velar
— Noun
– English
~ a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
velar
— Adjective
– English
~ produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
velar
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the velum
velazquez
— Noun
– English
~ Spanish painter (1599-1660)
Velban
— Noun
– English
~ periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division
velcro
— Noun
– English
~ nylon fabric used as a fastening
velcro
— Verb
– English
~ fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt"
veld
— Noun
– English
~ elevated open grassland in southern Africa
van de Velde
— Noun
– English
~ Belgian architect (1863-1957)
veldt
— Noun
– English
~ elevated open grassland in southern Africa
velleity
— Noun
– English
~ a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
velleity
— Noun
– English
~ volition in its weakest form
vellicate
— Verb
– English
~ irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
vellicate
— Verb
– English
~ touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
vellication
— Noun
– English
~ a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellum
— Noun
– English
~ a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
vellum
— Noun
– English
~ fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
velocipede
— Noun
– English
~ any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
velocipede
— Noun
– English
~ a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
velociraptor
— Noun
– English
~ small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs