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Meanings of Veinstone:

noun

Another term for gangue.

Meanings of Veinstuff:

noun

Crystalline or earthy matter forming the bulk of the material in a vein and containing metallic ore.

Meanings of Vela:

noun

A membrane or membranous structure, typically covering another structure or partly obscuring an opening.

proper noun

A southern constellation (the sails), lying partly in the milky way between carina and pyxis and originally part of argo.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation vela.

Usage examples:

The star gamma velorum

Meanings of Velamen:

noun

An outer layer of empty cells in the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids and aroids.

Usage examples:

Over watering turns the velamen brown and mushy and the roots lose their ability to absorb water.

Meanings of Velamina:

noun

An outer layer of empty cells in the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids and aroids.

Usage examples:

Over watering turns the velamen brown and mushy and the roots lose their ability to absorb water.

Meanings of Velar:

adjective

Relating to a veil or velum.

Usage examples:

It is possible that the texas specimens are also instars and have not developed the velar frill of …

noun

A velar sound.

Usage examples:

His spelling of tree and leg shows that the proto-athabaskan velars had not yet become palatal affr…

Meanings of Velaria:

noun

A large awning used in ancient rome to shelter an amphitheatre from the weather.

Usage examples:

Canvas was chosen for its practicality and economy, also in respect for tradition, for it has been …

Meanings of Velarium:

noun

A large awning used in ancient rome to shelter an amphitheatre from the weather.

Usage examples:

Canvas was chosen for its practicality and economy, also in respect for tradition, for it has been …

Meanings of Velarization:

noun

A secondary articulation involving movement of the back of the tongue towards the velum.

Usage examples:

In russian velarized stops contrast with palatalized ones, and velarization is also contrastive in …

Meanings of Velarize:

verb

Pronounce (a speech sound) with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

Usage examples:

The / l / is velarized

Meanings of Velarized:

verb

Pronounce (a speech sound) with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

Usage examples:

The / l / is velarized

Meanings of Velarizes:

verb

Pronounce (a speech sound) with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

Usage examples:

The / l / is velarized

Meanings of Velarizing:

verb

Pronounce (a speech sound) with the back of the tongue near the soft palate.

Usage examples:

The / l / is velarized

Meanings of Velars:

noun

A velar sound.

Usage examples:

His spelling of tree and leg shows that the proto-athabaskan velars had not yet become palatal affr…

adjective

Relating to a veil or velum.

Usage examples:

It is possible that the texas specimens are also instars and have not developed the velar frill of …

Meanings of Velcro:

noun

A fastener for clothes or other items, consisting of two strips of thin plastic sheet, one covered with tiny loops and the other with tiny flexible hooks, which adhere when pressed together and can be separated when pulled apart.

Usage examples:

These days, string has been set aside in favor of nifty plastic packaging, velcro, and duct tape.

verb

Fasten, join, or fix with velcro.

Usage examples:

The doctor velcroed the top of badri's nightgown together

Meanings of Veld:

noun

Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern africa. it is conventionally divided by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld.

Usage examples:

South africa's eastern coastal zone has relatively high rainfall, but the western veld tapers into …

Meanings of Velds:

noun

Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern africa. it is conventionally divided by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld.

Usage examples:

South africa's eastern coastal zone has relatively high rainfall, but the western veld tapers into …

Meanings of Veldskoen:

noun

A strong suede or leather shoe or boot.

Usage examples:

He was dressed just as we were, in shirt and trousers and veldskoens, and he had dust all over him.

Meanings of Veldt:

noun

Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern africa. it is conventionally divided by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld.

Usage examples:

South africa's eastern coastal zone has relatively high rainfall, but the western veld tapers into …

Meanings of Veldts:

noun

Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern africa. it is conventionally divided by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld.

Usage examples:

South africa's eastern coastal zone has relatively high rainfall, but the western veld tapers into …

Meanings of Veleta:

noun

A ballroom dance in triple time, faster than a waltz and with partners side by side.

Usage examples:

The ensemble offers a musical journey among the potted palms: a world of valses and veletas, serena…

Meanings of Veliger:

noun

The final larval stage of certain molluscs, having two ciliated flaps for swimming and feeding.

Usage examples:

Torsion takes place during the veliger stage, usually very rapidly.

Meanings of Veligers:

noun

The final larval stage of certain molluscs, having two ciliated flaps for swimming and feeding.

Usage examples:

Torsion takes place during the veliger stage, usually very rapidly.

Meanings of Velitation:

noun

A slight skirmish or controversy.

Meanings of Velleities:

noun

A wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action.

Usage examples:

The notion intrigued me, but remained a velleity