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   valetudinarian
         adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a
                  valetudinarian [syn: {valetudinarian}, {valetudinary}]
         n 1: weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned
               with his or her health

English Dictionary: vaulted	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valetudinarianism n the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) Synonym(s): infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valetudinary adj of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian Synonym(s): valetudinarian, valetudinary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validate v declare or make legally valid [syn: validate, formalize, formalise] Antonym(s): annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something Antonym(s): invalidate, nullify give evidence for Synonym(s): validate, corroborate make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket" Antonym(s): invalidate, vitiate, void
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validated adj declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validating adj serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" Synonym(s): collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validation n the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something Synonym(s): validation, proof, substantiation the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof Synonym(s): establishment, validation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validatory adj serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" Synonym(s): collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validity n the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency, validity, rigor, rigour] the quality of having legal force or effectiveness Synonym(s): validity, validness the property of being strong and healthy in constitution Synonym(s): robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
value-added tax n a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production Synonym(s): VAT, value-added tax, ad valorem tax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vaulted adj having a hemispherical vault or dome [syn: domed, vaulted]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
violated adj treated irreverently or sacrilegiously [syn: profaned, violated]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
violet wood sorrel n perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers Synonym(s): violet wood sorrel, Oxalis violacea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voluted adj in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinarian \Val`etu`dina"ri*an\, a. [L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. val[82]tudinaire. See {Valiant}.] Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm. My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach. --Coleridge. The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinarian \Val`etu`dina"ri*an\, n. A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinarianism \Val`etu`dina"rianism\, n. The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinary \Val`etu"dinary\, a. Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. -- {Val`etu"dinari*ness}, n. It renders the habit of society dangerously. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinary \Val`etu"dinary\, a. Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. -- {Val`etu"dinari*ness}, n. It renders the habit of society dangerously. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinary \Val`etu"dina*ry\, n. A valetudinarian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valetudinous \Val`etu"dinous\, a. Valetudinarian. [Obs.] [bd]The valetudinous condition of King Edward.[b8] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Validate \Val"i*date\, v. t. [See {Valid}.] To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to. The chamber of deputies . . . refusing to validate at once the election of an official candidate. --London Spectator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Validation \Val`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. validation.] The act of giving validity. [R.] --Knowles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Validity \Valid"ity\, n. [Cf. F. validit[82], L. validitas strength.] 1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. 2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title. 3. Value. [Obs.] [bd]Rich validity.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaulted \Vault"ed\, a. 1. Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof. 2. Covered with an arch, or vault. 3. (Bot.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vault \Vault\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaulting}.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F. vo[96]ter. See {Vault} an arch.] 1. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court. The shady arch that vaulted the broad green alley. --Sir W. Scott. 2. [See {Vault}, v. i.] To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence. I will vault credit, and affect high pleasures. --Webster (1623).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velitation \Vel`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. velitatio, fr. velitari, velitatus, to skirmish, from veles, -itis, a light-armed soldier.] A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish. [R.] --Sir M. Hale. After a short velitation we parted. --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violet \Vi"o*let\, a. [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. {Violet shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Ianthina; -- called also {violet snail}. See {Ianthina}. {Violet wood}, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the {Andira violacea}, a tree of Guiana.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violet \Vi"o*let\, a. [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. {Violet shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Ianthina; -- called also {violet snail}. See {Ianthina}. {Violet wood}, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the {Andira violacea}, a tree of Guiana.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volitation \Vol`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. volitare, volitatum, to fly to and fro, v. freq. from volare to fly.] The act of flying; flight. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voltatype \Vol"ta*type\, n. [Voltaic + type.] An electrotype. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volutation \Vol`u*ta"tion\, n. [L. volutatio, from volutare to roll, wallow, verb freq. volvere, volutum, to roll.] A rolling of a body; a wallowing. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluted \Vo*lut"ed\, a. Having a volute, or spiral scroll.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
validation The stage in the {software life-cycle} at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Value Added Network (VAN) A privately owned {network} that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public networks. A Value Added Network's customers typically purchase {leased lines} that connect them to the network or they use a {dial-up number}, given by the network owner, to gain access to the network. (1998-11-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
value added reseller (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an {OEM}) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
value added retailer {value added reseller}