛsi/United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of…
100. VESPA/ˈveɪspə/type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets