Dictionary: V – VAK

• V
adv. very – L19
n. 1. a $5 bill – M19 US sl.
n. 2. a 5 year prison sentence – 1930s US prison sl.
n. 3. a bank vault – 1930s US criminals’ sl.
n. 4. the crotch, the genitals – 1950s African-American sl.
n. 5. a suit ,,,1970s US criminals’ sl.
n. 6. television – 1970s African-American & students’ sl.
n. 7. volume, as on a stereo – 1970s US sl.
n. 8. marijuana – 1979 US sl.
n. 9. the tranquillizer Valium™ – 1984 US sl.
n. 10. sildenafil citrate marketed as Viagra, an anti-impotence drug taken recreationally for performance enhancement, in combination with other chemicals that stimulate the sexual appetites – 2000 UK sl.
n. 11. a visit – 2002 US sl.

• V-8
n. a solitary woman who prefers her own company to that of others, esp. of men – 1940s African-American sl.

• V-8 GANG
n. a youth gang that uses large American cards – 1984 NZ sl.

• V-8S
n. men’s shorts – 1972 US sl.

• VA
n. 1. a wet piece of ground – 1908 Sc.
n. 2. the vagina – 1998 US sl.

• VAALEN
adj. 1. numb with cold; benumbed – 1838 Sc.
adj. 2. awkward, fumbling, without dexterity – 1908 Sc. obs.

• VAAM
n. 1. odour, smell, flavour, aroma – 1866 Sc.
n. 2. a spell, a hypnotic influence – 1879 Sc.
vb. to bewitch, to cast a spell on – 1904 Sc.

• VAC
n. a vacation; a holiday – 1709 UK

• VACABOND
n. a person having no settled means of living or no fixed home; a vagabond – 1404 obs.

• VACABUNCY
n. vagabondage – 1535 obs.

• VACANCE
n. 1. a vacant period – 1533 obs.
n . 2. a period during which there is formal suspension of holidays; holidays – 1563-7 now rare, chiefly Sc.
n. 3. the fact of becoming vacant; the vacation of an office – 1579 obs.
n. 4. leisure, relaxation – 1609 obs. rare

• VACANCE-TIME
n. a vacation; holidays – 1773 Sc. obs.

• VACANCY
n. a vacation, a holiday – 1703 Sc.

• ֳVACAND
adj. vacant – 1405 Sc. obs.
n. 1. one who is free to take a mate – 1508 Sc. obs.
n. 2. a vacant office; a vacancy – 1567 Sc. obs.

• VACANT
vb. to take a vacation – 1752 obs. exc. Sc.

• VACANT LOT
n. a person who is not in touch with reality – 1980s US students’ sl.

• VACANTRY
n. vacancy, idleness, inoccupation – 1606 obs.

• VACATION
n. 1. the period a criminal spends out of prison – L19 sl.
n. 2. time spent in prison – 1920s US criminals’ sl.

• VACATION PLACE
n. a jail or prison – 1970 Amer. dial.

• VACAYA
n. 1. a mobile phone – 2002 UK sl.
n. 2. any mechanical or electrical device that produces sound; a jukebox, a record player – 2002 UK sl.

• VACCARY
n. 1. a cow pasture – 1613 Eng. dial. obs.
n. 2. a cow-house – Bk1905 Eng. dial.

• VACCICIDE
n. the killing of a cow – 1900

• VACCIMULGENCE
n. milking of cows – 1796

• VACCINATE
n. a vaccination – 1976 Amer. dial.

• VACCINOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of vaccines and vaccination

• VACCIOLATE
vb. to vaccinate – 1804 obs.

• VACENTRARY
adj. subject to fits; contrary, perverse – 1897 Eng. dial.

• VACILLANCY
n. vacillation – 1668 obs. rare

• VACILLANT
adj. uncertain, hesitating, wavering – 1521

• VACIVE
adj. empty, void – 1656 rare

• VACIVITY
n. emptiness – 1721 rare

• VACK
n. an old woman – 20C Aust. sl.

• VACKEL
n. a reef of rocks in the sea; a ‘skerry’ – Bk1905 Sc.

• VACUATE
adj. made empty – 1432-50 obs.
vb. 1. to clear out – 1572 obs.
vb. 2. to empty; to evacuate – 1651 obs.
vb. 3. to annul, to cancel, to abrogate, to set aside – 1654 obs.

• VACUATION
n. 1. evacuation – 1590 obs.
n. 2. emptiness – 1611 obs. rare

• VACUUM
n. 1. the vagina – 19C sl.
n. 2. a hearty eater – 1980s US students’ sl.

• VACUUM CLEANER
n. a sports car – 1940s sl.

• VACUUM CLEANERS
n. the human lungs – 1940s African-American sl.

• VADA
vb. to see; to look; to observe – 1859 UK sl.

• VADAVISION
n. a television – 2002 UK sl.

• VADDLE
n. a wading place; a shallow pool at the head of a bay or creek; a sea-pool that empties and fills as the tide ebbs and flows – 1822 Sc.

• VADE
n. a shallow place in a river – 1538 obs.
vb. 1. of colour : to fade – 1471 obs.
vb. 2. to pass away, to disappear, to vanish; to decay or perish – 1495 obs.
vb. 3. to go away, to depart – 1569 obs. rare
vb. 4. to proceed, to advance – a1660 obs.

• VADELECT
n. a servant, a serving-man – 1586 obs.

• VADE-MECUM
n. the vagina – 19C sl.

• VADGE
n. 1. a general term of abuse – 1980s sl.
n. 2. the vagina – 1986 sl.

• VADY
adj. 1. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry – 1733 Sc.
adj. 2. stout, stalwart: great, powerful, strong – 1793 Sc.
adj. 3. gay or fine in appearance – 1805 Sc.

• VAEDIK
n. 1. a small stream or runnel of water or other liquid; a ditch, drain or open sewer – a1838 Sc.
n. 2. a splash or streak of dirt on the face; dirty marks left by a cursory wash – 1908 Sc.

• VAFROUS
adj. 1548 – sly, cunning, crafty, shifty → obs.

• VAG
n. 1. 1859 – vagrancy → Aust. & Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1868 – a vagrant, a tramp → Aust. & Amer. sl.
n. 3. M19 – a charge of vagrancy → Aust., NZ & US sl.
n. 4. 1980s – a general term of abuse → sl.
n. 5. 1986 – the vagina → sl.
vb. 1. 1859 – to treat or deal with one as a vagabond or vagrant; to charge someone with vagrancy → US sl.
vb. 2. 1892 – to trail on the ground → Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1905 – to bend, to give, to yield → Eng. dial.
vb. 4. Bk1905 – to flap → Eng. dial.

• VAGABOND
n. 1. M19 – a lazy but inoffensive young man → sl.
n. 2. 20C – a lecherous old man → W. Indies sl.

• VAGABONDIAL
adj. 1615 – roaming, wandering, vagabondish → obs.

• VAGABONDICAL
adj. 1576 – roaming, wandering, vagabondish → rare

• VAGABONDIOUS
adj. 1661 – vagabond, vagrant → obs.

• VAGABONDIZE
vb. to live, wander, or go about as, or in the manner of, a vagabond; to roam or travel in a free, idle, unconstrained, or unconventional manner; to play the vagabond – 1611

• VAGABONDIZER
n. one who lives in the manner of a vagabond – 1860

• VAGABONDRY
n. vagabondage; life or conduct characteristic of a vagabond – 1547 now rare or obs.

• VAGABONE
n. a vagabond – 1842 Sc. & Eng. dial

• VAGABUNCY
n. vagabondage – 1549 obs.

• VAGABUNDICAL
adj. roaming, wandering – 1576 rare

• VAGABUNDULO
n. ? a roguish trick – 1631 nonce word obs.

• VAGANCY
n. a wandering or strolling – 1641 obs. rare

• VAGANT
adj. 1. wandering, roaming, roving; travelling or moving from place to place; having no settled home or abiding place – 1382 obs.
adj. 2. devious, erratic- 1382 obs. rare
adj. 3. of thoughts: wandering – c1450 obs.

• VAGARIAN
n. one given to vagaries or whims – 1891 rare

• VAGARIE
vb. to go; to leave; to travel – 2002 UK sl.

• VAGARIOUS
adj. 1. 1798 – variable, inconstant, changing → obs.
adj. 2. 1827 – full of vagaries, erratic, capricious, whimsical
adj. 3. 1882 – wandering, roaming, roving 

• VAGARISH
adj. 1. of the eyes: disposed to wander; wandering – 1819 now rare or obs.
adj. 2. somewhat whimsical – 1819 now rare or obs.

• VAGARISOME
adj. vagarious, capricious

• VAGARIST
n. one who is subject to vagaries – 1888 rare

• VAGARITY
n. capricious irregularity or variability – 1886 rare

• VAGARY
n. 1. a wandering or devious journey or tour; a roaming about or abroad; an excursion, ramble, stroll – 1577 obs.
n. 2. a wandering in speech or writing; a rambling from the subject under consideration; a digression or divagation – 1579 obs.
n. 3. a capricious, fantastic, or eccentric action or piece of conduct – 1629
vb. 1. to wander or roam – 1598 obs.
vb. 2. to go; to leave; to travel – 2002 UK sl.

