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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: violin - virginhood</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="violin"> violin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a musical instrument with four strings played with a bow. It has the highest pitch of the stringed instruments. <DD> 2. a person who plays the violin, especially in an orchestra. </DL> <A NAME="violinist"> violinist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who plays the violin. </DL> <A NAME="violinistic"> violinistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or characteristic of a violinist. Ex. violinistic mannerisms. <DD> 2. belonging to or characteristic of a violin. Ex. The point of the music, in the main, is violinistic cleverness in a pleasing vein (Atlantic). adv. violinistically. </DL> <A NAME="violist"> violist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who plays the viol or the viola. </DL> <A NAME="violoncellist"> violoncellist, noun. =cellist.</DL> <A NAME="violoncello"> violoncello, noun, pl. -los.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stringed musical instrument like a violin, but very much larger; cello. </DL> <A NAME="violone"> violone, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =double bass. <DD> 2. a string-toned open labial organ stop of 16-foot pitch, played by the pedals. </DL> <A NAME="viomycin"> viomycin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a purple crystalline antibiotic derived from a soil microorganism and related to streptomycin, used in the treatment of tuberculosis. </DL> <A NAME="viosterol"> viosterol, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a preparation of ergosterol containing a form of vitamin D which has been activated by exposure to ultraviolet light. It is used as a medicine to prevent or cure rickets. </DL> <A NAME="vip"> VIP (no periods) or V.I.P.,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) very important person. Ex. Almost any time a Washington VIP needs medical attention, one of the two big military hospitals is likely to be picked for his care (Time). </DL> <A NAME="viper"> viper, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. any one of a group of poisonous Old World snakes with a pair of large, hollow fangs and often having a thick, heavy body, including the adder of Great Britain and other parts of Europe, and the puff adder of Africa. <DD> 2. =pit viper. <DD> 3. any one of certain other poisonous or supposedly poisonous snakes. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) a spiteful, treacherous person. Ex. Loan sharks are vipers of the poor. <DD>adj. extremely bitter; spiteful; venomous. Ex. the viper talk of old maids. adj. viperlike. </DL> <A NAME="viperfish"> viperfish, noun, pl. -fishes or (collectively) -fish.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, elongate deep-sea fish with very long, sharp teeth and photophores along the sides. </DL> <A NAME="viperine"> viperine, adjective. =viperous.</DL> <A NAME="viperish"> viperish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a viper; viperous. Ex. (Figurative.) the quick and viperish tongue of a spiteful old lady. </DL> <A NAME="viperous"> viperous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with a viper or vipers. <DD> 2. like a viper. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) spiteful; treacherous. Ex. the viperous tongue of an old gossip. adv. viperously. noun viperousness. </DL> <A NAME="vipersbugloss"> viper's bugloss,<DL COMPACT><DD> a prickly weed with showy, blue flowers; blueweed. </DL> <A NAME="vira"> vira, noun, pl. -ras.<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of lively folk dance and song of Portugal, done with a clicking of fingers. </DL> <A NAME="viracocha"> Viracocha, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the chief god of the Incas. </DL> <A NAME="virago"> virago, noun, pl. -goes or -gos.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a violent, bad-tempered, or scolding woman; termagant. (SYN) vixen, shrew. <DD> 2. (Archaic.) a strong, vigorous, and heroic woman; amazon. </DL> <A NAME="viral"> viral, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with a virus. <DD> 2. characterized by a virus. <DD> 3. caused by a virus. Ex. an important therapeutic reagent against viral infections (New Scientist). adv. virally. </DL> <A NAME="viralhepatitis"> viral hepatitis,<DL COMPACT><DD> a contagious viral disease with inflammation of the liver, and usually jaundice; infectious hepatitis; serum hepatitis. </DL> <A NAME="virelai"> virelai, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) virelay. </DL> <A NAME="virelay"> virelay, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an old French form of short lyric poem with two rhymes to a stanza, the first two lines forming a refrain, repeated at intervals. <DD> 2. any one of several similar forms, especially one consisting of longer and shorter lines, the lines of each kind rhyming together in a stanza, and the rhyme of the short lines repeated in the long lines of the following stanza. </DL> <A NAME="viremia"> viremia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an infection of the bloodstream caused by a virus. Ex. Finally the virus is absorbed through lymph vessels into the blood, thus producing viremia (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="vireo"> vireo, noun, pl. -eos.