viscous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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n 1: brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices

English Dictionary: viscous	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacuous adj devoid of intelligence [syn: asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous] devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" Synonym(s): empty, hollow, vacuous devoid of matter; "a vacuous space" void of expression; "a blank stare" Synonym(s): blank, vacuous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vagus n a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera Synonym(s): vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vaisakha n the second month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Baisakh, Vaisakha]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vesica n a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) Synonym(s): bladder, vesica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vicious adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" Synonym(s): barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious having the nature of vice Synonym(s): evil, vicious bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" Synonym(s): condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" Synonym(s): poisonous, venomous, vicious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vieques n a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visage n the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) Synonym(s): countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" Synonym(s): countenance, visage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Viscaceae n in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae Synonym(s): Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viscacha n gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas Synonym(s): viscacha, chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viscose n a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda Synonym(s): cellulose xanthate, viscose a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers Synonym(s): viscose rayon, viscose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viscous adj having a relatively high resistance to flow [syn: syrupy, viscous] having the sticky properties of an adhesive Synonym(s): gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viscus n a main organ that is situated inside the body [syn: internal organ, viscus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voguish adj elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" Synonym(s): chic, smart, voguish in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology" Synonym(s): trendy, voguish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
VX gas n a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release; "VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacuous \Vac"u*ous\, a. [L. vacuus. See {Vacant}.] Empty; unfilled; void; vacant. Boundless the deep, because I am who fill Infinitude; nor vacuous the space. --Milton. That the few may lead selfish and vacuous days. --J. Morley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vagous \Va"gous\, a. [L. vagus. See {Vague}.] Wandering; unsettled. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vesico- \Ves"i*co-\ A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the bladder; as in vesicoprostatic, vesicovaginal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vesses \Ves"ses\, Vessets \Ves"sets\, n. A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicious \Vi"cious\, a. [OF. vicious, F. vicieux, fr. L. vitiosus, fr. vitium vice. See {Vice} a fault.] 1. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect. Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. --Shak. The title of these lords was vicious in its origin. --Burke. A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. --De Quincey. 2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct. Who . . . heard this heavy curse, Servant of servants, on his vicious race. --Milton. 3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. --Dryden. 4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms. 5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse. 6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. [Colloq.] Syn: Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved. -- {Vi"ciously}, adv. -- {Vi"ciousness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), n. [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing, a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See {Vision}.] The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face. --Chaucer. [bd]A visage of demand.[b8] --Shak. His visage was so marred more than any man. --Isa. lii. 14. Love and beauty still that visage grace. --Waller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), v. t. To face. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha}, {vishatscha}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viscous \Vis"cous\, a. [L. viscosus. See {Viscid}.] Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. -- {Vis"cousness}, n. Note: There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between viscous* and viscid.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Va]zquez, PR (comunidad, FIPS 85111) Location: 18.06769 N, 66.23910 W Population (1990): 2182 (749 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vieques, PR (comunidad, FIPS 85971) Location: 18.42840 N, 65.83539 W Population (1990): 3971 (1154 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)