Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter V - Page 3
Valhalla (n.) (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle.
Valhalla (n.) Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany. Valiance
Valhalla (n.) (Norse mythology) The hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin [syn: Valhalla, Walhalla].
Valhalla, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000): 5379
Housing Units (2000): 1886
Land area (2000): 2.675387 sq. miles (6.929220 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.846023 sq. miles (2.191190 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.521410 sq. miles (9.120410 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76639
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 41.087195 N, 73.774511 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 10595
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Valhalla, NY
Valhalla
Valiance (n.) Alt. of Valiancy.
Valiancy (n.) The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [Obs.]
"His doughty valiance." -- Spenser.
Valiance (n.) The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy].
Valiant (a.) Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.
Valiant (a.) Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
A valiant and most expert gentleman. -- Shak.
And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. -- 1 Sam. xviii. 17.
Valiant (a.) Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. "Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts." -- Milton.
[The saints] have made such valiant confessions. -- J. H. Newman. -- Val"iant*ly, adv. -- Val"iant*ness, n.
Valiant (a.) Having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: valiant, valorous].
Valid (a.) Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] "Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us." -- Milton.
Valid (a.) Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection.
An answer that is open to no valid exception. -- I. Taylor.
Valid (a.) (Law) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage.
Syn: Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty; sufficient; sound; well-grounded.
Valid (a.) Well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract" [ant: invalid].
Valid (a.) Still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid."
Validate (v. t.) To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.
Validation (n.) The act of giving validity.
Validity (n.) The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.
Validity (n.) (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.
Validity (n.) Value. [Obs.] "Rich validity." -- Shak.
Validity (n.) The quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency, validity, rigor, rigour].
Validity (n.) The quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: validity, validness].
Validity (n.) The property of being strong and healthy in constitution [syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity].
Validly (adv.) In a valid manner; so as to be valid.
Validly (adv.) With validity; in a valid manner; "this may not validly be done."
Validness (n.) The quality or state of being valid.
Validness (n.) The quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: validity, validness].
Valinch (n.) A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.
Valise (n.) A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.
Valkyria (n.) One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla.
Valkyrian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Valkyrias; hence, relating to battle. “Ourself have often tried Valkyrian hymns.”
Vallancy (n.) A large wig that shades the face. [Obs.]
Vallar (a.) Of or pertaining to a rampart.
Vallar crown Rom. (Antiq.) A circular gold crown with palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted the rampart and broke into the enemy's camp.
Vallar (n.) A vallar crown.
Vallary (a.) Same as Vallar.
Vallation (n.) A rampart or intrenchment.
Vallatory (a.) Of or pertaining to a vallation; used for a vallation; as, vallatory reads. [Obs.]
Valleculae (n. pl. ) of Vallecula.
Vallecula (n.) (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
Vallecula (n.) (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
Vallecula (n.) (Anatomy) Any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: groove] [also: valleculae (pl.)].
Vallet's pills () (Med.) Pills containing sulphate of iron and carbonate of sodium, mixed with saccharine matter; -- called also Vallet's mass.
Valleys (n. pl. ) of Valley.
Valley (n.) [C] 山谷；溪谷；流域；低凹處；【建】屋谷，屋頂排水溝 The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
The valley of the shadow of death. -- Ps. xxiii. 4.
Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. -- Milton.
Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually the results of erosion by water, and are called gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
Valley (n.) (Arch.) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle.
Valley (n.) (Arch.) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof.
Valley board (Arch.), A board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), The rafter which supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), A roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above.
Valley (n.) A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: valley, vale].
Valley, () Heb. bik'ah, a "cleft" of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11; Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains, as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2 Chr. 35:22).
Valley, () 'Emek, "deep;" "a long, low plain" (Job 39:10, 21; Ps. 65:13; Cant. 2:1), such as the plain of Esdraelon; the "valley of giants" (Josh. 15:8), usually translated "valley of Rephaim" (2 Sam. 5:18); of Elah (1 Sam. 17:2), of Berachah (2 Chr. 20:26); the king's "dale" (Gen. 14:17); of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2, 12), of Achor (Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10), Succoth (Ps. 60:6), Ajalon (Josh. 10:12), Jezreel (Hos. 1:5).
Valley, () Ge, "a bursting," a "flowing together," a narrow glen or ravine, such as the valley of the children of Hinnom (2 Kings 23:10); of Eshcol (Deut. 1:24); of Sorek (Judg. 16:4), etc.
The "valley of vision" (Isa. 22:1) is usually regarded as denoting Jerusalem, which "may be so called," says Barnes (Com. on Isa.), "either (1) because there were several valleys within the city and adjacent to it, as the vale between Mount Zion and Moriah, the vale between Mount Moriah and Mount Ophel, between these and Mount Bezetha, and the valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley of the brook Kidron, etc., without the walls of the city; or (2) more probably it was called the valley in reference to its being compassed with hills rising to a considerable elevation above the city" (Ps. 125:2; comp. also Jer. 21:13, where Jerusalem is called a "valley").
Valley, () Heb. nahal, a wady or water-course (Gen. 26:19; Cant. 6:11).
Valley -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000): 7651
Housing Units (2000): 8084
Land area (2000): 3677.821913 sq. miles (9525.514622 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 55.840243 sq. miles (144.625558 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3733.662156 sq. miles (9670.140180 sq. km)
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 44.655511 N, 115.920089 W
Headwords:
Valley
Valley, ID
Valley County
Valley County, ID
Valley -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000): 7675
Housing Units (2000): 4847
Land area (2000): 4920.996217 sq. miles (12745.321151 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 140.982250 sq. miles (365.142335 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5061.978467 sq. miles (13110.463486 sq. km)
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 48.258176 N, 106.560531 W
Headwords:
Valley
Valley, MT
Valley County
Valley County, MT
Valley -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000): 4647
Housing Units (2000): 2273
Land area (2000): 568.108215 sq. miles (1471.393460 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.405518 sq. miles (6.230264 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 570.513733 sq. miles (1477.623724 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 41.549826 N, 98.972085 W
Headwords:
Valley
Valley, NE
Valley County
Valley County, NE
Valley, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000): 1788
Housing Units (2000): 760
Land area (2000): 1.515030 sq. miles (3.923910 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.033750 sq. miles (0.087411 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.548780 sq. miles (4.011321 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50020
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 41.314199 N, 96.348250 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68064
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Valley, NE
Valley
Valley, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 9198
Housing Units (2000): 4194
Land area (2000): 9.741416 sq. miles (25.230150 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.741416 sq. miles (25.230150 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78204
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.811387 N, 85.177938 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36854
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Valley, AL
Valley
Valley-Hi, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 20
Housing Units (2000): 29
Land area (2000): 0.504223 sq. miles (1.305932 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.064571 sq. miles (0.167238 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.568794 sq. miles (1.473170 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79644
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.026222 N, 78.196071 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Valley-Hi, PA
Valley-Hi
Valley, PA
Valley
Valla (n. pl. ) of Vallum.
Vallums (n. pl. ) of Vallum.
Vallum (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
Valonia (n.) The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus macrolepis, and Q. vallonea) found in Eastern Europe. It contains abundance of tannin, and is much used by tanners and dyers.
Valonia (n.) (Bot.) A genus of marine green algae, in which the whole frond consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an inch in length.
Valor (n.) [Written also valour.] Value; worth. [Obs.] “The valor of a penny.”
Valor (n.) Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
For contemplation he and valor formed. -- Milton.
When valor preys on reason, It eats the sword it fights with. -- Shak.
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. -- B. Jonson.
Valor (n.) A brave man; a man of valor. [R.]
Syn: -- Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness; fearlessness. See Courage, and Heroism.
Valor (n.) The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy].
Valorous (a.) Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant; intrepid. -- Val*or*ous*ly, adv.
Valorous (a.) Having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: valiant].
Valsalvian (a.) Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
Valsalvian experiment (Med.) The process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks.
Valuable (a.) Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
Valuable (a.) Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
Valuable consideration (Law) An equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc.
Valuable (n.) A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural.
The food and valuables they offer to the gods. -- Tylor.
Valuable (a.) Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond" [ant: worthless].
Valuable (a.) Having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man" [syn: worthful].