• VAGATION
n. the act of wandering, straying, or departing from the proper or regular course;  a wandering, rambling, or roaming – c1340 obs.

• VAGE
adj. 1604 – fine, handsome → obs.
n. 1986 – the vagina → US sl.

• VAGER
n. an idle stroller or wanderer; a vagrant – a1500 Sc.

• VAGES
n. pranks or tricks – 1523 obs.

• VAGGERIE
vb. to go, to leave – M19

• VAGGY
adj. debased, low, of evil propensities – Bk1905 Eng. dial.

• VAGIENT
adj. of infants: crying, squalling, wailing – 1628 obs.

• VAGINA LITTLE-FINGER
n. a snob – 1960s homosexual sl.

• VAGINA VANDAL
n. a rapist – 1962 US sl.

• VAGISNESS
n. handsomeness; elegance – 1604 obs.

• VAGIT
n. a cry, lamentation, wail – 1627 obs.

• VAGITARIAN
n. 1990s – a lesbian → US homosexual sl.

• VAGITATE
vb. 1614 – to roam, to travel → obs.

• VAGOUS
adj. 1. 1660 – vagrant or vague; departing from or exceeding just or ordinary bounds; irregular, inordinate; unsettled, wandering → obs.
adj. 2. 1944 – very important, powerful  → Amer. dial.
adj. 3. 1952 – fierce, aggressive → Amer. dial.

• VAGRAL
adj. 1899 – vagrant, wandering → Sc.
n. 1909 – a vagrant, a vagabond → Sc.

• VAGRANT
adj. of hair: straggling in growth or habit – 1862
vb. to behave like a vagrant; to ramble or roam – 1886 rare

• VAGRANTIZE
vb. to reduce to the condition of a vagrant – 1893 rare

• VAGRANTLY
adv. irrelevantly – 1547 obs.

• VAGRARIOUS
adj. vagrant, wandering – 1795 nonce word obs.

• VAGRATE
adj. vagrant, wandering; nomadic – 1619 obs.

• VAGROM
adj. 1. eccentric, erratic – 882
adj. 2. vagrant, vagabond, wandering – 1599

• VAGUE
adj. of the eyes: devoid of expression – 1820 poetic usage, rare
vb. 1. to wander; to range, to roam; to ramble idly or as a vagrant – c1425 Sc. now rare or obs.
vb. 2. to be more precise – 1990s sl.

• VAGUER
n. an idle stroller or wanderer; a vagrant; a gadabout; esp. historically, one who strolled about the streets during church service – a1500 Sc.

• VAGUES
n. pranks or tricks – 1523 obs.

• VAGUS
adj. very important, powerful  – 1944 Amer. dial.

• VAH!
int. an exclamation of exultation, contempt, or disgust – 1382 obs.

• VAIDIE
n. subtlety, guileful cunning – c1325 obs.

• VAIG
adj. wandering, roaming; quickly swept away – 1791 Sc. obs.
n. 1. a vagrant, a vagabond, a tramp; esp. a rough-living, disreputable person; a wanderer; an idle person; a rascal, a rogue – 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a gadabout; a trull; an ill-conditioned, gossiping female – 1866 Sc.
vb. to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to stroll; to gad about – 1701 Sc. & Eng. dial.

• VAIGE
n. 1. a journey, trip, outing, or expedition – 1825 Sc.
n. 2. an impetus; a rush; a short run before taking a leap – 1842 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a voyage, a journey by sea – 1866 Sc.

• VAIGER
n. a wanderer, a rover, a vagrant; a gadabout; esp. historically, one who strolled about the streets during church service – 1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.

• VAIGIE
n. a lively, romping girl – 1911 Sc.

• VAIGISH
adj. roaming, vagrant – 1880 Sc.

• VAIGRIE;  VAIGRY
n. a vagary – 1911 Sc.

• VAIK
vb. 1. to become or remain vacant or unoccupied; to close for a time – 1693 Sc. obs.
vb. 2. to retire or withdraw from; to disperse, to empty; to be dismissed – Bk1905 Sc. obs.

