vexing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   vacancy
         n 1: being unoccupied
         2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the
            emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be
            ruling in a vacuum" [syn: {void}, {vacancy}, {emptiness},
            {vacuum}]

English Dictionary: vexing	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacancy rate n the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vaccinia gangrenosa n a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion Synonym(s): progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum aspiration n a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix Synonym(s): suction curettage, vacuum aspiration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum chamber n a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum cleaner n an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn: vacuum, vacuum cleaner]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum gage n a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure [syn: vacuum gauge, vacuum gage]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum gauge n a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure [syn: vacuum gauge, vacuum gage]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuum-clean v clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vaginismus n muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vaginocele n hernia projecting into the vagina [syn: colpocele, vaginocele]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vagueness n unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey" indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vasomax n a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men Synonym(s): phentolamine, Vasomax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vexing adj extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" Synonym(s): exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vigna aconitifolia n East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus Synonym(s): moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia, Phaseolus aconitifolius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vigna caracalla n perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus Synonym(s): snailflower, snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vigna sesquipedalis n South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn: asparagus bean, yard-long bean, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, Vigna sesquipedalis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vigna sinensis n sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure Synonym(s): cowpea, cowpea plant, black-eyed pea, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna sinensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Viking n any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vis major n a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" Synonym(s): act of God, force majeure, vis major, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Visayan Islands n group of islands in the central Philippines [syn: {Visayan Islands}, Bisayas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vishnuism n worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon Synonym(s): Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vixenish adj shrewish and malicious; "a vixenish old woman"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voicing n the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vox angelica n an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect [syn: {vox angelica}, voix celeste]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Voznesenski n Russian poet (born in 1933) [syn: Voznesenski, {Andrei Voznesenski}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Agnus castus \[d8]Ag"nus cas"tus\ [Gr. [?] a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with [?] holy, chaste.] (Bot.) A species of {Vitex} ({V. agnus castus}); the chaste tree. --Loudon. And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacancy \Va"can*cy\, n.; pl. {Vacancies}. [Cf. F. vacance.] 1. The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness. All dispositions to idleness or vacancy, even before they are habits, are dangerous. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. That which is vacant. Specifically: (a) Empty space; vacuity; vacuum. How is't with you, That you do bend your eye on vacancy? --Shak. (b) An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences or thoughts. (c) Unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of intermission; vacation. Time lost partly in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities. --Milton. No interim, not a minute's vacancy. --Shak. Those little vacancies from toil are sweet. --Dryden. (d) A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacancy \Va"can*cy\, n.; pl. {Vacancies}. [Cf. F. vacance.] 1. The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness. All dispositions to idleness or vacancy, even before they are habits, are dangerous. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. That which is vacant. Specifically: (a) Empty space; vacuity; vacuum. How is't with you, That you do bend your eye on vacancy? --Shak. (b) An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences or thoughts. (c) Unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of intermission; vacation. Time lost partly in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities. --Milton. No interim, not a minute's vacancy. --Shak. Those little vacancies from toil are sweet. --Dryden. (d) A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaccinist \Vac"ci*nist\, n. A vaccinator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacuum cleaner \Vac"u*um clean"er\ A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. --Moxon. There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds. --I. Taylor. 2. Measure; dimensions; estimate. The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt. --Burke. 3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge. 4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge. 5. (Naut.) (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it. (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. --Totten. 6. The distance between the rails of a railway. Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad, gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England, seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six inches. 7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. 