Oxford Basic American Dictionary

vile / vail / adjective ( vil - er , vil - est )

very unpleasant

What a vile smell! —SYNONYM horrible vil • la / ' vila / noun [ count ]

a pleasant house in the country, especially somewhere warm

vil • lage / ' viiid3 / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a very small town She lives in a village in the mountains.

vil • lain / 'vilan/ noun [ count ]

a bad person, usually in a book, play, or movie

vine / vain / noun [ count ]

the plant that produces grapes (= small fruits that we eat or use to make wine )

vin • e • gar / ' vinigar / noun [ noncount ]

a liquid with a strong, sharp taste that is used in cooking I mixed some oil and vinegar to put on the salad.

vine • yard / ' vinyard / noun [ count ]

a piece of land where grapes (= small round green or purple fruits ) are grown to make wine

vi • o • la / vi ' oula / noun [ count ] ( MUSIC ) a musical instrument like a large violin

vi .o lence О / ' vaialans / noun [ noncount ]

violent behavior

There's too much violence on TV.

force or power

the violence of the storm

vi .O .lent © / vaiolont/ adjective

strong and dangerous; causing physical harm Her husband was a violent man.

The protest march started peacefully but later turned violent.

► vi • o • lent • ly / ' vaialantli / adverb Did she behave violently toward you?

vi • o • let / ' vaialat / noun

[ count ] a small, purple flower

[ count, noncount ] a color that is between dark blue and purple

►vi • o • let adjective

violet eyes

vi • o • lin / |vaia 'lin / noun [ count ] ( MUSIC ) a musical instrument that you hold under your chin and play by moving a stick (called a bow ) across the strings

— Look at the picture at instrument .

VIP / |vi ai ' pi / noun [ count ]

a person who is famous or important. VIP is short for "very important person."

vir • gin / ' vard3an / noun [ count ]

a person who has never had sex

vir • tu • al aw Ц / ' vartfual / adjective

being almost or very nearly something He married a virtual stranger.

( COMPUTERS ) made to appear to exist by a computer ►vir • tu • al • ly AWL / ' vartjuali / adverb

The two boys look virtually (= almost ) the same.

vir • tu • al re • al •i • ty / ^artM ri ' abti /

noun [ noncount ]

( COMPUTERS ) computer images that seem to be all around you and seem almost real

vir • tue / ' vartfu/ noun [ count ]

behavior that shows high moral standards; a good quality or habit a life of virtue He has many virtues.

vi • rus / ' vairas / noun [count] ( plural vi - rus - es ) 1 ( HEALTH , BIOLOGY ) a living thing that is too small to see, but that can make you sick a flu virus 2 ( COMPUTERS ) a program that enters your computer and stops it from working correctly

vi • sa / ' viza / noun [ count ]

an official piece of paper or mark in your passport to show that you can go into a country

vis • i • ble aw / ' vizabl / ^

If something is visible , you can see it Stars are only visible at night.

—ANTONYM invisible

vi • sion AWL / vi3n / noun

[ noncount ] the power to see

He wears glasses because he has poor vision.

—SYNONYM sight

[ count ] a picture in your mind; a dream They have a vision of a world without war.

ViS .it О / vizot/ verb ( vis its , vis - it - ing , vis - it ed )

to go to see a person or place for a short time

When you go to Chicago you must visit the Field Museum.

She visited me in the hospital.

►vis • it noun [ count ]

This is my first visit to New York.

He promised to pay us a visit next year.

ViS . i .tOr Ф / vizotor/ noun [ count ]

a person who goes to see another person or a place for a short time

The old lady never has any visitors. Millions of visitors come to Orlando every year.

vi • sor / ' vaizar / noun [ count ]