Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z vapored Wet with vapors; moist. vaporescence The production or emission of vapor. vaporescent Becoming vaporous; producing or emitting vapor. vaporesection An operating technique, using a near infrared laser to destroy part of the prostate. vaporetto A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice. vaporiferous Conveying or producing vapor. vaporific Producing vapour vaporiform Existing in a vaporous state. vaporimeter An instrument for measuring the volume or tension of any vapor. vaporium A curved hollow metal sheet that is filled with boiling water and used for the therapeutic application of heat. vaporizability The quality of being vaporizable. vaporizable Capable of being vaporized. vaporization A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas. vaporize To turn into vapor. vaporizer Such a device to facilitate vaping. vaporless Without vapor. vaporlike Resembling vapor; vaporous, misty. vaporole A thin glass capsule containing a volatile drug wrapped in cotton wool and enclosed in a silk bag, to be crushed in the fingers so as to permit inhalation. vaporometer An instrument for measuring the pressure of a vapour. vaporose Synonym of vaporous. vaporosity The quality of being vaporous. vaporous Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour. vaporously In a vaporous manner. vaporousness The condition of being vaporous vaporsome Full of vapor; steamy, vaporous. vaportight impermeable to vapor vaporware An advertised product, often computer software, the launch of which has not happened yet and might not ever happen. vaporwave A genre of electronic music and visual arts style that emerged in the early 2010s. As a musical genre, it evolved from chillwave and seapunk with influences from lounge music, elevator music, smooth jazz, and 1980s dance-pop. As an aesthetic, it is influenced by 1990s web design and digital art, anime, and cyberpunk. vapory Resembling vapor; vaporous. vapour British standard spelling of vapor. vapourer Any of several tussock moths (family Erebidae, subfamily Lymantriinae), especially of the genus Orgyia. vapouring Boasting; blustering. vapouringly With bragging or bluster. vapourish Characteristic of vapour. vapourishness The quality of being vapourish. vapoury Resembling or characteristic of vapour. vapreotide A synthetic somatostatin analogue used to treat bleeding and diarrhoea. vaps A sudden, strong urge to do something. vaptan Any of a group of medications that act by inhibiting the action of vasopressin on its receptors. vapulary Synonym of vapulatory. vapulate To flog or whip; to beat or strike. vapulation The act of beating or whipping. vapulatory Relating to flogging. Vaquera A surname from Spanish. Vaquerano A surname. vaqueria A farm for grazing cattle. vaquero A cowboy; a herdsman. Vaquez A surname from French. vaquita A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, of species Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico. var A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere. vara A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm. varactor A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage. Varadero A city, a resort town in Matanzas Province, in central Cuba. Varades A town in Loireauxence, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France. Varadkar A surname. Varady A surname. Varaha the third avatar of Vishnu varan The monitor lizard. Varanasi A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Varangian A member of the ethnically Scandinavian people around the borders of Constantinople in the ninth and tenth centuries. varanian Relating to, or characteristic of the varans varanid Any lizard of the genus Varanus; a monitor lizard. varaniform Any varanid or similar creature varanine Of, or pertaining to, a monitor lizard. varanodontine Any extinct lizard of the former family †Varanodontinae (now called Varanopidae) varanoid Any member of the superfamily Varanoidea of lizards, including the well-known Australian family Varanidae (the goannas). varanopid Any of the extinct tetrapods in the family Varanopidae. vararg Any of the arguments to a variadic function. varas A surname from Spanish. Varash A miskrada of the raion of the same name of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, disestablished in October 2018. varatti Cakes of dried cow dung used for fuel. Varazze A comune in Savona province, Liguria, Italy. Varble A surname. varchar A text field of indeterminate length in a database, as opposed to the traditional fixed-length field. Varchie The ship of characters Veronica Lodge and Archie Andrews from the television series Riverdale. Varchonitae The original ethnonym of the early medieval Eurasian Avars Varda 174567 Varda: a trans-Neptunian object and possible dwarf planet, with one known moon (Ilmarë). Vardaman A surname. Vardan A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. vardapet A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology. Vardar A river in Southeastern Europe, which arises in North Macedonia and flows to the Aegean Sea in Greece. Vardarian Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Vardar river in south-eastern Europe. Vardaric Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Vardar river in south-eastern Europe. Varden A surname. vardenafil A piperazine drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. Vardenis A town in Gegharkunik, Armenia. Varderesyan A surname from Armenian. Vardhaman A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Vardhman A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. vardo A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the Romani. Vardrid La Liga club Real Madrid, regarded as being unfairly favoured by VAR. Vardy A surname. vardzak a female comedy actor, dancer and singer in ancient and medieval Armenia vare A wand or staff of authority or justice. varec The incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds. Varela A surname from Galician. varella A pagoda (religious building). varellas A surname from Greek. Varendra a territory of northern Bengal. varenicline A drug taken orally in the form of its tartrate C₁₃H₁₃N₃·C₄H₆O₆ as an aid to stop smoking. It binds to nicotinic cell receptors to block the activity of nicotine while also acting as an agonist to reduce nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It is marketed under the trademark Chantix. Varennes A commune in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. varennesite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. varentropy The variance of the surprisal of a random variable; a measure of uncertainty in the amount of information provided by knowing the value of the random variable (usually in units such as bits). varenye A kind of sweet fruit preserve. varenyky Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these; plural of varenyk. Varese A province of Lombardy, Italy. vareuse A military tunic. varfa A Bektashi monk. Varga A surname. Vargas A surname from Spanish. Vargasian Of or relating to the Vargas Era in the history of Brazil, between 1930 and 1945, when the country was governed by President Getúlio Vargas. Vargason A surname. Varghese A surname from Malayalam. Varginha A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil Vargo A surname. vargord A spar or bar used instead of a bowline. vargueno A decorative cabinet of a kind originating near Toledo in Spain, having a rectangular body supported on legs or an ornamental framework, and a front that opens downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk. Varguism The philosophy and politics of Getúlio Vargas. vargulin The luciferin found in the ostracod Cypridina hilgendorfii (also named Vargula hilgendorfii). Vargus A surname. Varhadi A dialect of Marathi spoken in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India. vari The ring-tailed lemur. variability The state or characteristic of being variable. variabilize Rewrite (a database query, etc.) as a variable. variable Able to vary or be varied. variableness The quality or state of being variable. variably In a variable manner. variac A type of variable autotransformer in which the output voltage is varied by twisting a dial. variacin A particular bacteriocin, related to lacticin. variad a subform of a phylogenetic stock or species variadic Taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments. variadics The use of variadic templates. varial An aerial move during which the skater rotates the board. variametric Relating to the measurement of variation Varian A surname. variance The act of varying or the state of being variable. variant Showing variety, diverse. variantly In a variant manner. variate Random variable. variation The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. variational Of, pertaining to, or caused by variation variationality The condition of being variational variationally In a variational manner. variationism The sociolinguistic study of variation in usage among speakers of the same language. variationist A sociolinguist who studies systematic patterns of variation of linguistic forms. variative Synonym of variational. variatively In a variative manner. variator A device that can change the parameters of something. varicap Synonym of varactor (“type of diode”). varicated Marked by varicose formations.