• VAIL
adj. 1905 – empty → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 1. 1430 – advantage, benefit, profit → obs.
n. 2. 1471 – value or worth; account, estimation→ Sc. obs.
n. 3. 1605 – a gratuity given to a servant or attendant; a tip → arch.
n. 4. 1606 – the going down or setting of the sun → obs.
n. 5. 1687 – a gift or present in the nature of a bribe
n. 6. 1847 – advance, progress → Eng. dial.
vb. 1. 1300 – to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help → obs.
vb. 2. 1300 – to have might or power; to prevail → obs.
vb. 3. 1330 – to lower (a weapon, banner, etc.); to cause or allow to descend or sink → arch.
vb. 4. 1400 – to fall down; to descend → obs.
vb. 5. 1450 – of a swelling: to go down, to subside → obs.
vb. 6. 1460 – to doff or take off a hat, etc., esp. out of respect or as a sign of submission → arch.
vb. 7. 1576 – of persons; to be worth in respect of means or wealth → obs.
vb. 8. 1582 – to abase, to humble, or lower one’s courage, the heart, etc.→ obs.
vb. 9. 1586 – to lower or cast down the eyes; to bend or bow down the head; to hang the tail → arch.
vb. 10. 1587 – to submit, to yield, to show respect to some person, etc. → arch.
vb. 11. 1590 – to strike or cast down
vb. 12. 1593 – to bow or bend down to the ground in obeisance or salutation → obs.
vb. 13. 1593 – to throw down, give up or surrender a purse → obs.
vb. 14. 1599 – to lower in sign of submission or respect → arch.
vb. 15. 1606 – of a storm: to abate, to cease → obs.

• VAILABLE
adj. 1. 1390 – of avail, advantage, or benefit; advantageous, beneficial, profitable; effectual, efficacious → obs.
adj. 2. 1433 – legally valid or effective → obs.
adj. 3. 1609 – of sufficient means; solvent → Sc.
adj. 4. 1894 – valuable → Sc.

• VAILANCE
n. 1387 – value, worth → obs.

• VAILANT
adj. 1325 – of avail, advantage, or value; valid → obs.

• VAILER
n. 1. 1600 – one who abases or brings down; a humbler → obs.
n. 2. 1613 – one who doffs the hat in salutation → obs.

• VAILEY • VAILIE
n. 1873 – a valley → Sc.

• VAIL THE BONNET
vb. 1579 – to manifest submission; to acknowledge oneself overcome or surpassed; to yield, to give way → arch.

• VAIN
adj. 1. 1382 – empty, vacant, void → obs.
adj. 2. 1390 – of persons: devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition → obs.
adj. 3. 1578 – of material things: useless, worthless → obs.
adj. 4. 1731 – trivial, unimportant
n. 1. 1330 – vanity; a vain thing → obs.
n. 2. 1382 – emptiness; void space → obs.
vb. 1628 – to frustrate → obs.

• VAINFUL
adj. 1509 – vain, unprofitable, useless → obs. exc. Eng. dial.

• VAINFULLY
adv. 1509 – in vain, vainly → obs.

• VAINGLORIFICATION
n. 1942 – vainglorious glorification → Amer. sl. (Bk.)

• VAINGLORINESS
n. 1820 – vaingloriousness

• VAINGLORIOUS
adj. 1480 – inordinately boastful or proud of one’s own abilities, actions or qualities; excessively and ostentatiously vain

• VAINGLORY
n. 1300 – glory that is vain, empty or worthless; inordinate or unwarranted pride in one’s accomplishments or qualities; disposition or tendency to exalt oneself unduly; idle boasting or vaunting
vb. 1637 – to exalt or make much of oneself unduly; to indulge in vainglory → obs.

• VAINLING
n. 1615 – a vain or vainglorious person → obs.

• VAINLY
adv. 1588 – foolishly, senselessly, thoughtlessly → obs.

• VAINNESS
n. 1591 – foolishness; stupidity → obs.

• VAINQUER
n. 1456 – a conqueror; a vanquisher; a victor → obs.

• VAINQUERESS
n. 1513 – a female conqueror, vanquisher, or victor → obs.

• VAINSOME
adj. 1905 – conceited, proud, vain → Eng. dial. (Bk.)

• VAIPER
vb. 1866 – to saunter, to stroll about aimlessly, to dawdle about → Sc.

• VAIR
adj. 1. 1425 – varied or variegated in colour → Sc. obs.
adj. 2. 1845 – having no appetite, being fussy or particular about food
n. 1. 1387 – a weasel or stoat → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1796 – the squirrel→ Eng. dial. obs.

• VAIRGE
n. 1849 – a barge → Eng. dial.

• VAIRIE
vb. 1825 – to show the first symptoms of delirium, to begin to ‘wander’ → Sc.

• VAJ
n. 1986 – the vagina → US sl.

• VAKE
adj. 1600 – empty → obs.
n. 1. 1787 – play, amusement; a joke → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1857 – a fit of ill temper; a passion, a rage; a sudden, capricious freak; a vagary; a whim → Eng. dial.
n. 3. 1905 – a piece of business; a muddle → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 1. 1456 – of persons: to be free, to have time or leisure for engaging in some occupation; to be occupied or busy → Sc. obs.
vb. 2. 1693 – to become or remain vacant or unoccupied; to close for a time → Sc. obs.

• VAKEEL
n. M19 – a barrister → Anglo-Indian