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Varanidae
n 1: monitor lizards [syn: {Varanidae}, {family Varanidae}]

English Dictionary: variant	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
variant adj differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size" n an event that departs from expectations [syn: discrepancy, variance, variant] (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" Synonym(s): form, variant, strain, var. a variable quantity that is random Synonym(s): random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" Synonym(s): version, variant, variation, edition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
variometer n a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
veranda n a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) Synonym(s): veranda, verandah, gallery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verandah n a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) Synonym(s): veranda, verandah, gallery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vermouth n any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vernation n (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vireonidae n small insectivorous American songbirds [syn: Vireonidae, family Vireonidae]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See {Vary}.] 1. Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. 2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.] He is variant, he abit [abides] nowhere. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variant \Va"riant\, n. [Cf. F. variante.] Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant* from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variometer \Va`riom"eter\, n. [L. varius various + -meter.] (Elec.) An instrument for comparing magnetic forces, esp. in the earth's magnetic field.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veranda \Ve*ran"da\, n. [A word brought by the English from India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara[?][?]a, Pg. varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.) An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See {Loggia}. The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the three sides of the inner court. --Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vermetid \Ver"me*tid\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of vermetus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vermuth \Ver"muth\, n. [F. vermout.] A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to excite the appetite. [Written also {vermouth}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vermuth \Ver"muth\, n. [F. vermout.] A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to excite the appetite. [Written also {vermouth}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernate \Ver"nate\, v. i. [See {Vernant}.] To become young again. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vernation \Ver*na"tion\, n. [F. vernation: cf. L. vernatio the sloughing of the skin of snakes.] (Bot.) The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Virent \Vi"rent\, a. [L. virens, p. pr. of virere to be green.] Green; not withered. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Varnado, LA (village, FIPS 77910) Location: 30.89473 N, 89.83156 W Population (1990): 236 (110 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70467
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Verndale, MN (city, FIPS 66874) Location: 46.39730 N, 95.01151 W Population (1990): 560 (262 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56481
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Voronoi diagram (After G. Voronoi) For a {set} S of points in the {Euclidean plane}, the {partition} Vor(S) of the plane into the {voronoi polygons} associated with the {members} of S. Vor(S) is the dual of the {Delaunay triangulation} of S.