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, olive-green songbird that eats insects; greenlet. The North American black-capped vireo, red-eyed vireo, yellow-throated vireo, white-eyed vireo, blue-headed vireo, and warbling vireo are six kinds. </DL> <A NAME="vireonine"> vireonine, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, resembling, or related to a vireo. </DL> <A NAME="vires"> vires, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) plural of vis. </DL> <A NAME="virescence"> virescence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the action or fact of turning or becoming green; greenness. <DD> 2. (Botany.) the abnormal assumption of a green color by organs, such as petals, that are normally white or colored other than green. </DL> <A NAME="virescent"> virescent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> turning green; tending to a green color; greenish. </DL> <A NAME="virga"> virga, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Meteorology.) streamers of rain or snow falling from a cloud, but dissipated before they reach the ground. </DL> <A NAME="virgate"> virgate (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. long, slender, and straight; rodlike. <DD> 2. (Botany.) producing a large number of small twigs. </DL> <A NAME="virgate"> virgate (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an old English unit of measure for land, usually 1/4 of a hide or about 30 acres. </DL> <A NAME="virgilian"> Virgilian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or suggestive of Virgil (70-19 B.C.), the Roman poet, or his poetry. Also, Vergilian. </DL> <A NAME="virgin"> virgin, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a woman, especially a young one, who has not had sexual intercourse. <DD> 2. an unmarried woman, especially a young woman or girl; maiden. <DD> 3. Also, Virgin. a picture or image of the Virgin Mary. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) an unmarried woman, distinguished by piety or steadfastness in religion, especially one vowed to lifelong chastity. <DD> 5. a man, especially a young one, who has not had sexual intercourse. <DD> 6. a female animal that has not copulated. <DD> 7. (Zoology.) a female insect that produces fertile eggs by parthenogenesis. <DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with a virgin; suitable for a virgin. Ex. virgin modesty. <DD> 2. being a virgin or virgins; chaste. <DD> 3. composed or consisting of virgins. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) pure; spotless. Virgin snow is newly fallen snow. <DD> 5. (Figurative.) not yet used. Ex. virgin soil, a virgin forest. <DD> 6. free or clear of something. <DD> 7. found pure or uncombined in nature; native. Ex. virgin gold. <DD> 8. (Figurative.) <DD> a. used for the first time. Ex. a virgin sword. <DD> b. being the first attempt; initial. <DD> 9. obtained directly from the ore or as a first product from smelting. Ex. virgin metal. <DD> 10. obtained from the first pressing, without the application of heat. Ex. virgin olive oil. <DD> 11. (Zoology.) reproducing by parthenogenesis. </DL> <A NAME="virgin"> Virgin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =Virgin Mary. <DD> 2. a constellation and the sixth sign of the zodiac; Virgo. </DL> <A NAME="virginal"> virginal (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or suitable for a virgin; maidenly; chaste. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) fresh; pure; unsullied; untouched. <DD> 3. (Zoology.) parthenogenetic. adv. virginally. </DL> <A NAME="virginal"> virginal (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small harpsichord or spinet set in a rectangular box without legs. It was much used in England in the 1500's and 1600's. <DD> 2. any harpsichord or spinet. </DL> <A NAME="virginalist"> virginalist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who plays the virginal. </DL> <A NAME="virginbirth"> virgin birth,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Also, Virgin Birth. <DD> the doctrine that Jesus was the Son of God and was miraculously conceived by and born to the Virgin Mary. <DD> 1. (Zoology.) parthenogenesis. </DL> <A NAME="virginhood"> virginhood, noun. =virginity.</DL> <A HREF="virginia.dic">NEXT</A>