8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}. {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler. {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel flange striking the edge of the rail. {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge. {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round, to a templet or gauge. {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc. {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of barrels, casks, etc. {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut. --Knight. {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet. {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to determine the depth of the furrow. {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board, etc. {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of the page. {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place. {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers. {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea. {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum; a manometer. {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.) (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use, as screws, railway-car axles, etc. (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges, and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the working gauges. (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5. {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length. {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam, as in a boiler. {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the tides. {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a steam engine and the air. {Water gauge}. (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or glass. (b) The height of the water in the boiler. {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the wind on any given surface; an anemometer. {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size. See under {Wire}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacuum \Vac"u*um\, n.; pl. E. {Vacuums}, L. {Vacua}. [L., fr. vacuus empty. See {Vacuous}.] 1. (Physics) A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vagancy \Va"gan*cy\, n. [From L. vagans, p. pr. See {Vagantes}.] A wandering; vagrancy. [Obs.] A thousand vagancies of glory and desight. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vagueness \Vague"ness\, n. The quality or state of being vague.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vex \Vex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vexing}.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry. See {Vehicle}.] 1. To to[?]s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. --Pope. 2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. [bd]I will not vex your souls.[b8] --Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior. 3. To twist; to weave. [R.] Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. --Dryden. Syn: See {Tease}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vexingly \Vex"ingly\, adv. In a vexing* manner; so as to vex, tease, or irritate. --Tatler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Common \Com"mon\, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] [bd]The weal o' the common.[b8] --Shak. 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons. 3. (Law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; -- so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right. {Common appendant}, a right belonging to the owners or occupiers of arable land to put commonable beasts upon the waste land in the manor where they dwell. {Common appurtenant}, a similar right applying to lands in other manors, or extending to other beasts, besides those which are generally commonable, as hogs. {Common because of} {vicinage [or] neighborhood}, the right of the inhabitants of each of two townships, lying contiguous to each other, which have usually intercommoned with one another, to let their beasts stray into the other's fields. - {Common} {in gross [or] at large}, a common annexed to a man's person, being granted to him and his heirs by deed; or it may be claimed by prescriptive right, as by a parson of a church or other corporation sole. --Blackstone. {Common of estovers}, the right of taking wood from another's estate. {Common of pasture}, the right of feeding beasts on the land of another. --Burill. {Common of piscary}, the right of fishing in waters belonging to another. {Common of turbary}, the right of digging turf upon the ground of another.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vice \Vice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vicing}.] To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. --Shak. The coachman's hand was viced between his upper and lower thigh. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cowpea \Cow"pea`\, n. (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Vigna Sinensis}, syn. {V. Catjang}) found throughout the tropics of the Old World. It is extensively cultivated in the Southern United States for fodder, and the seed is used as food for man.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viking \Vi"king\, n. [Icel. v[c6]kingr, fr. v[c6]k a bay, inlet.] One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries. Of grim Vikings, and the rapture Of the sea fight, and the capture, And the life of slavery. --Longfellow. Note: Vikings differs in meaning from sea king, with which frequently confounded. [bd]The sea king was a man connected with a royal race, either of the small kings of the country, or of the Haarfager family, and who, by right, received the title of king as soon he took the command of men, although only of a single ship's crew, and without having any land or kingdom . . . Vikings were merely pirates, alternately peasants and pirates, deriving the name of viking from the vicks, wicks, or inlets, on the coast in which they harbored with their long ships or rowing galleys.[b8] --Laing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vis82 \Vi*s[82]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vis[82]ed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vis[82]ing}.] To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visa \Vi"sa\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visaed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Visaing}.] To indorse, after examination, with the word vis[82], as a passport; to vis[82].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visionist \Vi"sion*ist\, n. A visionary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vixenish \Vix"en*ish\, a. Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voice \Voice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voicing}.] 1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation. [bd]Rather assume thy right in silence and . . . then voice it with claims and challenges.[b8] --Bacon. It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet. --Bacon. 2. (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper. 3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ. 4. To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vouch \Vouch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vouching}.] [OE. vouchen, OF. vochier to call, fr. L. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. See {Voice}, and cf. {Avouch}.] 1. To call; to summon. [Obs.] [They] vouch (as I might say) to their aid the authority of the writers. --Sir T. Elyot. 2. To call upon to witness; to obtest. Vouch the silent stars and conscious moon. --Dryden. 3. To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch. They made him ashamed to vouch the truth of the relation, and afterwards to credit it. --Atterbury. 4. To back; to support; to confirm; to establish. Me damp horror chilled At such bold words vouched with a deed so bold. --Milton. 5. (Law) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title. He vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the common vouchee. --Blackstone. Syn: To obtest; declare; affirm; attest; warrant; confirm; asseverate; aver; protest; assure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voyage \Voy"age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Voyaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voyaging}.] [Cf. F. voyager.] To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass by water. A mind forever Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone. --Wordsworth.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Viking, MN (city, FIPS 67090) Location: 48.21795 N, 96.40642 W Population (1990): 103 (47 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56760