Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Versifier

Ver″si‐fi′er (?), n. 1. One who versifies, or makes verses; as, not every versifier is a poet. Dryden.2. One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse the ideas of ano...

893

Versify

Ver″si‐fy (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Versified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Versifying (?).] [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L. versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See Verse, and -...

894

Versify (2)

Ver″si‐fy, v. t. 1. To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse.I'll versify the truth, not poetize. Daniel.2. To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to v...

895

Versimilous

Ver′‐sim″i‐lous (?), a. Verisimilar.

896

Version

Ver″sion (?), n. [F., from L. vertere, versum, to turn, to change, to translate. See Verse.] 1. A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.The...

897

Versionist

Ver″sion‐ist, n. One who makes or favors a version; a translator.

898

Verso

Ver″so (?), n. [L. versus, p. p. of vertere to turn: cf. F. verso.] (Print.) The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; — opposed to recto.

899

Versor

Ver″sor (?), n. [NL., fr. L. vertere, versus, to turn. See Version.] (Geom.) The turning factor of a quaternion.☞ The change of one vector into another is considered in quaterni...

900

Verst

Verst (?), n. [Russ. versta: cf. F. verste.] A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet. [Written also werst.]

901

Versual

Ver″su‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a verse.

902

Versus

‖Ver″sus (?), prep. [L., toward, turned in the direction of, from vertere, versum, to turn. See Verse.] Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; — chiefly used in legal languag...

903

Versute

Ver‐sute″ (?), a. [L. versutus, fr. vertere, versum, to turn.] Crafty; wily; cunning; artful.

904

Vert

Vert (?), n. [F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.] 1. (Eng. Forest Law) (a) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve ...

905

Verteber

Ver″te‐ber (vẽr″tē̍‐bẽr), n. A vertebra.

906

Vertebra

‖Ver″te‐bra (–brȧ), n.; pl.Vertebræ (#). [L. vertebra, fr. vertere to turn, change. See Verse.]1. (Anat.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column.☞ In many fishes the ve...

907

Vertebral

Ver″te‐bral (vẽr″tē̍‐bral), a. [Cf. F. vertébral.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vertebra, vertebræ, or the vertebral column; spinal; rachidian.2. Vertebrate.

908

Vertebral (2)

Ver″te‐bral, n.(Zoöl.) A vertebrate.

909

Vertebrally

Ver″te‐bral‐ly, adv.(Anat.) At or within a vertebra or vertebræ; — distinguished from interverterbrally.

910

Vertebrarterial

Ver′te‐brar‐te″ri‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vertebra or vertebræ and an artery; — said of the foramina in the transverse processes of cervical vertebræ and of the ...

911

Vertebrata

‖Ver′te‐bra″ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebræ, toget...

912

Vertebrate

Ver″te‐brate (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Vertebrata.

913

Vertebrate (2)

{ Ver″te‐brate (?), Ver″te‐bra′ted (?), } a. [L. vertebratus.] 1. (Anat.) Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphib...

914

Vertebre

Ver″te‐bre (?), n.(Anat.) A vertebra.

915

Vertebro-

Ver″te‐bro– (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, a vertebra, vertebræ, or the vertebral column; as in vertebrocostal.

916

Vertebro-iliac

Ver″te‐bro–il″i‐ac (?), a.(Anat.) Iliolumbar.

917

Vertex

Ver″tex (?), n.; pl. E. Vertexes (#), L. Vertices (#). [L. vertex, -icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Vortex.] A turning poin...

918

Vertical

Ver″ti‐cal (?), a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularl...