Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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village
villages noun
a community in the country
that is smaller than a town.

vinegar
noun

a sour liquid
used to flavor
or preserve food.

N say vin-i-gur

vintage
adjective
old and of good quality
(see car on page 39).

violent
adjective
using strong and
damaging force.
The violent storm threw
cars across the street.
violence noun
violently adverb

violin
violins noun

a wooden musical instrument
with four strings. The violin
body is held below the chin
and played with a bow.

bow

violin

virus
viruses noun
a type of germ that causes a
disease such as the flu.
N say vye-rus

visible

adjective

able to be seen.

The mountain was visible

for miles.

N opposite invisible

visit

visits visiting visited verb

to go to see a person

or a place.

I went to visit her

in the hospital.

visit noun

vitamin

vitamins noun

one of a group of natural

substances found in foods

that we need to eat to

keep healthy.

Foods containing vitamin C.

vocabulary

vocabularies noun

1 all the words in a language.

2 all the words that are

known and used by a person.

N say vo-kab-yoo-lar-ee

voice

voices noun

the sound that comes out of

your mouth when you speak

or sing.

He’s lost his voice.

N say voys

volcano

volcanoes noun

a mountain that is created

by lava from inside the Earth.

Volcanoes sometimes erupt,

sending lava and ash down

onto the surrounding country.

volcanic adjective

volume

volumes noun

1 a book, usually one

of a series.

The fourth volume

of an encyclopedia.

2 the amount of space inside

something, or the amount

of space that something fills.

This pitcher’s volume

is one quart.

3 an amount.

This road has a huge volume

of traffic traveling along it.

4 the loudness of a sound.

Can you turn up the volume

on the television?

volunteer

volunteers noun

a person who offers to do

something without being

told or paid to do it.

volunteer verb

vomit

vomits vomiting vomited verb

to throw up the contents of

your stomach.

vomit noun

vote

votes voting voted verb

to show your choice or opinion

by putting up your hand or by

marking a name on a piece

of paper.

He voted for the candidate by

putting an “X” on the paper.

vote noun

vow

vows noun

a solemn promise.

vow verb

N rhymes with how

vowel

vowels noun

a sound represented by

the letters a, e, i, o, or u

(see alphabet on page 16).

N rhymes with owl

vulture

vultures noun

a large bird of prey that

feeds on dead animals.

Vultures have a good sense

of smell and good eyesight.

Their feet are adapted for

walking rather than holding

onto branches.

Egyptian

vulture

vulture

parsley

pepper