valvulitis
— Noun
– English
~ inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)
valvulotomy
— Noun
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~ incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction
vambrace
— Noun
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~ cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
vamoose
— Verb
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~ leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
vamp
— Noun
– English
~ an improvised musical accompaniment
vamp
— Noun
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~ piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
vamp
— Noun
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~ a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
vamp
— Verb
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~ piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
vamp up
— Verb
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~ make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
vamp
— Verb
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~ provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
vamp
— Verb
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~ make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
vamp up
— Verb
– English
~ piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
vamp
— Verb
– English
~ act seductively with (someone)
vamper
— Noun
– English
~ a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
vampire bat
— Noun
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~ any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
vampire
— Noun
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~ (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
true vampire bat
— Noun
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~ any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
hairy-legged vampire bat
— Noun
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~ similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
false vampire bat
— Noun
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~ any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
false vampire
— Noun
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~ any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects