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Vis-a-vis
n.
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One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.
Vis-a-vis
n.
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A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
Vis-a-vis
adv.
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Face to face.
Viscacha
n.
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Alt. of Viz-cacha
Viz-cacha
n.
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A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
Viscera
n.
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pl. of Viscus.
Visceral
a.
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Of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic.
Visceral
a.
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Fig.: Having deep sensibility.
Viscerated
imp. & p. p.
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of Viscerate
Viscerating
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Viscerate
Viscerate
v. t.
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To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
Visceroskeletal
a.
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Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton, of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles.
Viscid
a.
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Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.
Viscidity
n.
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The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.
Viscin
n.
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A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.
Viscosity
n.
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The quality or state of being viscous.
Viscosity
n.
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A quality analogous to that of a viscous fluid, supposed to be caused by internal friction, especially in the case of gases.
Viscount
a.
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An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
Viscount
a.
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A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See Peer, n., 3.
Viscountess
n.
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The wife of a viscount.
Viscountship
n.
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Alt. of Viscounty
Viscounty
n.
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The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.
Viscous
a.
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Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.
Viscum
n.
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A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.
Viscum
n.
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Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
Viscera
pl.
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of Viscus
Viscus
n.
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One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
Vise
n.
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An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Vise
n.
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An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
Viseed
imp. & p. p.
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of Vise