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1: Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu [syn: {Vaishnavism}] 2: worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Vaishnavism}, {Vishnuism}]

1: a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes 2: the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category

1: Indras's thunderbolt

1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance board}, {pelmet}]

1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance}, {pelmet}]

1: a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world

1: a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border

1: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: {valley}]

1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valedictory address}, {valedictory}] 2: the act of saying farewell

1: the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictory speaker}]

1: of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture" 2: of a speech expressing lea...

1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory}]

1: the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictorian}]

1: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: {valency}] 2: (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given i...

1: an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules

1: an industrial city in northern Venezuela 2: a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"

1: variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California

1: the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds 2: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: {valence}] 3: (chemistry) a property of atom...

1: Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova}]

1: Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Tereshkova}]

1: a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?" 2: a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day

1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]

1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]

1: a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers

1: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {Valerianaceae}, {family Valerianaceae}]

1: genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs [syn: {genus Valeriana}]

1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {garden heliotrope}]

1: genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {family Valerianaceae}, {valerian family}]

1: genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized [syn: {genus Valerianella}]

1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella olitoria}]

1: widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella locusta}]

1: a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs [syn: {pentanoic acid}]

1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}] v : serve as a personal atten...

1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}]

1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valletta}, {capital of Malta}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian n : weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

1: turned outward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted away from the center of the body; "talipes valgus" [ant: {varus}]

1: (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes [syn: {Walhalla}]

1: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin

1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...

1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {g...

1: having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: {valorous}]

1: with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" [syn: {valorously}]

1: well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license" [ant: {invalid}] 2: still legally acceptable; "the license is s...

1: declare or make legally valid [syn: {formalize}, {formalise}] [ant: {invalidate}] 2: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something [ant: {invalidate}] 3: give evidence for [syn: {corrobora...

1: declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"

1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {val...

1: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: {proof}, {substantiation}] 2: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof [syn: {establishment}]

1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {val...

1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {cogency}, {rigor}, {rigour}] 2: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validness}]

1: in a valid manner; "this may not validly be done" [syn: {with validity}]

1: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validity}]

1: an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults

1: a small overnight bag for short trips

1: a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in ca...

1: (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla

1: a region in northwestern Italy

1: (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: {groove}] [also: {valleculae} (pl)]

{vallecula}

1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valetta}, {capital of Malta}]