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   valise
         n 1: a small overnight bag for short trips

English Dictionary: village by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valley oak
n
  1. tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
    Synonym(s): California white oak, valley oak, valley white oak, roble, Quercus lobata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Valois
n
  1. French royal house from 1328 to 1589
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valse
n
  1. a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
    Synonym(s): waltz, valse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
values
n
  1. beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viewless
adj
  1. not having or expressing opinions or views
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
village
n
  1. a community of people smaller than a town [syn: village, small town, settlement]
  2. a settlement smaller than a town
    Synonym(s): village, hamlet
  3. a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
    Synonym(s): Greenwich Village, Village
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
villus
n
  1. a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Violaceae
n
  1. a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
    Synonym(s): Violaceae, family Violaceae, violet family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Volga
n
  1. a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea
    Synonym(s): Volga, Volga River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vowelise
v
  1. pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
    Synonym(s): vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vowelize
v
  1. pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
    Synonym(s): vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vowellike
adj
  1. having characteristics of a vowel sound; "the vowellike nature of `r'"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valise \Va*lise"\, n. [F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija,
      LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through
      (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a
      knapsack.]
      A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of
      other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles,
      etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Veilless \Veil"less\, a.
      Having no veil. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Viewless \View"less\, a.
      Not perceivable by the eye; invisible; unseen. [bd]Viewless
      winds.[b8] --Shak.
  
               Swift through the valves the visionary fair Repassed,
               and viewless mixed with common air.         --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Village \Vil"lage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. L. villaticus belonging
      to a country house or villa. See {Villa}, and cf.
      {Villatic}.]
      A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town
      or city.
  
      {Village cart}, a kind of two-wheeled pleasure carriage
            without a top.
  
      Syn: {Village}, {Hamlet}, {Town}, {City}.
  
      Usage: In England, a hamlet denotes a collection of houses,
                  too small to have a parish church. A village has a
                  church, but no market. A town has both a market and a
                  church or churches. A city is, in the legal sense, an
                  incorporated borough town, which is, or has been, the
                  place of a bishop's see. In the United States these
                  distinctions do not hold.

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]:
   Villose \Vil*lose"\, a. (Bot.)
      See {Villous}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Villous \Vil"lous\, a. [L. villosus: cf. F. villeux. Cf.
      {Velvet}.]
      1. Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly
            substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy.
  
      2. (Anat.) Furnished or clothed with villi.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Violous \Vi"o*lous\, a.
      Violent. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Volage \Vo*lage"\, a. [F.]
      Light; giddy. [Obs.]
  
               They wroughten all their lust volage.      --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Volge \Volge\, n. [L. vulgus.]
      The common sort of people; the crowd; the mob. [Obs.]
      --Fuller.

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]:
   Vowelish \Vow"el*ish\, a.
      Of the nature of a vowel. [R.] [bd]The power [of w] is always
      vowelish.[b8] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vowelize \Vow"el*ize\, v. t.
      To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Vallejo, CA (city, FIPS 81666)
      Location: 38.10747 N, 122.26419 W
      Population (1990): 109199 (39902 housing units)
      Area: 78.3 sq km (land), 48.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 94590, 94591

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Valois, NY
      Zip code(s): 14888

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Vilas, CO (town, FIPS 81030)
      Location: 37.37412 N, 102.44646 W
      Population (1990): 105 (53 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 81087
   Vilas, NC
      Zip code(s): 28692
   Vilas, SD (town, FIPS 67340)
      Location: 44.00851 N, 97.59569 W
      Population (1990): 28 (12 housing units)
      Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Village, AR
      Zip code(s): 71769
   Village, TX
      Zip code(s): 75205

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Villas, FL (CDP, FIPS 74512)
      Location: 26.55002 N, 81.86902 W
      Population (1990): 9898 (5773 housing units)
      Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
   Villas, NJ (CDP, FIPS 76010)
      Location: 39.01558 N, 74.93668 W
      Population (1990): 8136 (5549 housing units)
      Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08251

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Villisca, IA (city, FIPS 80985)
      Location: 40.93101 N, 94.97789 W
      Population (1990): 1332 (638 housing units)
      Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50864

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Volga, IA (city, FIPS 81345)
      Location: 42.80252 N, 91.54293 W
      Population (1990): 306 (136 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52077
   Volga, SD (city, FIPS 67700)
      Location: 44.32327 N, 96.92259 W
      Population (1990): 1263 (503 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57071
   Volga, WV
      Zip code(s): 26238

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   VLSI
  
      {Very Large Scale Integration}
  
  
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