<B>variolitic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with, resembling, or containing variolite. </DL>
<A NAME="varioloid">
<B>varioloid, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or resembling variola or smallpox. <DD><I>noun </I> a mild form of variola or smallpox, occurring usually in those who are partially protected by vaccination or have had smallpox. </DL>
<A NAME="variolous">
<B>variolous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of, having to do with, or characteristic of variola or smallpox. <DD><B> 2. </B>affected with or suffering from variola or smallpox. <DD><B> 3. </B>having marks like the scars of variola or smallpox; pitted. </DL>
<A NAME="variometer">
<B>variometer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an instrument for comparing the intensity of magnetic forces, especially the magnetic force of the earth at different points. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Electricity.) an apparatus consisting of a coil of insulated wire connected in series with and designed to turn inside a similar coil and so to vary the inductance. <DD><B> 3. </B>an instrument used in an airplane, especially a glider, for showing the rate at which it rises or descends, usually in units of 100 feet a minute. </DL>
<A NAME="variorum">
<B>variorum, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an edition of a book, especially of a classic, that has the comments and notes of several editors, critics, or other commentators. <DD><B> 2. </B>an edition of a book containing variant versions of the text. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or like a variorum. </DL>
<A NAME="various">
<B>various, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>differing from one another; different. <BR> <I>Ex. There have been various opinions as to the best way to raise children.</I> (SYN) diverse, diversified. <DD><B> 2. </B>several; many. <BR> <I>Ex. We have looked at various houses, but have decided to buy this one.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>many-sided; varied. <BR> <I>Ex. lives made various by learning.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>varying; changeable. <BR> <I>Ex. apparel as gaudy as it is various.</I> noun <B>variousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="variously">
<B>variously, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in different ways; with variation or variety; differently. <BR> <I>Ex. He began to use burlap as a medium, sewing together variously weathered pieces and stretching two or three thicknesses on a frame (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S.) at different times. <BR> <I>Ex. to live variously in town and in the country.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="variscite">
<B>variscite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mineral, a hydrous aluminum phosphate, occurring in bright-green, crystalline or kidney-shaped crusts. </DL>
<A NAME="varisized">
<B>varisized, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> varying in size. <BR> <I>Ex. One floor lamp appeared to be a tank with several varisized periscopes emerging from the top (Evelyn Rose).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="varistor">
<B>varistor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of semiconducting resistor whose resistance varies with the applied voltage. </DL>
<A NAME="varitype">
<B>varitype, </B>verb, <B>-typed,</B> <B>-typing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to set with a Varityper. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to operate a Varityper. </DL>
<A NAME="varityper">
<B>Varityper, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a composing machine like a typewriter but with changeable type faces. </DL>
<A NAME="varitypist">
<B>varitypist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who operates a Varityper. </DL>
<A NAME="variumetmutabilesemperfemina">
<B>varium et mutabile semper femina,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) ever a fickle and changeable thing is woman. </DL>
<A NAME="varix">
<B>varix, </B>noun, pl. <B>varices.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>an abnormal dilation or enlargement of a vein or artery, usually accompanied by tortuous development; varicose vein or artery. <DD><B> b. </B>the diseased condition characterized by this. <DD><B> 2. </B>a longitudinal elevation or swelling on the surface of a shell. </DL>
<A NAME="varlet">
<B>varlet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a low, mean fellow; rascal. <BR> <I>Ex. a little contemptible varlet, without the least title to birth, person, wit (Jonathan Swift).</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>a man or boy acting as an attendant or servant; groom. <DD><B> b. </B>an attendant on a knight or other person of military importance. </DL>
<A NAME="varletry">
<B>varletry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a number or crowd of attendants or rascals; varlets. <BR> <I>Ex. Shall they hoist me up, And show me to the shouting varletry Of censuring Rome? (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="varmint">
<B>varmint</B> or <B>varment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD><B> 1. </B>vermin. <DD><B> 2. </B>an objectionable animal or person. <BR> <I>Ex. skunks, weasels, and such-like varments.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="varna">
<B>varna, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the four main castes or classes of Hindu society. <BR> <I>Ex. The varnas were the priests (Brahmans), the warriors (Kshatriyas), the merchants (Vaisyas), and the servitors (Sudras) (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="varnish">
