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 Vrobel A surname. vrock A humanoid demon with the head, claws, and wings of a giant vulture. Vroman A surname. vromindoline Any of a group of indolines present in oats of the genus Avena. Vrona A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Врона (Vrona). vroom The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up. Vrooman A surname. vrot rotten vrou A woman. vrouw A Dutchwoman. Vrpolje A municipality of Croatia. vrrr The sound of a mobile phone or other handheld device vibrating. VRS virtual reference station Vrsar A municipality of Croatia. Vrubel A surname. vrulja A submarine karst spring. Vrutok A village in the municipality of Gostivar in the region of Polog, North Macedonia, located 7 km southwest of the city of Gostivar at the headwaters of the river Vardar; the Vrutok hydroelectric power plant is in the village. Vryburg A town in North West province, South Africa. vrykolaka Synonym of vrykolakas. vrykolakas In Greek folklore, a harmful undead creature that eats flesh, somewhat like a vampire or zombie. Vrystater A native or inhabitant of the Free State in South Africa. vs Stall speed. Vsevolod A transliteration of the Russian male given name Все́волод (Vsévolod). VSG variable surface glycoprotein vsirna viral siRNA VSL Ville Saint Laurent (Ville St. Laurent) — a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada VSPAN VLAN-based SPAN. VSS Virgin SpaceShip — spaceship prefix for Virgin Galactic spacelines vt verb transitive or transitive verb (often in dictionaries) vtable A table of memory pointers to different implementations of a virtual function. Vth threshold voltage of a transistor. VTOL A fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first. VTOLport An airport for VTOL aircraft. VTubing The act of creating content as a VTuber. VU A surname. vuagnatite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Vuck A supporter of Melbourne Victory (an Australian soccer club based in Melbourne) Vudatha A surname from Telugu. vude A musical genre emerged in Fiji in the 1980s, combining island music with disco and country elements. Vue A surname. Vuelta The Vuelta a España. vug A small to medium-sized cavity inside rock that may be formed through a variety of processes. vugginess Quality of being vuggy. vuggy Containing vugs. Vught A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. vughy Containing vughs, vuggy. vugly Extremely ugly. vugular Resembling a vug. Vuhledar A city, the administrative centre of Vuhledar urban hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1964 around the Pivdennodonbaska 1 coal mine. Vuhlehirsk A city in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. vuilgoed filth, trash Vuillardian Of or relating to Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940), French painter and artist. Vuitton A surname from French. Vujicic a Serbian surname. Vujicsics a Serbian surname. Vuk A male given name from the Slavic languages. Vuka A municipality of Croatia. Vukac A male given name from the Slavic languages. Vukadin A male given name from the Slavic languages. Vukmir A male given name from the Slavic languages. Vukomir A male given name from the Slavic languages. Vukoslav A male given name from the Slavic languages. Vukovar A town in eastern Croatia. Vukovian Of or pertaining to the ideas of Serbian philologist and linguist Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864) concerning the standardization of the Serbo-Croatian language. Vukovic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Vulcan A blacksmith; a metalworker. Vulcanalia The Ancient Roman festival of the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23, during which live fish or small animals were thrown into bonfires as a sacrifice. Vulcanian Of, related to, or created by Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and several German and Celtic gods. vulcanic Fiery. vulcanicity The quality or state of being volcanic. vulcanism The belief, held mostly in the 18th century, that rocks were formed in fire. It was a rival theory to Neptunism. vulcanist Someone interested in volcanism, the study of volcanoes. vulcanite A hardened rubber made by vulcanization of latex with sulfur. vulcanizable Capable of being vulcanized. vulcanizate A product of vulcanization. vulcanization A process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur. vulcanize To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulfur to harden it and make it more durable. vulcanizer Equipment used for the vulcanization of rubber. vulcanodontid Any dinosaur in the family Vulcanodontidae. vulcanoid A member of the hypothetical population of small asteroids orbiting in the dynamically stable zone between 0.08 and 0.21 AU from the Sun vulcanologic vulcanological vulcanological Relating to vulcanology. vulcanologist A person who studies volcanos. vulcanology The study of volcanoes. vulgar Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene. vulgarian A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities. vulgarish Somewhat vulgar. vulgarising That makes vulgar; degrading. vulgarism Vulgarity. vulgarist One who supports the use of the common or less formal variety of a language. vulgarity The quality of being vulgar. vulgarization The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people. vulgarize To make commonplace, crass, lewd. vulgarizer One who vulgarizes. vulgarizing That makes vulgar; degrading. vulgarly In a vulgar manner; obscenely or unrefinedly. vulgarness The quality of being vulgar. vulgate Made common, published for common use. vulgation The act of spreading or promulgating among the common people. vulgaxanthin Any of a group of betaxanthins found in red beets, Swiss chard, etc. vulgo In the vernacular; commonly known as. vulgus A school exercise in which pupils are tasked with writing a short piece of Greek or Latin verse on a given subject. vuln Of a pelican, to wound (oneself) by biting at the breast. vulnary Synonym of vulnerary. vulned Wounded and bleeding, especially from the breast. vulnerability The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended. vulnerable More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. vulnerableness The quality, state, or condition of being vulnerable; vulnerability. vulnerably In a vulnerable manner. vulnerant Causing a wound. vulnerary Useful or used for healing wounds; curative, healing. vulnerate To wound, cause to become vulnerable. vulneration The act of wounding. vulnerative Relating to vulneration or wounding. vulnerose Full of wounds. vulnibactin A siderophore, related to salicylic acid, present in the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus vulnific Causing wounds. vulnology The care and treatment of wounds. vulnpocalypse A surge in the number of vulnerabilities discovered in critical software, precipitated by the release of Claude Mythos on April 7, 2026. vulnus A wound. vulpanser Synonym of sheldrake (the shelduck). Vulpecula A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky. vulpecular vulpine, foxlike Vulpeculid A meteor forming part of a meteor shower that appears to originate from the constellation Vulpecula. Vulpeni A commune of Olt County, Romania. vulpicidal Relating to vulpicide; killing foxes. vulpicide Someone who kills foxes other than by hunting them with hounds. vulpicidism vulpicide (the killing of a fox) vulpid Any member of the true fox genus (Vulpes). vulpiform Having the shape of a fox. vulpinary Crafty, sly, shrewd. vulpine Pertaining to a fox. vulpinely In a vulpine manner; like a fox. vulpinism slyness; fox-like cunning; artfulness. vulpinist One engaged in vulpinism (cunning, deceit). vulpinite A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish-white colour, used for ornamental purposes. vulpinous of a reddish colour, rufous vulsellum A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecology vult The face. Vultaggio A surname from Italian. vulture Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. vulturelike Resembling or characteristic of a vulture. vultureling A small, young, or immature vulture. Vultureni A commune of Bacău County, Romania. vulturewise In the manner of a vulture. vulturine Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures. vulturish Like a vulture; rapacious. vulturism The quality of being like a vulture; rapaciousness. vulturous Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging. Vulturu A commune of Constanța County, Romania.