VALUELESS
VAL'UELESS, adjective Being of no value; having no worth.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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VALUER
VAL'UER, noun One who values; an apprizer; one who holds in esteem.
VALUING
VAL'UING, participle present tense Setting a price on; estimating the worth of; esteeming.
VALVATE
VALV'ATE, adjective [See Valve.] Having or resembling a valve.
VALVE
VALVE, noun valv. [Latin valvae, folding doors; coinciding with valvo.]1. A folding door.Swift through the valves the visionary fair repass'd.2. A lid or cover so formed as to o...
VALVED
VALV'ED, adjective Having valves; composed of valves.
VALVLET
VALV'LET,VALV'ULAR, adjective Containing valves.
VALVULE
VALV'ULE, noun A little valve; one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
VAMP
VAMP, noun The upper leather of a shoe.VAMP, verb transitive To piece an old thing with a new part; to repair.I had never much hopes of your vamped play.
VAMPED
VAMP'ED, participle passive Pieced; repaired.
VAMPER
VAMP'ER, noun One who pieces an old thing with something new.
VAMPING
VAMP'ING, participle present tense Piecing with something new.
VAMPIRE
VAMP'IRE, noun1. In mythology, an imaginary demon, which was fabled to suck the blood of persons during the night.2. In zoology, a species of large bat, the Vespertilio vampyrus...
VAN
VAN, noun [Eng. advance, advantage. It is from the root of Latin venio, the primary sense of which is to pass.]1. The front of an army; or the front line or foremost division of...
VAN-COURIERS
VAN-COURIERS, noun In armies, light armed soldiers sent before armies to beat the road upon the approach of an enemy; precursors.
VAN-FOSS
VAN-FOSS, noun A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp.
VANDAL
VAN'DAL, noun A ferocious, cruel person.
VANDALIC
VANDAL'IC, adjective Pertaining to the Vandals; designating the south shore of the Baltic where once lived the Vandals, a nation of ferocious barbarians; hence, ferocious; rude;...
VANDALISM
VAN'DALISM, noun Ferocious cruelty; indiscriminate destruction of lives and property.
VANDYKE
VANDY'KE, noun A small round handkerchief with a collar for the neck, worn by females.
VANE
VANE, nounA plate placed on a spindle, at the top of a spire, for the purpose of showing by its turning and direction, which way the wind blows. In ships, a piece of bunting is ...
VANG
VANG, noun1. The vangs of a ship are a sort of braces to steady the mizen-gaff.2. The thin membranous part or web of a feather.VAN'-GU'ARD, noun [van and guard.] The troops who ...
VANILLA
VANIL'LA, noun A genus of plants which have an unctuous aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell; natives of South America and the West Indies.
VANISH
VAN'ISH, verb intransitive [Latin vanesco, vanus, vain, or its root; Eng. to wane. The primary sense is to withdraw or depart.1. To disappear; to pass from a visible to an invis...
VANISHED
VAN'ISHED, adjective Having no perceptible existence.
VANISHING
VAN'ISHING, participle present tense Disappearing; passing from the sight or possession; departing forever.
VANITY
VAN'ITY, noun [Latin vanitas, from vanus, vain.]1. Emptiness; want of substance to satisfy desire; uncertainty; inanity.Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity Eccl...