<B>varnish, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a thin, transparent liquid that gives a smooth, hard, glossy, and durable or ornamental surface on wood, metal, or the like. Varnish is made from substances like resin dissolved in oil, turpentine, or alcohol. <DD><B> b. </B>any one of various natural or synthetic substances having a similar use. <DD><B> 2. </B>the smooth, hard surface made by this liquid when it dries. <BR> <I>Ex. The varnish on the table has been scratched.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a glossy or lustrous appearance. <BR> <I>Ex. ivy glistening with leaves of high varnish. A cloudy and rainy day takes the varnish off the scenery.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) a false or deceiving appearance; a pretense. <BR> <I>Ex. She covers her selfishness with a varnish of good manners.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1a. </B>to put varnish on; coat with varnish. <DD><B> b. </B>to smear or stain with some substance similar to varnish. <DD><B> 2. </B>to embellish or adorn; improve the appearance of (something). <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to give a false or deceiving appearance to. <BR> <I>Ex. to varnish over the truth with a lie.</I> noun <B>varnisher.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="varnishingday">
<B>varnishing day,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a day before the opening of an exhibition, when exhibitors have the privilege of retouching and varnishing their pictures already hung; vernissage. </DL>
<A NAME="varnishtree">
<B>varnish tree,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several trees yielding a resinous substance used as a varnish or lacquer, especially a Japanese and Chinese tree of the cashew family. </DL>
<A NAME="varoom">
<B>varoom, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> the sound made by the engine of a speeding sports car or racing car. <DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> to go or travel at great speed, making such a sound. <BR> <I>Ex. varooming through town in a new 350-h.p. Corvette Sting Ray (Time).</I> <DD> Also, <B>vroom.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="varsal">
<B>varsal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD><B> 1. </B>universal; whole. <BR> <I>Ex. the varsal world.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>single; individual. <BR> <I>Ex. not a varsal thing, every varsal soul.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="varsity">
<B>varsity, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> the most important team in a given sport in a university, college, or school. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with such a team. </DL>
<A NAME="varsoviana">
<B>varsoviana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a dance which originated in the 1800's, in imiation of the mazurka, polka, and redowa. <DD><B> 2. </B>the music for this dance, in triple meter and slow, with a strong accent on the first beat of every second measure. </DL>
<A NAME="varsovienne">
<B>varsovienne, </B>noun. =varsoviana.</DL>
<A NAME="vartabed">
<B>vartabed, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of an order of clergy in the Armenian Church. </DL>
<A NAME="varuna">
<B>Varuna, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Hindu Mythology.) the supreme god of the heavens and judge of the earth. </DL>
<A NAME="varus">
<B>varus, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a form of clubfoot or talipes in which the foot is turned inward. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>(of the bones, especially in the foot, knee, and hip) characterized by the abnormal position of turning inward. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=bowlegged.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="varve">
<B>varve, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) any stratified layer of sediment deposited within one year, used in determining the lapse of time in dating geological phenomena. <BR> <I>Ex. Radiocarbon dating of tree rings and clay varves on lake bottoms will permit scientists to determine solar cycles even before 220 B.C. (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="varved">
<B>varved, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> deposited in varves. </DL>
<A NAME="vary">
<B>vary, </B>verb, <B>varied,</B> <B>varying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make different; change. <BR> <I>Ex. The driver can vary the speed of an automobile.</I> (SYN) alter, modify, diversify. <DD><B> 2. </B>to give variety to (something); introduce changes into (something). <BR> <I>Ex. to vary one's style of writing.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Music.) to repeat (a tune or theme) with changes and ornament. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to be different; differ. <BR> <I>Ex. Stars vary in brightness.</I> (SYN) disagree, deviate. <DD><B> 2. </B>to undergo change or alteration; become different; show differences. <BR> <I>Ex. The weather varied between cloudy and bright.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Mathematics.) to undergo or be subject to a change in value according to some law. <BR> <I>Ex. to vary inversely as the cube of y.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Biology.) to exhibit or be subject to variation, as by selection. adv. <B>varyingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="varyinghare">
varying hare, =snowshoe hare.</DL>
<A NAME="vas">
<B>vas, </B>noun, pl. vasa.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a duct or vessel conveying blood, lymph, or other fluid through the body. <DD><B> 2. </B>a tube or conduit in a plant. </DL>
<A NAME="vasal">
<B>vasal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or connected with a vas or vasa. </DL>
<A NAME="vascular">
<B>vascular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>having to do with, made of, or provided with vessels that carry blood, lymph, or other body fluid. <DD><B> b. </B>affecting the vascular system. <DD><B> 2a. </B>having a vascular structure that carries sap. <DD><B> b. </B>having the form of or consisting of tubes. adv. <B>vascularly.</B> </DL>
