Ves'sel, n. a cask or utensil for holding liquids,
&c.; a ship; a bark; a tube; a pipe.
Věs'sic-non, n. a wind-gall or soft swelling.
Věst, n. an outer garment:-a waistcoat. U. S.
Věst, v. a. to dress; to clothe; to invest with.
Vēs tal, n. a virgin; a virgin consecrated to
Věs tal, a. denoting virginity.
[Vesta.
Vestibule, n. the porch or entrance of a house.
Vestige, n. a footstep; a trace; a mark.
Věst ment, n. a garment; part of dress.
Ves/try, n. a room adjoining a church; meeting.
Vesture, (vest/yur) n. a garment; robe; dress.
Větch, n. a leguminous plant.

Větch'y,
a. made of or abounding in vetches.
Vět er-an, n. an old soldier; one long practised.
Vět er-an, a. long practised or experienced.
Vet-er-i-nā ri-an, 2. one skilled in the diseases
of cattle. [healing of diseases of cattle.
Věter-i-na-ry, a. pertaining to farriery, or to the
Veto, n. L., I forbid.] a prohibition.
Vět-tu-ring, n. [It.] an owner or driver of a
vet-tura, an Italian travelling carriage.
Věx, v. a. to plague; to torment; to harass; to
Vex-a/tion, n. act of vexing; trouble. [disquiet.
Vex-ations, a. afflictive; troublesome.
Vex-a tious-ly, ad. troublesomely; uneasily.
Vex-a tious-ness, n. troublesomeness; disquiet.
Vex er, n. one who vexes.

Vex ing-ly, ad. so as to vex or disturb.
Via, L., a way.] by the way of.
Viai, n. a small bottle; a phial.
Vi and, n. food; meat dressed.
Vila-ry, a. happening in ways or roads.

Vi-at i-cum, n. [L.] provision for a journey.
Vibrate, v. a. & n. to brandish; to move to
and fro.

Vī-brā tion, n. a moving with quick return.
Vibra-tive, a. that vibrates.

Vibra-to-ry, a. vibrating; causing to vibrate.
Vicar, n. the priest of a parish; a substitute.
Vicarage, n. a benefice or residence of a vicar.
Vi-cari-al, a. belonging to a vicar; vicariate.
Vi-ca ri-ate, n. a delegated office or power.
Vi-ca'ri-ate, a. having a delegated power.
Vi-ca ri-ous, a. delegated; substituted.
Vi-ca/ri-ous-ly, ad. in the place of another.
Vicar ship, n. the office of a vicar.
Vice, L. in the room of.

Vicious-ly, (vish'us-le) ad. corruptly; sinfully.
Vicious-ness, (vish'us-nes) n. corruptness.
Vi-cis'si-tāde, n. a regular change; revolution.
Vi-cis-si-tu/di-na-ry, a. regularly changing.
Vic/tim, n. a sacrifice; something destroyed.
Victor, n. a conqueror; a vanquisher.
Victor-ess, n. a female that conquers.
Vic-to'ri-ous, a. conquering; triumphant.
Vic-to'ri-ous-ly, ad. with conquest; triumph-
antly.

Vic-tō'ri-oŭs-ness, n. state of being victorious.
Vic/to-ry, n. conquest; success; a triumph.
Victual, (vit/tl) v. a. to store with food.
Victual-ler,
n. one who provides
Vict/ual-er,
(vit/tl-er) victuals.

Victuals, (vit/tlz) n. pl. food; provision; meat.
'de, [Lat. v. imperative] see.

Vi-děl i-cet, ad. [L.] to wit; namely; that is this word is generally written viz.

Vilde ut supra, [L.] see the preceding state

ment.

Vidu-al, a. belonging to the state of a widow.
Vie, (vi) v.n. to contest; to contend; to strive.
Vi et armis, [L.] by main force.
View, (vū) v. u. to survey; to look on; to see.
View, (vu) n. prospect; sight; survey; show.
Viewer, (vuler) n. one who views.
View less, (vules) a. unseen; not discernible.
Vigil, n. a watch; devotion; a fast.
Vigilance, a. watchfulness; care; guard.
Vigilant, a. watchful, diligent; attentive.
Vigilant ly, ad. watchfully; attentively.
Vignette, (vin yet) n. a picture of leaves and

flowers; a print on the title-page of a book.
Vigor, n. force; strength; energy; efficacy.
Vigor-ous, a. strong; fall of strength and life.
Vigor-ous-ly, ud. with force; without weak-

ness.

[ed.

Vigor-ous-ness, n. force; strength.
Vile, a. base; mean; worthless; sordid; wick-
Vilely, ad. basely; meanly; shamefully.
Vile ness, a. baseness; moanness.
Vii-fi-cation, n. the act of vilifying.
Vilifier, . one that vilifies.
Vality, e. a. to debase; to defime; to abuse.
Vill, . a village: a coil tion of houses.
Villa, n. a country seat.

Village, n. a small collection of houses.
Villa-ger, n. an inhabitant of a village.
Vain, (vlm) n. one who held by a base
tenure; a servant; a wicked wretch.
Villan-age, n. the state of a villain; baseness.
Villan-ois, a. base; vile; wicked; sorry.
Vilan-ous-ly, ad. wickedly, barely.
Villan-ous-ness, n. baseness; wickedness.

Vice, . depravity; wickedness; offence; a
griping press.-Vice is used in composition,
to denote one who acts in place of another, or
one who is second in rank, as viceroy. [er.
Vice-ad mi-ral, n. the second naval command-
Vice-ad mi-ral-ty, n. office of a viceadmiral.
Vice-agent, n. one acting instead of another.
Vice-chan cel-lor, n. a judge; the second mag-Vildan-y, . wickedness; baseness; a crime.

Villi, n. pl. [L.] in anatomy, fibres: in botany, hairs

Villous, a. shaggy; rough; furry.

Vim-nal, a. relating to or producing twigs. a Vi-mine-ous, a. made of twigs.

Vice-chan'cel-or,istrate of a university.
Vice-ren-cy, ". the office of a vicegerent.
Vice-rent, n. a lieutenant; a vicar.
Vice-ge rent, a. having a delegated power.
Viceroy, . one who governs in place of
king, with a delegated regal authority.
Vice-royal-ty, n. the dignity of a viceroy.
Viceroy-ship, n. the office of a viceroy.
Vice versa, [L.] the terms being reversed.
Vic in-age, n. a neighborhood; a vicinity.
Vic-nal, [vis e-nal, W. P. J. E. F. Wb.; ve-
Sinal, S. Ja. a. near; neighboring.
Viçine, [visin, P. Wb.; ve-sin', S. J. F.;
Vis in, W.] a. vicinal; near.
Vi-cinity, n. nearness; a neighborhood.
Vicious, (vish'us) a. devoted to vice; wicked;
sinful; corrupt; bad.

Vi-na/ceous, (vi-na/shus) a. relating to wine.
Vinci-ble, a. conquerable; superable.
Vinci-ble-ness, n. liableness to be overcome.
Vin-demi-al, a. belonging to a vintage.
Vin/di-cate, v. a. to justify; to support; to clear.
Vin-di-ca'tion, a. a defence; a justification.
Vin/di-cn-tive, or Vin-dica-tive, [vịn dika-tiv,
S. P. E. F.; vin'de-ka-tiv, W. Ja. Wb.] a.
tending to vindicate or justify.
Vin'di-ca-tor, n. one who vindicates.
Vin di-ca to-ry, a. punitory; defensory.
Vin-dictive, a. given to revenge; revengeful.

Vin-dictive-ly, ad. revengefully.
Vin-dic/tive-ness, n. a revengeful temper.
Vine, n. the plant that bears the grape; a stem.
Vine dress-er, n. one who cultivates vines.
Vine frět-ter, n. the plant-louse; an insect.
Vine-gar, a. an acid liquor.

Vilner, n. an orderer or trimmer of vines.
Vine yard, n. a ground planted with vines.
Vinous, a. having the qualities of wine.
Vintage, n. the time of making wine; grapes.
Vin ta-ger, u. one who gathers the vintage.
Vintner, n. one who sells wine.

Vint ry, n. the place where wine is sold.
Vin y, a. belonging to or yielding vines.
Viol, n. a stringed instrument of music.
Vio-la-ble, a. that may be violated or hurt.
Vi-o-la ceous, (vi-o-la/shus) a. like violets.
Vio-late, r. u. to injure; to infringe; to break;

to ravish.

Vis cer-al, a. relating to the viscera; tender.
Vis cer-ate, v. a. to embowel; to exenterate.
Vis/cid, a. glutinous; tenacious.
Vis-cid-ty, n. glutinousness; tenacity.
Vis-cosi-ty, n. glutinousness; tenacity.
Vis count, (vi/köûnt) n. a degree of nobility
next below an earl.
[viscount.
Vis count-ess, (vi köûnt-es) n. the lady of a
Vis/count-ship, (vi köûnt-ship) n. the office of
Vis coûnt-y, (vi köûnt-e)
a viscount.
Vis/cous, a. glutinous; sticky; tenacious.
Vise, or Vice, . a griping machine or press.
Vishnu, n. the name of a Hindoo deity.
Vis-i-bili-ty, n. the quality of being visible.
Visible, a. perceptible by the eye; apparent.
Visible-ness, n. the state or quality of being
visible.
[eye.
Visi-bly, ad. in a manner perceptible by the
Vis in-erti-e, [L.] the power of inertness: a
property of matter.

Vision, (vizhun) n. sight; phantom; dream.
out-Vision-a-ry, (vizh'un-a-re) a. affected by phan-
toms; fanciful; imaginary; not real.
Vision-a-ry, a. a dreamer; a wild schemer.
Visit, v. a. to go to see; to attend.

Vi-o-la tion, n. infringement; a deflowering.
Vig-la-tor, n. one who violates or injures.
Vilo-lence, n. unjust force; an attack;
rage; vehemence; injury.
Vilo-lence, v. a. to assault; to injure.
Vig-lent, a. forcible; vehement; extorted.
Vio-lent-ly, ad. with force; vehemently.
Vig-let, n. a plant and flower.
Vi-o-lin', n. a fiddle; a stringed instrument.
Vig-list, n. a player on the viol.
Vi-o-lon-cel lo, [ve-o-lon-chello, S. W. J.F.; vi-
o-lon-sello, P. Wb.; ve-g-lon-tsello, Ja.] n.
[It.] a kind of bass violin.
Viper, n. a venomous serpent.
Viperine, a. belonging to a viper.
Viper-ous, a. having the qualities of a viper.
Vi-ra'go, [vi-ra/go, S. E. Ja. Wb.; ve-rago, P.
Ja. J.; ve-ra go, or vi-rā go, W.] n. a female
warrior; a turbulent woman.
Vire-lay, n. a song; a poem; a roundelay.
Vi rent, a. green; not faded.'

Visit, v. n. to practise going to see others.
Visit, n. the act of going to see another.
Visit-a-ble, a. liable to be visited.

Visitant, a. one who goes to see another.
Visitation, n. a judicial visit; a judgment.
Vis-i-ta-to ri-al, a. relating to a judicial visitor.
Visit-er, or Vigit-or, a. one who comes to see

another; one who regulates disorders.
Visit-ing, a. a visitation; act of visiting.
Visive, a. belonging to the power of seeing.
Visor, n. a mask; disguise; concealment."
Visored, (vizurd) a. masked.

Vista, n. [it.] a view; the prospect through

an avenue.

Visual, (vizhu-al) a. used in or aiding sight
Vital, a. necessary to life; essential.
Vi-tai-ty, n. the power of subsisting in life.
Vitally, ad. in such a manner as to give life.
Vitals, n. pl. the parts essential to life.
Vitel-la-ry, n. the place where the yelk of the
egg swims in the white.

Vit-ate, (vish'e-āt) v. a. to deprave; to spoil.
Vi-ti-a tion, (vish-e-a/shun) n. depravation.
Vi-ti-os i-ty, (vish-e-os'e-te) n. depravity.
Vitions, (vish'us) a. corrupt; wicked; de-
praved. See Vicious.

Vitious-ly, (vish'us-le) ad. wickedly.
Viciously.

Virgin, n. a maid; a woman not a mother.
Virgin, a. befitting a virgin; maidenly; pure.
Virgin-al, a. maidenly; relating to a virgin.
Virgin-al, n. a musical instrument.
Vir-gini-ty, n. maidenhood; state of a virgin.
Virgo, n. [L.] sixth sign in the zodiac; the
Vi-ridi-ty, n. greenness.
[Virgin.
Virile, viril, W. P. J. F.; viril, S.; viril,
E. Ja. a. belonging to man; manly; bold.
Vi-rili-ty, n. manhood; the character of man.
Vir-tu, vir-tu', W.; vir-tū', Ja.; virty, WV b.]
n. [It.] a love of the fine arts; a taste for
curiosities.
Virtual, (virt'yu-al) a. effectual; efficacious.Vit/re-ous, a. glassy; resembling glass.
Virt-u-ali-ty, (virt-yu-ǎl'e-te) n. efficacy. Vit re-ous-ness, n. resemblance of glass.
Virtual-ly, ad. in effect, or efficaciously. Vi-trifi-ca-ble, a. convertible into glass.
Virtue, (virt/yu) [věr/chu, S. W. J.; věr tū, P. Vi-trifi-cate, v. a. to change into glass.
F. Ja. n. moral goodness; excellence; effi- Vit-ri-fi-ca/tion, n. the production of glass.
cacy; power; valor.
[ties, &c. Vitri-fy, v. a. & n. to change into glass.
Vir-tu-oso, n. [It.] a man skilled in curiosi-Vit/ri-ol, n. a compound mineral salt.
Virt u-ous, (virt/yu-us) a. morally good;
right; honest; efficacious; powerful.
Virt -ous-ly, ad. in a virtuous manner.
Virt u-ous-ness, n. the state of being virtuous.
Viru-lence, n. malignity; acrimony; bitterness.
Viru-lent, a. venomous; bitter; malignant.
Viru-lent-ly, ad. malignantly; with bitterness.
Wirus, n. [L.] purulent matter; poison.
Visage, n. the face; the countenance; look.
Vig aged, (viz ajd) a. having a face or visage."
Vis-a-vis', (vē-za-vēl) n. [Fr.] a carriage which
holds only two persons, who sit face to face.
Visice-ra, n. pl. [L.] the bowels or intestines.

up-Vit-ri-olic, a. containing vitriol.

See

Vitu-line, a. relating to a calf or veal.
Vi-tu per-a-ble, a. blameworthy.
Vi-tu per-ate, v. a. to blame; to censure.
Vi-tu-per-a tion, n. blame; censure.
Vi-tu per-a-tive, a. containing censure.
Vi-va cious, (vi-va'shus) a. gay; active; lively.
Vi-vaçi-ty, n. liveliness; sprightliness.
Viva-ry, n. a place for keeping animals.
Viva voce, [L.] by or with the living voice.
Vive la bag-a-tetle', [Fr.] success to trifles.
Vive le roi, (vēv-ler-wâ') [Fr.] long live the
king.

W.

