Words in english starting with V

• valve-in-head engine — Noun – English ～ internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head
• valve — Noun – English ～ control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
• valve rocker — Noun – English ～ a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
• valve — Noun – English ～ the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
• valved — Adjective – English ～ (of brass instruments) having valves
• valvelet — Noun – English ～ a small valve
• valvotomy — Noun – English ～ incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction
• valvula — Noun – English ～ a small valve
• valvular incompetence — Noun – English ～ inability of a bodily valve to close completely
• valvular heart disease — Noun – English ～ heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation
• valvular — Adjective – English ～ relating to or operating by means of valves
• valvule — Noun – English ～ a small valve
• valvulitis — Noun – English ～ inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)
• valvulotomy — Noun – English ～ incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction
• vambrace — Noun – English ～ cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
• vamoose — Verb – English ～ leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
• vamp — Noun – English ～ an improvised musical accompaniment
• vamp — Noun – English ～ piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
• vamp — Noun – English ～ a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
• vamp — Verb – English ～ piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"

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