Valuable (a.) Of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice" [syn: useful, of value].
Valuable (n.) Something of value; "all our valuables were stolen."
Valuableness (n.) The quality of being valuable.
Valuableness (n.) The positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness].
Valuably (adv.) So as to be of value.
Valuation (n.) The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation.
Valuation (n.) Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as, the goods sold for more than their valuation.
Since of your lives you set So slight a valuation. -- Shak.
Valuation (n.) An appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, rating].
Valuation (n.) Assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high."
Valuator (n.) One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser.
Valuator (n.) One who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things [syn: appraiser].
Value (n.) The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.
Ye are all physicians of no value. -- Job xiii. 4.
Ye are of more value than many sparrows. -- Matt. x. 31.
Caesar is well acquainted with your virtue, And therefore sets this value on your life. -- Addison.
Before events shall have decided on the value of the measures. -- Marshall.
Value (n.) (Trade & Polit. Econ.) Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.
An article may be possessed of the highest degree of utility, or power to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable value. -- M'Culloch.
Value is the power to command commodities generally. -- A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys.).
Value is the generic term which expresses power in exchange. -- F. A. Walker.
His design was not to pay him the value of his pictures, because they were above any price. -- Dryden.
Note: In political economy, value is often distinguished as intrinsic and exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an article or product which disposes individuals to give for it some quantity of labor, or some other article or product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable value.
Value (n.) Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument.
Value (n.) Esteem; regard.
My relation to the person was so near, and my value for him so great. -- Bp. Burnet.
Value (n.) (Mus.) The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note has the value of two eighth notes.
Value (n.) In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.
Value (n.) Valor. [Written also valew.] [Obs.]
Value (n.) (a) That property of a color by which it is distinguished as bright or dark; luminosity.
Value (n.) (b) Degree of lightness as conditioned by the presence of white or pale color, or their opposites.
Value (n.) Math. Any particular quantitative determination; as, a function's value for some special value of its argument.
Value (n.) [pl.] The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treatment from any mass or compound; specif., the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, or the like; as, the vein carries good values; the values on the hanging walls.
Value received, A phrase usually employed in a bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has been given for it.
Valued (imp. & p. p.) of Value.
Valuing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Value.
Value (v. t.) To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc.
The mind doth value every moment. -- Bacon.
The queen is valued thirty thousand strong. -- Shak.
The king must take it ill, That he's so slightly valued in his messenger. -- Shak.
Neither of them valued their promises according to rules of honor or integrity. -- Clarendon.
Value (v. t.) To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.
Which of the dukes he values most. -- Shak.
Value (v. t.) To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value. [Obs.]
Some value themselves to their country by jealousies of the crown. -- Sir W. Temple.
Value (v. t.) To be worth; to be equal to in value. [Obs.]
The peace between the French and us not values The cost that did conclude it. -- Shak.
Syn: To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard; estimate; prize; appreciate.
Value (n.) A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds."
Value (n.) The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world."
Value (n.) The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" [syn: economic value].
Value (n.) Relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values -- dark, medium...and light." -- Joe Hing Lowe
Value (n.) (Music) The relative duration of a musical note [syn: time value, note value].
Value (n.) An ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values."
Value (v.) Fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate."
Value (v.) Hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize, treasure, appreciate].
Value (v.) Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem, prize, prise] [ant: disrespect, disrespect].
Value (v.) Place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise].
Value (v.) Estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" [syn: rate].
Valued (a.) Highly regarded; esteemed; prized; as, a valued contributor; a valued friend.
Valued (a.) (Usually used in combination) Having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued."
Valued (a.) Held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend."
Valueless (a.) Being of no value; having no worth.
Valueless (a.) Of no value.
Valuer (n.) One who values; an appraiser.
Valuer (n.) Someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions
Valure (n.) Value. [Obs.]
Valvasor (n.) (Feud. Law) See Vavasor.
Vavasor (n.) Feud. Law The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron, and who also had tenants under him; one in dignity next to a baron; a title of dignity next to a baron. -- Burrill. “A worthy vavasour.” -- Chaucer. [Also written vavasour, vavassor, valvasor, etc.]
