vain
         adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated
                  sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an
                  attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical
                  disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was
                  unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed
                  and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn:
                  {conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-
                  conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]
         2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years
            after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain
            attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {fruitless}, {futile},
            {sleeveless}, {vain}]

English Dictionary: vain	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
van n any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) Synonym(s): avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave the leading units moving at the head of an army Synonym(s): vanguard, van (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight a camper equipped with living quarters Synonym(s): van, caravan a truck with an enclosed cargo space
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vane n mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind Synonym(s): weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water Synonym(s): blade, vane the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft Synonym(s): vane, web
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vein n a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" Synonym(s): vein, vena, venous blood vessel a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes" any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ Synonym(s): vein, nervure a layer of ore between layers of rock Synonym(s): vein, mineral vein one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect Synonym(s): vein, nervure v make a veinlike pattern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena n a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" Synonym(s): vein, vena, venous blood vessel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Venn n English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923) Synonym(s): Venn, John Venn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
venue n the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) Synonym(s): venue, locale, locus in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vienna n the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss Synonym(s): Vienna, Austrian capital, capital of Austria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vienne n a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy Synonym(s): Vienne, Council of Vienne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vim n a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" Synonym(s): energy, vim, vitality an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" Synonym(s): energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vine n a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vino n fermented juice (of grapes especially) [syn: wine, vino]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vain \Vain\, a. [Compar. {Vainer}; superl. {Vainest}.] [F. vain,       L. vanus empty, void, vain. Cf. {Vanish}, {Vanity}, {Vaunt}       to boast.]       1. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty;             void; worthless; unsatisfying. [bd]Thy vain excuse.[b8]             --Shak.                         Every man walketh in a vain show.      --Ps. xxxix.                                                                               6.                         Let no man deceive you with vain words. --Eph. v. 6.                         Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye!                                                                               --Shak.                         Vain visdom all, and false philosophy. --Milton.          2. Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose;             fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.                         Bring no more vain oblations.            --Isa. i. 13.                         Vain is the force of man To crush the pillars which                      the pile sustain.                              --Dryden.          3. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having             a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight             reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.                         But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart                      from works is barren?                        --James ii. 20                                                                               (Rev. Ver.).                         The minstrels played on every side, Vain of their                      art.                                                   --Dryden.          4. Showy; ostentatious.                         Load some vain church with old theatric state.                                                                               --Pope.          Syn: Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal;                shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant;                deceitful; delusive; unimportant; trifling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vain \Vain\, n.       Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.          {For vain}. See {In vain}. [Obs.] --Shak.          {In vain}, to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually. [bd]             In vain doth valor bleed.[b8] --Milton. [bd] In vain they             do worship me.[b8] --Matt. xv. 9.          {To take the name of God in vain}, to use the name of God             with levity or profaneness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [Cornish.] (Mining)       A shovel used in cleansing ore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, v. t. (Mining)       To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.       --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [Abbreviated from caravan.]       1. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen             and others fore the transportation of goods. [Eng.]          2. A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for             conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.          3. A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under {Car},             2. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [L. vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf.       F. van. Cf. {Fan}, {Van} a wing {Winnow}.]       1. A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing             grain.          2. [OF. vanne, F. vanneau beam feather (cf. It. vanno a wing)             fr. L. vannus. See Etymology above.] A wing with which the             air is beaten. [Archaic] [bd][/Angels] on the air plumy             vans received him. [b8] --Milton.                         He wheeled in air, and stretched his vans in vain;                      His vans no longer could his flight sustain.                                                                               --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, v. t. [Cf. F. vanner to winnow, to fan. See {Van} a       winnowing machine.]       To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [Abbrev. fr. vanguard.]       The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also,       the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in       sailing or in battle.                   Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear, Stream in                the air.                                                --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vane \Vane\, n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock, banner, AS.       fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne, OHG. fano       cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[be]ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane,       Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr.[?] a web, [?]       a bobbin, spool. Cf. {Fanon}, {Pane} a compartment, panel.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vehm \[d8]Vehm\, d8Vehme \[d8]Vehme\, n.; pl. {Vehme}. [See       {Vehmgericht}.]       A vehmic court.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vein \Vein\, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.]       1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either             venous or arterial, to the heart. See {Artery}, 2.          2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a             leaf.          3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of             insects. See {Venation}.          4. (Geol. or Mining) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other             rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not             corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; --             often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral             vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful             minerals or ores.          5. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other             substance. [bd]Down to the veins of earth.[b8] --Milton.                         Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins.                                                                               --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          6. A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood,             and in marble and other stones; variegation.          7. A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a             current; a course.                         He can open a vein of true and noble thinking.                                                                               --Swift.          8. Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind;             a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain;             quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein             of humor; a satirical vein. --Shak.                         Certain discoursing wits which are of the same                      veins.                                                --Bacon.                         Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein. --Waller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vein \Vein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veined}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Veining}.]       To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.       --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veiny \Vein"y\, a. [From {Vein}: cf. F. vein[82].]       Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vena \[d8]Ve"na\, n.; pl. {Ven[91]}. [L. See {Vein}.]       A vein.          {Vena cava}; pl. {Ven[91] cav[91]}. [L., literally, hollow             vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins             connected directly with the heart.          {Vena contracta}. [L., literally, contracted vein.]             (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and             near the orifice from which it issues.          {Vena port[91]}; pl. {Ven[92] port[91]}. [L., literally, vein             of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver.             See under {Portal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venew \Ven"ew\, n. [F. venue, lit., an arrival, from venir, p.       p. venu, venue, to come. See {Venue}.]       A bout, or turn, as at fencing; a thrust; a hit; a veney.       [Obs.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veney \Ven"ey\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. {Venew} or {Visne}.]       A bout; a thrust; a venew. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.                   Three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venue \Ven"ue\, n. [F. venue a coming, arrival, fr. venir to       come, L. venire; hence, in English, the place whither the       jury are summoned to come. See {Come}, and cf. {Venew},       {Veney}.]       1. (Law) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in             which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the             place where an action is laid.                         The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of                      the same venue where the demand is made.                                                                               --Blackstone.          Note: In certain cases, the court has power to change the                venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a                different county from that where the venue is laid.          2. A bout; a hit; a turn. See {Venew}. [R.]          {To lay a venue} (Law), to allege a place.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vim \Vim\, n. [L., accusative of vis strength.]       Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vinum \[d8]Vi"num\, n.; pl. {Vina}. [L. See {Wine}.]       Wine, -- chiefly used in Pharmacy in the name of solutions of       some medicinal substance in wine; as:          {vina medicata}, medicated wines;          {vinum opii}, wine of opium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vinny \Vin"ny\, a.       Vinnewed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viny \Vin"y\, a.       Of or pertaining to vines; producing, or abounding in, vines.       --P. Fletcher.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vamo, FL (CDP, FIPS 73725)       Location: 27.22860 N, 82.49649 W       Population (1990): 3325 (1925 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Van, TX (city, FIPS 74912)       Location: 32.52367 N, 95.63731 W       Population (1990): 1854 (850 housing units)       Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75790    Van, WV       Zip code(s): 25206
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vian, OK (town, FIPS 77250)       Location: 35.49755 N, 94.97118 W       Population (1990): 1414 (590 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74962
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vienna, GA (city, FIPS 79444)       Location: 32.08977 N, 83.79157 W       Population (1990): 2708 (1065 housing units)       Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31092    Vienna, IL (city, FIPS 77863)       Location: 37.41418 N, 88.89271 W       Population (1990): 1446 (705 housing units)       Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62995    Vienna, LA (town, FIPS 78540)       Location: 32.60862 N, 92.65180 W       Population (1990): 404 (149 housing units)       Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Vienna, MD (town, FIPS 80600)       Location: 38.48504 N, 75.82736 W       Population (1990): 264 (140 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 21869    Vienna, MO (city, FIPS 76102)       Location: 38.18753 N, 91.94797 W       Population (1990): 611 (271 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65582    Vienna, OH       Zip code(s): 44473    Vienna, SD (town, FIPS 67220)       Location: 44.70311 N, 97.49912 W       Population (1990): 93 (47 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57271    Vienna, VA (town, FIPS 81072)       Location: 38.90040 N, 77.26016 W       Population (1990): 14852 (5474 housing units)       Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 22180, 22181, 22182    Vienna, WV (city, FIPS 83500)       Location: 39.32267 N, 81.53818 W       Population (1990): 10862 (4825 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 26105
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vina, AL (town, FIPS 78984)       Location: 34.37427 N, 88.05655 W       Population (1990): 356 (158 housing units)       Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35593
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vona, CO (town, FIPS 81690)       Location: 39.30270 N, 102.74363 W       Population (1990): 104 (57 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 80861
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VAN          {Value Added Network}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VIM          1. {Vendor Independent Messaging}.          2. {Vi Improved}.          (1999-06-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VM          {Virtual Machine}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VME          1. {Versa Module Europa}.          See {VMEbus}.          2. {Virtual Machine Environment}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
vn          The {country code} for Vietnam.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VPN          {Virtual Private Network}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Vine       one of the most important products of Palestine. The first       mention of it is in the history of Noah (Gen. 9:20). It is       afterwards frequently noticed both in the Old and New       Testaments, and in the ruins of terraced vineyards there are       evidences that it was extensively cultivated by the Jews. It was       cultivated in Palestine before the Israelites took possession of       it. The men sent out by Moses brought with them from the Valley       of Eshcol a cluster of grapes so large that "they bare it       between two upon a staff" (Num. 13: 23). The vineyards of       En-gedi (Cant. 1:14), Heshbon, Sibmah, Jazer, Elealeh (Isa.       16:8-10; Jer. 48:32, 34), and Helbon (Ezek. 27:18), as well as       of Eshcol, were celebrated.                The Church is compared to a vine (Ps. 80:8), and Christ says       of himself, "I am the vine" (John 15:1). In one of his parables       also (Matt. 21:33) our Lord compares his Church to a vineyard       which "a certain householder planted, and hedged round about,"       etc.                Hos. 10:1 is rendered in the Revised Version, "Israel is a       luxuriant vine, which putteth forth his fruit," instead of       "Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself,"       of the Authorized Version.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Vaniah, nourishment, or weapons, of the Lord