W is sometimes used in diphthongs as a vowel,
for u as in view, strew. The sound of w
consonant is uniform.
[side.
Wab ble, (wob/bl) v. n. to move from side to
Wad, (wod) n. a little mass of tow, paper, &c.
Wad ding, (wod'ding) n. a coarse, woollen
stuff; any thing stuffed in, as tow.
Wad'dle, (wod dl) v. n. to walk like a duck.
Wade, v. n. to walk through water. [ing letters.
Walfer, n. a thin cake; a dried paste for seal-
Waffle, (wof'fl) n. a sort of thin cake.
Waft, v. a. to carry through; to buoy; to cause
to float.-v. n. to float.

Waft, n. a floating body; motion of a streamer.
Waft age, n. carriage by water or air.
Waft er, n. a passage-boat; one who wafts.
Wag, v. a. to move lightly; to shake slightly.
Wag, v. n. to be in motion; to go; to pack off.
Wag, n. one full of low humor; a merry droll.
Wage, v. a. to make; to carry on; to stake.
Wager, n. a bet; pledge; an offer to make oath.
Wager, v. a. & n. to lay; to pledge as a bet.
Wager-er, n. one who bets; one who wagers.
Wages, n. pl. hire or reward paid for services.
Wagger-y, n. mischievous merriment; sport.
Waggish, a. merrily mischievous; frolicsome.
Wag gish-ly, ad. in a waggish manner.
Wag ish-ness, n. merry mischief.
Waggle, v. n. to move from side to side.
Wagon, n. a heavy, four-wheeled carriage.
Wagon-age, n. money paid for carriage.
Wagon-er, n. one who drives a wagon.
Wagtail, n. a sort of bird.

Waif,

Wa'ker, n. one who wakes or watches.
Waking, n. the period of continuing awake.
Wale, n. a ridge; streak; mark of a stripe; a
plank extending along the sides of a ship.
Walk, (wawk) v. n. to go on foot; to move.
Walk, (wawk) v. a. to pass through; to lead.
Walk, (wawk) n. act of walking; gait; way.
Walker, (wawk'er) n. one that walks; a fuller.
Walking-staff, (wawking-staf) n. a stick.
Wall, n. a series of brick or stone; a defence.
Wall, v. a. to enclose with a wall; to defend.
Wallet, (wollet) n. a bag; a knapsack.
Walleye, (wali) n. a disease; the glaucoma.
Wall ejed, (wâlīd) a. having white eyes.
Wall flow-er, . a species of stock-gilliflower.
Wall fruit, n. fruit planted against a wall.
Wallop, (wollup) v. n. to boil violently.
Wal low, (wollo) v. n. & a. to roll in mire, &c
Wallow, (wol'lo) n. a kind of rolling walk.
Wallow-er, (wol'lo-er) n. one who wallows.
Wâll/wort, n. a plant, the dwarf-elder.
Walnut, n. a tree and its fruit.
Wâl'rus, n. the morse or sea-horse.
Waltz, (woltz) n. a sort of modern dance.
Wam'ble, (wom/bl) v. n. to roll with nausea.
Wâm'pum, n. shells or strings of shells used by
the Indians for money.

Wan, (won) [won, W. P. J. F. Ja. Wb. ; wăn,
S. E.] a. pale, as with sickness; languid of
look.

Wand, (wond) [wond, S. W. P. J. F. Ja.
wănd, E.] n. a stick; a long rod; a staff.
Wan'der, (won'der) v. n. to rove; to ramble.
Wan'der-er, (won'der-er) n. a rover; rambler.

Waift, n. goods found, but claimed by nobody. Wan'der-ing, (won'der-ing) n. aberration.

Wail, v. a. to lament; to bewail.-v. n. to Wane, v. n. to grow less; to decrease.
grieve.

Wail, n. audible sorrow; lamentation.
Wail ful, a. sorrowful; mournful.
Wailing, n. lamentation; audible sorrow.
Wain, n. a carriage; a sort of wagon.
Wain'age, n. a finding of carriages.
Wain rōpe, n. a large cord; a cartrope.
*Wain scot, [wen'skot, S. W. J. F.; wan'skot,
E. Ja. Wb. n. the inner wooden covering of
the wall of a room.

*Wain/scot, v. a. to line walls with boards.
Wair, n. a piece of timber two yards long.
Waist, n. the middle part of the body. [&c.
Waist band, n. the upper part of the breeches,
Waist coat, [wěs kọt, W. J.; wast/kot, P.;
wast kot, or wěs kọt, F.] n. a part of a man's
dress.

Wait, v. n. & a. to expect, stay, attend, watch.
Wait, n. ambush; as, to lie in wait.
Wait er, n. an attendant; a servant.
Wait ing-maid, n. an upper servant.
Waits, n. pl. nocturnal itinerant musicians.
Waive, v. a. to put off; to defer. See Wave.
Wake, v. n. to watch; to cease to sleep.
Wake, v. a. to rouse from sleep; to excite.
Wake, n. a feast; watch; vigils; track in water.
Wake ful, a. not sleeping; vigilant.
Wake ful-ness, n. forbearance of sleep.
Walken, (wa/kn) v. a. & n. to rouse; to wake;
to excite.

Wā/ken-er, (wa/kn-er) n. an exciter.

Wane, n. the decrease of the moon; decline.
Wang, n. a jaw-bone. See Whang.
Wan'ness, (won'nes) n. paleness; languor.
Wan/nish, (won'ish) a. of a pale or wan hue.
Want, (wont) v. a. not to have; to lack; to
need; to wish.

Want, (wont) v. n. to fail; to be deficient.
Want, (wont) n., need; deficiency; poverty.
Wan'ton, (won'tụn) a. licentious; gay; airy.
Wan'ton, (won'tun) n. a strumpet; a trifler.
Wan'ton, (won'tun) v. n. to play; to revel.
Wan'ton-ly, (won'tun-le) ad. gayly; sportively.
Wan'ton-ness, (won'tun-nes) n. sportiveness.
Want y, (wont e) n. a broad girth of leather.
Wǎp/en-take, [wǎp'en-tak, Ē. J. F. Ja. ; wā'-

pen-tak, P.] n. another name for a hundred.
War, n. a public contest; open hostility.
Wâr, v. n. to make war; to contend."
Warble, v. a. & n. to quaver any sound; to sing.
War'ble, n. a song; the singing of birds.
Warbler, n. a singer; a songster.
Warbles, n. pl. tumors on a horse's back.
Ward, n. an affix in composition, noting ten-
dency, as heavenward, towards heaven.
Ward, v. a. to guard; to watch; to defend.
Ward, v. n. to be vigilant; to keep guard.
Ward, n. a garrison; a fortress; a district of
a town; custody; one under a guardian.
War'den, (wâr'dn) n. a keeper; a guardian.
War'den-ship, n. the office of a warden.
Ward'er, n. a keeper; a guard; a truncheon.

Waste'ful, a. destructive; lavish; prodigal.
Waste ful-ly, ad. with useless consumption.
Waste ful-ness, n. prodigality.

Wast er, n. a squanderer; a vain consumer.
Watch, (woch) n. attention; guard; a period
of the night; a pocket time-piece.
Watch, (woch) v. n. to wake; to keep guard.
Watch, (woch) v. a. to guard; to observe.
Watch'er, (woch'er) n. one who watches.
Watch ful, (woch ful) a. vigilant; attentive.
Watch ful-ly, (woch ful-le) ad. vigilantly.
Watch ful-ness, (woch ful-nes) n. vigilance.
Watch höûse, (woch höûs) n. a place where a
watch or guard is set.
[wick.

Watch light, (woch'līt) n. a candle with a rush
Watch/ma-ker, (woch'ma-ker) n. a maker or
repairer of watches.

Watch man, (wŏch mạn) n. a guard; sentinel. in-Watch tow-er, (woch töû-er) n. a tower on which [form. a sentinel is placed.

Wash, (wosh) n. alluvion; a marsh; a fen; a Water-tight, (wâ'ter-tīt) a. excluding water.