Vavasours subdivide again to vassals, exchanging land and cattle, human or otherwise, against fealty. -- Motley.
Valvata (n.) (Zool.) A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods having an operculum.
Valvate (a.) Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular.
Valvate (a.) (Bot.) (a) Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in aestivation, and of leaves in vernation.
Valvate (a.) (Bot.) (b) Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some anthers.
Valve (n.) A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door.
Swift through the valves the visionary fair Repassed. -- Pope.
Heavily closed, . . . the valves of the barn doors. -- Longfellow.
Valve (n.) A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid.
Note: A valve may act automatically so as to be opened by the effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed by the effort to pass in the other direction, as a clack valve; or it may be opened or closed by hand or by mechanism, as a screw valve, or a slide valve.
Valve (n.) (Anat.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves.
Valve (n.) (Bot.) (a) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts.
Valve (n.) (Bot.) (b) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.
Valve (n.) (Bot.) (c) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry.
Valve (n.) (Zool.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
Air valve, Ball valve, Check valve, etc. See under Air. Ball, Check, etc.
Double-beat valve, A kind of balance valve usually consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one above another, which rest upon two corresponding seats when the valve is closed.
Equilibrium valve. (a) A balance valve. See under Balance.
Equilibrium valve. (b) A valve for permitting air, steam, water, etc., to pass into or out of a chamber so as to establish or maintain equal pressure within and without.
Valve chest (Mach.) A chamber in which a valve works; especially Steam Engine, the steam chest; -- called in England valve box, and valve casing. See Steam chest, under Steam.
Valve face (Mach.) That part of the surface of a valve which comes in contact with the valve seat.
Valve gear, or Valve motion (Steam Engine), The system of parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves for the distribution of steam in the cylinder. For an illustration of one form of valve gear, see Link motion.
Valve seat. (Mach.) (a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against which it presses
Valve seat. (Mach.) (b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.
Valve stem (Mach.) A rod attached to a valve, for moving it.
Valve yoke (Mach.) A strap embracing a slide valve and connecting it to the valve stem.
Valve (n.) A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.
Valve (n.) Device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.
Valve (n.) Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.
Valved (a.) Having a valve or valve; valvate.
Valved (a.) (Of brass instruments) Having valves.
Valvelet (n.) A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
Valvelet (n.) A small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: valvule, valvula].
Valve-shell (n.) (Zool.) Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata.
Valvulae (n. pl. ) of Valvula.
Valvula (n.) (Anat.) A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.
Valvular (a.) Of or pertaining to a valve or valves; specifically (Med.), of or pertaining to the valves of the heart; as, valvular disease.
Valvular (a.) Containing valves; serving as a valve; opening by valves; valvate; as, a valvular capsule.
Valvular (a.) Relating to or operating by means of valves
Valvule (n.) A little valve; a valvelet.
Valvule (n.) (Zool.) A small valvelike process.
Valvule (n.) A small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: valvelet, valvula]
Valylene (n.) (Chem.) A volatile liquid hydrocarbon, C5H6, related to ethylene and acetylene, but possessing the property of unsaturation in the third degree. It is the only known member of a distinct series of compounds. It has a garlic odor.
Vambrace (n.) (Anc. Armor) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Vambrace (n.) Cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn: lower cannon].
Vamose (v. i. & t.) To depart quickly; to depart from. [Written also vamos, and vamose.] [Slang, Eng. & U. S.]
Vamose (v. i. & t.) To vamoose; -- an older spelling and pronunciation variant. [Written also vamos, and vamoose.] [Slang, Eng. & U. S.]
Vamp (n.) The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
Vamp (n.) Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
Vamp (v. i.) To advance; to travel. [Obs.]
Vamped (imp. & p. p.) of Vamp.
Vamping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vamp.
Vamp (v. t.) To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up.
I had never much hopes of your vamped play. -- Swift.
Vamp (n.) A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: coquette, flirt, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser].
Vamp (n.) An improvised musical accompaniment.
Vamp (n.) Piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe.
Vamp (v.) Make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: vamp up].
Vamp (v.) Piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech" [syn: vamp up].
Vamp (v.) Act seductively with (someone).
Vamp (v.) Provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn: revamp].