vale
         n 1: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually
               contains a river [syn: {valley}, {vale}]

English Dictionary: vile	by the DICT Development Group
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Vali n (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin
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valley n a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river Synonym(s): valley, vale
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value n a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds" the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" Synonym(s): value, economic value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe (music) the relative duration of a musical note Synonym(s): value, time value, note value an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old- fashioned values" v fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" Synonym(s): prize, value, treasure, appreciate regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" Synonym(s): respect, esteem, value, prize, prise Antonym(s): disesteem, disrespect evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" Synonym(s): measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" Synonym(s): rate, value
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veal n meat from a calf Synonym(s): veal, veau
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veil n a garment that covers the head and face [syn: {head covering}, veil] a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms Synonym(s): veil, velum the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) Synonym(s): caul, veil, embryonic membrane a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl Synonym(s): humeral veil, veil v to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" Antonym(s): unveil make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" Synonym(s): obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
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Vela n a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'"
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vial n a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) Synonym(s): phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule
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Vila n capital of Vanuatu [syn: Port Vila, Vila, {capital of Vanuatu}]
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vile adj morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar" Synonym(s): despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" Synonym(s): nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile
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Villa n Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: Villa, Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango] detached or semidetached suburban house country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
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viol n any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
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viola n any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions Synonym(s): Viola, genus Viola a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
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Viyella n a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool
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voile n a light semitransparent fabric
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vole n any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows Synonym(s): vole, field mouse
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volley n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" Synonym(s): fusillade, salvo, volley, burst a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces Antonym(s): ground stroke v be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball" discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" make a volley utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"
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vowel n a speech sound made with the vocal tract open [syn: vowel, vowel sound] Antonym(s): consonant a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. i.       To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by       yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and       {veil}.] [Obs.]                   Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.                                                                               --South.
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Vail \Vail\, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.]       1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.]                         My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw                      hoards the stolen vails of his occupation.                                                                               --Chapman.          2. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or             benefit; a windfall. [Obs.]          3. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; --             usually in the plural. [Written also {vale}.] --Dryden.
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Vail \Vail\, n. & v. t.       Same as {Veil}.
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Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]       [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]       1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]                         Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have                      said, a maid!                                    --Shak.          2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,             submission, or the like.                         France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.                         Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any                      reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.                                                                               --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
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Vail \Vail\, n.       Submission; decline; descent. [Obs.]
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Veil \Veil\ (v[amac]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L.       velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to       bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship       on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view,             and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen,             usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to             hide or protect the face.                         The veil of the temple was rent in twain. --Matt.                                                                               xxvii. 51.                         She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her                      unadorn[82]d golden tresses wore.      --Milton.          2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.                         [I will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the                      so seeming Mistress Page.                  --Shak.          3. (Bot.)             (a) The calyptra of mosses.             (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a                   mushroom with the stalk; -- called also {velum}.          4. (Eccl.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's             veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velum}, 3.          {To take the veil} (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a             veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to             become a nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil},       n.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.                         Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love,                      sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton.          2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.                         To keep your great pretenses veiled.   --Shak.
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Vail \Vail\, v. i.       To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by       yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and       {veil}.] [Obs.]                   Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.                                                                               --South.
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Vail \Vail\, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.]       1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.]                         My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw                      hoards the stolen vails of his occupation.                                                                               --Chapman.          2. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or             benefit; a windfall. [Obs.]          3. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; --             usually in the plural. [Written also {vale}.] --Dryden.
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Vail \Vail\, n. & v. t.       Same as {Veil}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]       [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]       1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]                         Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have                      said, a maid!                                    --Shak.          2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,             submission, or the like.                         France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.                         Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any                      reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.                                                                               --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
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Vail \Vail\, n.       Submission; decline; descent. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\ (v[amac]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L.       velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to       bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship       on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view,             and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen,             usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to             hide or protect the face.                         The veil of the temple was rent in twain. --Matt.                                                                               xxvii. 51.                         She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her                      unadorn[82]d golden tresses wore.      --Milton.          2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.                         [I will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the                      so seeming Mistress Page.                  --Shak.          3. (Bot.)             (a) The calyptra of mosses.             (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a                   mushroom with the stalk; -- called also {velum}.          4. (Eccl.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's             veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velum}, 3.          {To take the veil} (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a             veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to             become a nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil},       n.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.                         Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love,                      sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton.          2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.                         To keep your great pretenses veiled.   --Shak.
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Vail \Vail\, v. i.       To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by       yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and       {veil}.] [Obs.]                   Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.                                                                               --South.
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Vail \Vail\, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.]       1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.]                         My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw                      hoards the stolen vails of his occupation.                                                                               --Chapman.          2. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or             benefit; a windfall. [Obs.]          3. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; --             usually in the plural. [Written also {vale}.] --Dryden.
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Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]       [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]       1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]                         Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have                      said, a maid!                                    --Shak.          2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,             submission, or the like.                         France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.                         Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any                      reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.                                                                               --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
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Vale \Vale\, n.       See 2d {Vail}, 3.
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Vale \Vale\, n. [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps akin to Gr.       [?] low ground, marsh meadow. Cf. {Avalanche}, {Vail} to       lower, {Valley}.]       A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley.       [bd] Make me a cottage in the vale.[b8] --Tennyson.                   Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above.                                                                               --Montgomery.                   In those fair vales, by nature formed to please.                                                                               --Harte.          Note: Vale is more commonly used in poetry, and valley in                prose and common discourse.          Syn: Valley; dingle; dell; dale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. i.       To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by       yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and       {veil}.] [Obs.]                   Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.                                                                               --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.]       1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.]                         My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw                      hoards the stolen vails of his occupation.                                                                               --Chapman.          2. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or             benefit; a windfall. [Obs.]          3. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; --             usually in the plural. [Written also {vale}.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]       [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]       1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]                         Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have                      said, a maid!                                    --Shak.          2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,             submission, or the like.                         France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.                         Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any                      reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.                                                                               --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
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Vale \Vale\, n.       See 2d {Vail}, 3.
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Vale \Vale\, n. [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps akin to Gr.       [?] low ground, marsh meadow. Cf. {Avalanche}, {Vail} to       lower, {Valley}.]       A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley.       [bd] Make me a cottage in the vale.[b8] --Tennyson.                   Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above.                                                                               --Montgomery.                   In those fair vales, by nature formed to please.                                                                               --Harte.          Note: Vale is more commonly used in poetry, and valley in                prose and common discourse.          Syn: Valley; dingle; dell; dale.
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Ye are all physicians of no value.               --Job xiii. 4.                Ye are of more value than many sparrows.      --Matt. x. 31.                C[91]sar is well acquainted with your virtue, And             therefore sets this value on your life.      --Addison.                Before events shall have decided on the value of the             measures.                                                   --Marshall.          2. (Trade & Polit. Econ.) Worth estimated by any standard of             purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the             amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the             utility and cost of anything.                         An article may be possessed of the highest degree of                      utility, or power to minister to our wants and                      enjoyments, and may be universally made use of,                      without possessing exchangeable value. --M'Culloch.                         Value is the power to command commodities generally.                                                                               --A. L. Chapin                                                                               (Johnson's                                                                               Cys.).                         Value is the generic term which expresses power in                      exchange.                                          --F. A.                                                                               Walker.                         His design was not to pay him the value of his                      pictures, because they were above any price.                                                                               --Dryden.          Note: In political economy, value is often distinguished as                intrinsic and exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same                as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or                wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an article                or product which disposes individuals to give for it                some quantity of labor, or some other article or                product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an                intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable                value.          3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word;             the value of a legal instrument --Mitford.          4. Esteem; regard. --Dryden.                         My relation to the person was so near, and my value                      for him so great                                 --Bp. Burnet.          5. (Mus.) The relative length or duration of a tone or note,             answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note             [[?]] has the value of two eighth notes [[?]].          6. In an artistical composition, the character of any one             part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; --             often used in the plural; as, the values are well given,             or well maintained.          7. Valor. [Written also {valew}.] [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Value received}, a phrase usually employed in a bill of             exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a             consideration has been given for it. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vallum \[d8]Val"lum\, n.; pl. L. {Valla}, E. {Vallums}. [L.       See {Wall}.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
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Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. {Valleys}. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.       val[82]e, valede, F. vall[82]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,       valles. See {Vale}.]       1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;             the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions             intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a             stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or             both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.                         The valley of the shadow of death.      --Ps. xxiii.                                                                               4.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually                the results of erosion by water, and are called                {gorges}, {ravines}, {ca[a4]ons}, {gulches}, etc.          2. (Arch.)             (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which                   have their plates running in different directions, and                   form on the plan a re[89]ntrant angle.             (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on                   a flat roof.          {Valley board} (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead             gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead             gutter are not usual in the United States.          {Valley rafter}, [or] {Valley piece} (Arch.), the rafter             which supports the valley.          {Valley roof} (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See             {Valley}, 2, above.
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Value \Val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valued}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Valuing}.]       1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain             price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number,             power, importance, etc.                         The mind doth value every moment.      --Bacon.                         The queen is valued thirty thousand strong. --Shak.                         The king must take it ill, That he's so slightly                      valued in his messenger.                     --Shak.                         Neither of them valued their promises according to                      rules of honor or integrity.               --Clarendon.          2. To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect             and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one             for his works or his virtues.                         Which of the dukes he values most.      --Shak.          3. To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either             real or apparent; to enhance in value. [Obs.]                         Some value themselves to their country by jealousies                      of the crown.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          4. To be worth; to be equal to in value. [Obs.]                         The peace between the French and us not values The                      cost that did conclude it.                  --Shak.          Syn: To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard;                estimate; prize; appreciate.
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Value \Val"ue\, n. [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p. valu, to be       worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See       {Valiant}.]       1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which             it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such             property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility;             importance.
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Value \Val"ue\, n.       1.             (a) That property of a color by which it is distinguished                   as bright or dark; luminosity.             (b) Degree of lightness as conditioned by the presence of                   white or pale color, or their opposites.          2. (Math.) Any particular quantitative determination; as, a             function's value for some special value of its argument.          3. [pl.] The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treatment             from any mass or compound; specif., the precious metals             contained in rock, gravel, or the like; as, the vein             carries good values; the values on the hanging walls.
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Veal \Veal\, n.[OE. veel, OF. veel, F. veau, L. vitellus, dim.       of vitulus a calf; akin to E. wether. See {Wether}, and cf.       {Vellum}, {Vituline}.]       The flesh of a calf when killed and used for food.
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Vail \Vail\, v. i.       To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by       yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and       {veil}.] [Obs.]                   Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.                                                                               --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]       [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]       1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]                         Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have                      said, a maid!                                    --Shak.          2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,             submission, or the like.                         France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.                         Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any                      reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.                                                                               --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\ (v[amac]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L.       velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to       bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship       on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view,             and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen,             usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to             hide or protect the face.                         The veil of the temple was rent in twain. --Matt.                                                                               xxvii. 51.                         She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her                      unadorn[82]d golden tresses wore.      --Milton.          2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.                         [I will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the                      so seeming Mistress Page.                  --Shak.          3. (Bot.)             (a) The calyptra of mosses.             (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a                   mushroom with the stalk; -- called also {velum}.          4. (Eccl.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's             veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velum}, 3.          {To take the veil} (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a             veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to             become a nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil},       n.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.                         Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love,                      sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton.          2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.                         To keep your great pretenses veiled.   --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. i.       To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by       yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and       {veil}.] [Obs.]                   Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.                                                                               --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]       [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]       1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]                         Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have                      said, a maid!                                    --Shak.          2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,             submission, or the like.                         France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.                         Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any                      reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.                                                                               --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\ (v[amac]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L.       velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to       bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship       on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view,             and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen,             usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to             hide or protect the face.                         The veil of the temple was rent in twain. --Matt.                                                                               xxvii. 51.                         She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her                      unadorn[82]d golden tresses wore.      --Milton.          2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.                         [I will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the                      so seeming Mistress Page.                  --Shak.          3. (Bot.)             (a) The calyptra of mosses.             (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a                   mushroom with the stalk; -- called also {velum}.          4. (Eccl.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's             veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velum}, 3.          {To take the veil} (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a             veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to             become a nun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil},       n.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.                         Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love,                      sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton.          2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.                         To keep your great pretenses veiled.   --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Velum \[d8]Ve"lum\, n.; pl. {Vela}. [L., an awning, a veil.       See {Veil}.]       1. (Anat.) Curtain or covering; -- applied to various             membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See             under {Palate}.          2. (Bot.)             (a) See {Veil}, n., 3             (b) .             (b) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of                   quillworts {Isoetes}).          3. (Zo[94]l.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially:             (a) The circular membrane that partially incloses the                   space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medus[91].             (b) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum                   of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of {Protozoa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vele \Vele\, n.       A veil. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vell \Vell\, n. [Cf. L. vellus the skin of a sheep with the wool       on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt, or E. fell a hide.]       The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet       bag. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vell \Vell\, v. i. [Cf. {Vell}, n.]       To cut the turf from, as for burning. [Prov. Eng.]       --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vial \Vi"al\, n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See {Phial}.]       A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with       a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a       vial of medicine. [Written also {phial}.]                   Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this                distilled liquor thou off.                     --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.]       To put in a vial or vials. [bd]Precious vialed liquors.[b8]       --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vielle \Vi*elle"\, n. [F. Cf. {Viol}.]       An old stringed instrument played upon with a wheel; a       hurdy-gurdy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
View \View\, n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p.       veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See {Vision},       and cl. {Interview}, {Purview}, {Review}, {Vista}.]       1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey;             examination by the eye; inspection.                         Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.                                                                               --Milton.                         Objects near our view are thought greater than those                      of a larger size are more remote.      --Locke.                         Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden.          2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as,             a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.                         I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. --Shak.          3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or             range of sight; extent of prospect.                         The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. --Dryden.          4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the             natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view             from a window.                         'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.                                                                               --Campbell.          5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch,             [?]ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.          6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension;             conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of             the policy which ought to be pursued.                         To give a right view of this mistaken part of                      liberty.                                             --Locke.          7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object,             aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view             of escaping.                         No man sets himself about anything but upon some                      view or other which serves him for a reason.                                                                               --Locke.          8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]                         [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled,                      before we never knew.                        --Waller.          {Field of view}. See under {Field}.          {Point of view}. See under {Point}.          {To have in view}, to have in mind as an incident, object, or             aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.          {View halloo}, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the             fox break cover.          {View of frankpledge} (Law), a court of record, held in a             hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the             leet. --Blackstone.          {View of premises} (Law), the inspection by the jury of the             place where a litigated transaction is said to have             occurred.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viewly \View"ly\, Viewsome \View"some\, a.       Pleasing to the sight; sightly. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vile \Vile\, a. [Comp. {Viler}; superl. {Vilest}.] [OE. vil, F.       vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]       1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.                         A poor man in vile raiment.               --James ii. 2.                         The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or                      of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more                      vile than the science of physic.         --Ridley.                         The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.                                                                               --Abp. Abbot.          2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the             sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. [bd]Such vile             base practices.[b8] --Shak.                         Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job                                                                               xl. 4.          Syn: See {Base}. -- {Vile"ly}, adv. -- {Vile"ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vill \Vill\, n. [OF. ville, vile, a village, F. ville a town,       city. See {Villa}.]       A small collection of houses; a village. [bd]Every manor,       town, or vill.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.                   Not should e'er the crested fowl From thorp or vill his                matins sound for me.                              --Wordsworth.          Note: A word of various significations in English, law; as, a                manor; a tithing; a town; a township; a parish; a part                of a parish; a village. The original meaning of vill,                in England, seems to have been derived from the Roman                sense of the term villa, a single country residence or                farm; a manor. Later, the term was applied only to a                collection of houses more than two, and hence came to                comprehend towns. Burrill. The statute of Exeter, 14                Edward I., mentions entire-vills, demivills, and                hamlets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. {Villas}. [L. villa, LL. also village,       dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See       {Vicinity}, and cf. {Vill}, {Village}, {Villain}.]       A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some       pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Villus \[d8]Vil"lus\, n.; pl. {Villi}. [L., shaggy hair, a       tuft of hair.]       1. (Anat.) One of the minute papillary processes on certain             vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the             lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve             to increase the absorbing surface.          2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of             velvet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viol \Vi"ol\, n. [F. viole; cf. Pr. viola, viula, Sp., Pg., &       It. viola, LL. vitula; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L.       vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful,       perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (vitulus; cf.       {Veal}). Cf. {Fiddle}, {Vielle}, 2d {Viola}, {Violin}.]       1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of             the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six             strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished             with frets for stopping the strings.                         Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or                      viol still, more apt for mournful things. --Milton.          Note: The name is now applied as a general term to designate                instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, bass                viol, etc.          2. (Naut.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.             [Written also {voyal}, and {voyal}.] --Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voyol \Voy"ol\, n. (Naut.)       (a) See {Viol}, 2.       (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also             {viol}, and {voyal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viol \Vi"ol\, n. [F. viole; cf. Pr. viola, viula, Sp., Pg., &       It. viola, LL. vitula; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L.       vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful,       perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (vitulus; cf.       {Veal}). Cf. {Fiddle}, {Vielle}, 2d {Viola}, {Violin}.]       1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of             the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six             strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished             with frets for stopping the strings.                         Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or                      viol still, more apt for mournful things. --Milton.          Note: The name is now applied as a general term to designate                instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, bass                viol, etc.          2. (Naut.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.             [Written also {voyal}, and {voyal}.] --Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voyol \Voy"ol\, n. (Naut.)       (a) See {Viol}, 2.       (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also             {viol}, and {voyal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [It. See {Viol}.] (Mus.)       An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but       larger, and a fifth lower in compass.          {[d8]Viola da braccio} [It., viol for the arm], the tenor             viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is             written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the             {alto}.          {[d8]Viola da gamba} [It., viol for the leg], an instrument             resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the             knees. It is now rarely used.          {[d8]Viola da spalla} [It., viol for the shoulder], an             instrument formerly used, resembling the viola, and             intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da             gamba.          {[d8]Viola di amore} [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole             d'amour], a viol, larger than the viola, having catgut             strings upon, and brass or steel wires under, the             keyboard. These, sounding sympathetically with the             strings, yield a peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is             now seldom used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viole \Vi"ole\, n.       A vial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. [F.]       A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, v. i. (Card Playing)       To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to       {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily       {Arvicolin[91]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a       short hairy tail.          Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola                amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The                short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and                Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A.                arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A.                [d2]conomus}), are important European species. The                common species of the Eastern United States ({A.                riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie                mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious                to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volley \Vol"ley\, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[82]e; flight, a       volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L.       volare. See {Volatile}.]       1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the             simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.                         Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew.   --Milton.                         Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.                                                                               --Byron.          2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley             of words. [bd]This volley of oaths.[b8] --B. Jonson.                         Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. --Pope.          3.             (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the                   ground.             (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the                   wicket.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volley \Vol"ley\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volleyed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Volleying}.]       To discharge with, or as with, a volley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volley \Vol"ley\, v. i.       1. To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged             in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or             volleys. --Tennyson.          2.             (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the                   ground.             (b)             (Cricket) To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.                            --R. A. Proctor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volow \Vol"ow\, v. t. [From the answer, Volo I will, in the       baptismal service. --Richardson (Dict.).]       To baptize; -- used in contempt by the Reformers. [Obs.]       --Tyndale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vowel \Vow"el\, a.       Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vowel \Vow"el\, n. [F. voyelle, or an OF. form without y, L.       vocalis (sc. littera), from vocalis sounding, from vox,       vocis, a voice, sound. See {Vocal}.] (Phon.)       A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by       resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each       case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character       or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a       {consonant} in that the latter, whether made with or without       vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind       of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or       character which represents such a sound. See Guide to       Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 146-149.          Note: In the English language, the written vowels are a, e,                i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. The spoken vowels are                much more numerous.          {Close vowel}. See under {Close}, a.          {Vowel point}. See under {Point}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viol \Vi"ol\, n. [F. viole; cf. Pr. viola, viula, Sp., Pg., &       It. viola, LL. vitula; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L.       vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful,       perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (vitulus; cf.       {Veal}). Cf. {Fiddle}, {Vielle}, 2d {Viola}, {Violin}.]       1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of             the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six             strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished             with frets for stopping the strings.                         Me softer airs befit, and softer strings Of lute, or                      viol still, more apt for mournful things. --Milton.          Note: The name is now applied as a general term to designate                instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, bass                viol, etc.          2. (Naut.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.             [Written also {voyal}, and {voyal}.] --Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voyol \Voy"ol\, n. (Naut.)       (a) See {Viol}, 2.       (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also             {viol}, and {voyal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voyol \Voy"ol\, n. (Naut.)       (a) See {Viol}, 2.       (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also             {viol}, and {voyal}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vail, AZ       Zip code(s): 85641    Vail, CO (town, FIPS 80040)       Location: 39.63948 N, 106.35770 W       Population (1990): 3659 (6102 housing units)       Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 81657    Vail, IA (city, FIPS 80130)       Location: 42.05976 N, 95.20060 W       Population (1990): 388 (176 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51465
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vale, NC       Zip code(s): 28168    Vale, OR (city, FIPS 76600)       Location: 43.98311 N, 117.24053 W       Population (1990): 1491 (627 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97918    Vale, SD       Zip code(s): 57788
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valley, AL (city, FIPS 78204)       Location: 32.80904 N, 85.17302 W       Population (1990): 8173 (3482 housing units)       Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36854    Valley, NE (city, FIPS 50020)       Location: 41.31303 N, 96.34603 W       Population (1990): 1775 (756 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68064    Valley, WA       Zip code(s): 99181
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valley Hi, OH (village, FIPS 79226)       Location: 40.31615 N, 83.67304 W       Population (1990): 217 (98 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valley-Hi, PA (borough, FIPS 79644)       Location: 40.02702 N, 78.19082 W       Population (1990): 19 (26 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Viola, AR (town, FIPS 72140)       Location: 36.39616 N, 91.98494 W       Population (1990): 320 (152 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72583    Viola, DE (town, FIPS 74330)       Location: 39.04211 N, 75.57195 W       Population (1990): 153 (58 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 19979    Viola, ID       Zip code(s): 83872    Viola, IL (village, FIPS 78123)       Location: 41.20524 N, 90.58741 W       Population (1990): 964 (399 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61486    Viola, KS (city, FIPS 74025)       Location: 37.48246 N, 97.64456 W       Population (1990): 185 (69 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67149    Viola, MN       Zip code(s): 55934    Viola, NY (CDP, FIPS 77574)       Location: 41.12938 N, 74.08247 W       Population (1990): 4504 (1370 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Viola, TN (town, FIPS 77400)       Location: 35.53803 N, 85.86063 W       Population (1990): 123 (55 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Viola, WI (village, FIPS 82900)       Location: 43.50756 N, 90.67311 W       Population (1990): 644 (306 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54664
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VAL          1. Value-oriented Algorithmic Language.   J.B. Dennis, MIT       1979.   Single assignment language, designed for MIT dataflow       machine.   Based on CLU, has iteration and error handling,       lacking in recursion and I/O.   "A Value- Oriented Algorithmic       Language", W.B. Ackermann et al, MIT LCS TR-218, June 1979.       "The VAL Language: Description and Analysis", J.R. McGraw,       TOPLAS 4(1):44-82 (Jan 1982).          2. Variable Assembly Language.       Unimation.   Language for industrial robots.   Version: VAL II -       "VAL II: A New Robot Control System for Automatic       Manufacturing", B.E. Shimano et al, Proc IEEE Intl Conf on       Robotics 1984, pp.278-292.          3. VHDL Annotation Language.   Stanford.       {(ftp://wilbur.stanford.edu/pub/valbin-sun3-4.0-0.1.3.tar.Z)}.       Source in Ada available from Larry M. Augustin       .
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
value          {brightness}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
vbell          {visible bell}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VEL          See {LISP70}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VHLL          Very-{High-Level Language}.          A {bondage-and-discipline language} that the speaker happens       to like; {Prolog} and Backus's {FP} are often called VHLLs.          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Viola          An experimental {hypercard}-like interpreted {hypertext}       system by Pei Y. Wei of {Berkeley}.          (1994-11-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VLIW          {Very Long Instruction Word}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VPL          1. {visual programming} language.          ["VPL: An Active, Declarative Visual Programming System,       D. Lau-Kee et al, 1991 IEEE Workshop on Vis Langs, Oct 1991,       pp. 40-46].          2. A {dataflow} language for interactive image processing.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Valley       (1.) Heb. bik'ah, a "cleft" of the mountains (Deut. 8:7; 11:11;       Ps. 104:8; Isa. 41:18); also a low plain bounded by mountains,       as the plain of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon around the sources       of the Jordan (Josh. 11:17; 12:7), and the valley of Megiddo (2       Chr. 35:22).                (2.) 'Emek, "deep;" "a long, low plain" (Job 39:10, 21; Ps.       65:13; Cant. 2:1), such as the plain of Esdraelon; the "valley       of giants" (Josh. 15:8), usually translated "valley of Rephaim"       (2 Sam. 5:18); of Elah (1 Sam. 17:2), of Berachah (2 Chr.       20:26); the king's "dale" (Gen. 14:17); of Jehoshaphat (Joel       3:2, 12), of Achor (Josh. 7:24; Isa. 65:10), Succoth (Ps. 60:6),       Ajalon (Josh. 10:12), Jezreel (Hos. 1:5).                (3.) Ge, "a bursting," a "flowing together," a narrow glen or       ravine, such as the valley of the children of Hinnom (2 Kings       23:10); of Eshcol (Deut. 1:24); of Sorek (Judg. 16:4), etc.                The "valley of vision" (Isa. 22:1) is usually regarded as       denoting Jerusalem, which "may be so called," says Barnes (Com.       on Isa.), "either (1) because there were several valleys within       the city and adjacent to it, as the vale between Mount Zion and       Moriah, the vale between Mount Moriah and Mount Ophel, between       these and Mount Bezetha, and the valley of Jehoshaphat, the       valley of the brook Kidron, etc., without the walls of the city;       or (2) more probably it was called the valley in reference to       its being compassed with hills rising to a considerable       elevation above the city" (Ps. 125:2; comp. also Jer. 21:13,       where Jerusalem is called a "valley").                (4.) Heb. nahal, a wady or water-course (Gen. 26:19; Cant.       6:11).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Viol       Heb. nebel (Isa. 5:12, R.V., "lute;" 14:11), a musical       instrument, usually rendered "psaltery" (q.v.)