Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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vegetarian

vegetarians noun

someone who does not eat

meat or fish.

N say vej-it-tear-ee-an

vehicle

vehicles noun

something that is used to

transport people or things on

land, in the air, or in space.

N say vee-i-kul

veil

veils noun

a covering for the face

or head that is made

of thin fabric.

N rhymes with pale

velvet

noun

a type of fabric

covered in short,

soft fibers.

velvet adjective

ventriloquist

ventriloquists noun

a person who can speak

without moving his or her

lips. Most ventriloquists use

dolls and make it seem as if

the doll is talking.

N say ven-tril-uh-kwist

verb

verbs noun

a word that describes what a

person or thing is doing. A

sentence usually needs a verb

in order to make sense.

verse

verses noun

1 a section of a poem or song.

2 a general name for poetry.

He wrote a book of verse.

version

versions noun

A different kind or form of

the same thing.

I like this version of the story.

vertical

adjective

standing straight up,

at right angles to

the horizon.

a vertical line

very

adverb

extremely, or by

a great amount.

This book is very long.

vessel

vessels noun

1 a craft that is used for

water transportation; usually

anything larger than a boat.

2 any kind of hollow

container, usually for food.

When it rained, they filled

the vessels with water.

N say ves-ul

vest

vests noun

a piece of underwear worn

on the top half of the body.

veterinarian

veterinarians noun

a person who is trained to

treat sick animals.

Veter ina r ian can be

shortened

to vet.

vibrate

vibrates vibrating vibrated verb

to make tiny, rapid,

shaking movements.

The drill vibrated noisily.

N say vy-brate

vibration noun

vicious

adjective

likely to hurt people

or things.

A vicious dog attacked him.

N say vish-us

victim

victims noun

a person who has been

harmed or killed by

something or someone.

The victim of an accident.

victory

victories noun

success in

a contest

or battle.

The race-car driver was

thrilled with his victory.

N say vik-tor-ee

view

views noun

1 everything that you can see

from a certain place.

There was a good view of

the city from the window.

2 an opinion.

In my view, more people

ought to travel by train.

N say vyoo

vegetarian

vein

veins noun

1 any one of the tubes that

carries blood from other parts

of the body to the heart.

The vena cava is

the major vein

in the body.

2 one of the fine tubes in

a leaf or in an insect’s wings.

N say vane

vein

vena cava

heart