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   vermiform
         adj 1: resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical [syn:
                  {vermiform}, {worm-shaped}]

English Dictionary: Vorneuverteidigung by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vermiform appendix
n
  1. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
    Synonym(s): appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vermiform process
n
  1. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
    Synonym(s): appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vermifuge
n
  1. a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
    Synonym(s): vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
very important person
n
  1. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
    Synonym(s): very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Viorna baldwinii
n
  1. erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers
    Synonym(s): pine hyacinth, Clematis baldwinii, Viorna baldwinii
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermiform \Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
      Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the
      vermiform process of the cerebellum.
  
      {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the
            c[91]cum in man and some other animals; -- called also
            {vermiform appendage}, and {vermiform process}. Small
            solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones,
            sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal,
            inflammation. See Illust. under {Digestion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermiform \Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
      Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the
      vermiform process of the cerebellum.
  
      {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the
            c[91]cum in man and some other animals; -- called also
            {vermiform appendage}, and {vermiform process}. Small
            solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones,
            sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal,
            inflammation. See Illust. under {Digestion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermiform \Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
      Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the
      vermiform process of the cerebellum.
  
      {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the
            c[91]cum in man and some other animals; -- called also
            {vermiform appendage}, and {vermiform process}. Small
            solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones,
            sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal,
            inflammation. See Illust. under {Digestion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermiform \Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]
      Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the
      vermiform process of the cerebellum.
  
      {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the
            c[91]cum in man and some other animals; -- called also
            {vermiform appendage}, and {vermiform process}. Small
            solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones,
            sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal,
            inflammation. See Illust. under {Digestion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermifugal \Ver*mif"u*gal\, a. [L. vermis a worm + fugare to
      drive away, fr. fugere to flee. See {Worm}, and {Fugitive}.]
      (Med.)
      Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel, worms or vermin;
      anthelmintic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermifuge \Ver"mi*fuge\, n. [Cf. F. vermifuge. See
      {Vermifugal}.] (Med.)
      A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies;
      an anthelmintic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermiparous \Ver*mip"a*rous\, a. [L. vermis a worm + parere to
      bring forth.]
      Producing or breeding worms. [bd]Vermiparous animals.[b8]
      --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vermivorous \Ver*miv"o*rous\, a. [L. vermis a worm + vorare to
      devour: cf. F. vermivore.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
      belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family
      {Vireonid[91]}. In many of the species the back is greenish,
      or olive-colored. Called also {greenlet}.
  
      Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species
               are the white-eyed vireo ({Vireo Noveboracensis}), the
               redeyed vireo ({V. olivaceus}), the blue-headed, or
               solitary, vireo ({V. solitarius}), the warbling vireo
               ({V. gilvus}), and the yellow-throated vireo ({V.
               flavifrons}). All these are noted for the sweetness of
               their songs.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Varnville, SC (town, FIPS 73600)
      Location: 32.85157 N, 81.08039 W
      Population (1990): 1970 (787 housing units)
      Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29944

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Voronoi polygon
  
      For a member s of a {set} S of points
      in the {Euclidean plane}, the {locus} of points in the plane
      that are closer to s than to any other member of S.
  
      (1997-08-03)
  
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