V-J Day
         n 1: the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn:
               {V-J Day}, {15 August 1945}]

English Dictionary: viscid	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacate v leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" Synonym(s): vacate, resign, renounce, give up leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" Synonym(s): vacate, empty, abandon cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" Synonym(s): revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuity n the absence of matter Synonym(s): vacuum, vacuity a region that is devoid of matter Synonym(s): vacuum, vacuity total lack of meaning or ideas Synonym(s): inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vaquita n a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species Synonym(s): vaquita, Phocoena sinus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vast adj unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge Synonym(s): huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vege out v engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" Synonym(s): vege out, vegetate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vest n a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: vest, waistcoat] a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body Synonym(s): singlet, vest, undershirt v provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" Synonym(s): invest, vest, enthrone Antonym(s): disinvest, divest place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons" become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees" clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes Synonym(s): vest, robe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vesta n (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vexed adj troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" Synonym(s): annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viscid adj having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visit n the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit" a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist" the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist" a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) Synonym(s): sojourn, visit v go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" Synonym(s): visit, see go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?" Synonym(s): travel to, visit pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" Synonym(s): visit, call in, call come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" Synonym(s): visit, inspect impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" Synonym(s): inflict, bring down, visit, impose talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" Synonym(s): chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vista n the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" Synonym(s): view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voiced adj produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; Synonym(s): voiced, sonant, soft Antonym(s): hard, surd, unvoiced, voiceless
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacate \Va"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Vacating}.] [L. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. See {Vacant}.]       1. To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or             occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James             had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the             house.          2. To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no             authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a             charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause.                         That after act vacating the authority of the                      precedent.                                          --Eikon                                                                               Basilike.                         The necessity of observing the Jewish Sabbath was                      Vacated by the apostolical institution of the Lord's                      Day.                                                   --R. Nelson.          3. To defeat; to put an end to. [R.]                         He vacates my revenge.                        --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacuate \Vac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. vacuatus, p. p. of vacuare to       empty, from vacuus empty. See {Vacant}.]       To make void, or empty. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacuity \Va*cu"i*ty\, n. [L. vacuitas. See {Vacuous}.]       1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled;             emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of             countenance.                         Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a                      fresh supply of aliment.                     --Arbuthnot.          2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an             invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.                         A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of                      matter.                                             --Bentley.                         God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill                      every vacuity of our soul.                  --Rogers.          3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.]                         Their expectations will meet with vacuity.                                                                               --Glanvill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vast \Vast\, a. [Compar. {Vaster}; superl. {Vastest}.] [L.       vastus empty, waste, enormous, immense: cf. F. vaste. See       {Waste}, and cf. {Devastate}.]       1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. [Obs.]                         The empty, vast, and wandering air.   --Shak.          2. Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in             bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast             mountains; the vast empire of Russia.                         Through the vast and boundless deep.   --Milton.          3. Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast             army; a vast sum of money.          4. Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.          Syn: Enormous; huge; immense; mighty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vast \Vast\, n.       A waste region; boundless space; immensity. [bd]The watery       vast.[b8] --Pope.                   Michael bid sound The archangel trumpet. Through the                vast of heaven It sounded.                     --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vasty \Vas"ty\, a. [From {Vast}.]       Vast; immense. [R.]                   I can call spirits from the vasty deep.   --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vegete \Ve*gete"\, a. [L. vegetus. See {Vegetable}.]       Lively; active; sprightly; vigorous. [Obs.]                   Even her body was made airy and vegete.   --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vest \Vest\, n. [L. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to Goth.       wasti, and E. wear: cf. F. veste. See {Wear} to carry on the       person, and cf. {Divest}, {Invest}, {Travesty}.]       1. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer             garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.                         In state attended by her maiden train, Who bore the                      vests that holy rites require.            --Dryden.          2. Any outer covering; array; garb.                         Not seldom clothed in radiant vest Deceitfully goes                      forth the morn.                                 --Wordsworth.          3. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for             men, worn under the coat.          Syn: Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat.          Usage: {Vest}, {Waistcoat}. In England, the original word                   waistcoat is generally used for the body garment worn                   over the shirt and immediately under the coat. In the                   United States this garment is commonly called a vest,                   and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an                   under-garment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vest \Vest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vested}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Vesting}.] [Cf. L. vestire, vestitum, OF. vestir, F.       v[88]tir. See {Vest}, n.]       1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to             dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.                         Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.                                                                               --Milton.                         With ether vested, and a purple sky.   --Dryden.          2. To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in             possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed             by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court             with power to try cases of life and death.                         Had I been vested with the monarch's power. --Prior.          3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some             person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in             before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is             vested in the king, or in the courts.                         Empire and dominion was [were] vested in him.                                                                               --Locke.          4. To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or             houses. [R.]          5. (Law) To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with             an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right             of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested             in possession. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vest \Vest\, v. i.       To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title       or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the       ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in       the heir at law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vesta \Ves"ta\, n. [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. [?] Vesta, [?] the       hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr. ush to burn (see       East), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and E. was.]       1. (Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities of the ancient             Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin,             and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on             it, and the family round it.          2. (Astron.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by             Olbers in 1807.          3. A wax friction match. --Simmonds.
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]:
Vexed \Vexed\, a.       1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.          2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed             question.
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]:
Viced \Viced\, a.       Vicious; corrupt. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicety \Vi"ce*ty\, n. [From {Vice} a fault.]       Fault; defect; coarseness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viciate \Vi"ci*ate\, v. t.       See {Vitiate}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vitiate \Vi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate,       fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also       {viciate}.]       1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render             defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to             impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration             vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air.                         A will vitiated and growth out of love with the                      truth disposes the understanding to error and                      delusion.                                          --South.                         Without care it may be used to vitiate our minds.                                                                               --Burke.                         This undistinguishing complaisance will vitiate the                      taste of readers.                              --Garth.          2. To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to             make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of             an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue             influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud             vitiates a contract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viciate \Vi"ci*ate\, v. t.       See {Vitiate}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vitiate \Vi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate,       fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also       {viciate}.]       1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render             defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to             impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration             vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air.                         A will vitiated and growth out of love with the                      truth disposes the understanding to error and                      delusion.                                          --South.                         Without care it may be used to vitiate our minds.                                                                               --Burke.                         This undistinguishing complaisance will vitiate the                      taste of readers.                              --Garth.          2. To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to             make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of             an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue             influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud             vitiates a contract.
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]:
Viscid \Vis"cid\, a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe,       birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr.       [?]: cf. F. viscide.]       Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous       consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy;       as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visit \Vis"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visited}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Visiting}.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to       see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See {Vision.}]       1. To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship,             business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as,             the physician visits his patient.          2. Specifically: To go or come to see for inspection,             examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to             inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent             visits persons or works under his charge.          3. (Script.) To come to for the purpose of chastising,             rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or             retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in             mercy; to visit one in wrath.                         [God] hath visited and redeemed his people. --Like                                                                               i. 68.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visit \Vis"it\, v. i.       To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to       practice calling on others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visit \Vis"it\, n. [Cf. F. visite. See {Visit}, v. t., and cf.       {Visite}.]       1. The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a             brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity,             or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of             civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a             physician.          2. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal             inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a             trustee or inspector.          {Right of visit} (Internat. Law), the right of visitation.             See {Visitation}, 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visite \Vi*site"\, n. [F. See {Visit}, n.]       A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in       summer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vista \Vis"ta\, n.; pl. {Vistas}. [It., sight, view, fr. vedere,       p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See       {View}, {Vision}.]       A view; especially, a view through or between intervening       objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or       the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the       avenue.                   The finished garden to the view Its vistas opens, and                its alleys green.                                    --Thomson.                   In the groves of their academy, at the end of every                vista, you see nothing but the gallows.   --Burke.                   The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his                window.                                                   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visto \Vis"to\, n.       A vista; a prospect. [R.] --Gay.                   Through the long visto of a thousand years. --Young.
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]:
Voiced \Voiced\, a.       1. Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.          2. (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of             the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with             the glottis narrowed.          {Voiced stop}, {Voice stop} (Phon.), a stopped consonant made             with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are             closed at some point; a sonant mute, as b, d, g hard.
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]:
Veguita, NM       Zip code(s): 87062
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vest, KY       Zip code(s): 41772
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vesta, MN (city, FIPS 66982)       Location: 44.50645 N, 95.41371 W       Population (1990): 302 (140 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56292
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vista, CA (city, FIPS 82996)       Location: 33.18878 N, 117.23822 W       Population (1990): 71872 (27418 housing units)       Area: 46.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92083, 92084    Vista, MO (village, FIPS 76390)       Location: 37.98879 N, 93.66383 W       Population (1990): 50 (25 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VAXset          A set of software development tools from DEC, including a       language-sensitive editor, compilers etc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VCID          {Virtual Circuit Identifier}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VCODE          1. The {intermediate language} used in the compilation of       {NESL}.          ["Implementation of a Portable Nested Data-Parallel Language",       Guy Blelloch et al, in Fourth ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Princ       and Practice of Parallel Programming, ACM, 1993].          2. The {intermediate language} used in the compilation of       {C+@}.          (1995-01-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
V.FAST          {V.34}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
vhost          {virtual host}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
visit          To process a {node} while {traversing} a       {graph}.          (2001-09-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VSAT          {Very Small Aperture Terminal}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VSTa          {Valencia Simple Tasker}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VxD          {Virtual Device Driver}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Vashti       beautiful, the queen of Ahasuerus, who was deposed from her       royal dignity because she refused to obey the king when he       desired her to appear in the banqueting hall of Shushan the       palace (Esther 1:10-12). (See {ESTHER}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Vashti, that drinks; thread