--- title: V — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 description: The 307 words of the English dictionary under V, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / V # V — The English dictionary · page 5 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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tradition, meaning 1:* To boast or brag proudly about something.[↗](../../vaunt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And the LORD said unto Gideon: 'The people that are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying: mine own hand hath saved me.[↗](../../vaunt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.7.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vaunt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **veal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Veal is the meat from a young calf (a baby cow), used as food.[↗](../../veal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wiener schnitzel is made from thin slices of veal.[↗](../../veal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The restaurant served veal with mushrooms.[↗](../../veal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Veal is paler and softer than beef.[↗](../../veal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some families do not eat veal for animal welfare reasons.[↗](../../veal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cookbook had a recipe for veal stew.[↗](../../veal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Veal comes from calves, and beef comes from older cattle.[↗](../../veal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The veal is roasted, and the chickens boiled.’[↗](../../veal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **veau** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) «Veau» is the French word for a calf (a baby cow), and also for veal, the meat of a calf.[↗](../../veau/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It sounds like «voh» to an English ear (rhymes with «go», with a «v»).[↗](../../veau/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* It is not an English word; English took «veal» from the old French form of this word.[↗](../../veau/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In French, «le veau» means «the calf».[↗](../../veau/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The French menu said «blanquette de veau» — a creamy veal stew.[↗](../../veau/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Veau» sounds like «voh».[↗](../../veau/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In our French farm song, «la vache et le veau» means «the cow and the calf».[↗](../../veau/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · English «veal» comes from the old French word that became «veau».[↗](../../veau/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt in Paris ordered «escalope de veau».[↗](../../veau/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **veg** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Australia, NZ, informal) Veg is short for vegetable or vegetables: meat and two veg, fruit and veg.[↗](../../veg/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To veg (out) is to relax and do nothing much, for example lying on the sofa.[↗](../../veg/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Eat your veg or there's no pudding\![↗](../../veg/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought fruit and veg at the market.[↗](../../veg/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunday lunch is meat and two veg.[↗](../../veg/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After school I just want to veg out in front of the TV.[↗](../../veg/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She vegged out on the beach all day.[↗](../../veg/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day.[↗](../../veg/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vegan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vegan is a person who does not eat or use anything that comes from animals: no meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs or honey, and often no leather or wool.[↗](../../vegan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Vegan (adjective) means containing no animal products: «vegan food», «a vegan cake».[↗](../../vegan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is a vegan.[↗](../../vegan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this cake vegan?[↗](../../vegan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The café has vegan options.[↗](../../vegan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegans don't eat eggs or cheese.[↗](../../vegan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a vegan curry with chickpeas.[↗](../../vegan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He went vegan last year.[↗](../../vegan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Oat milk is a vegan drink.[↗](../../vegan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **vegetable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vegetable is a plant or part of a plant we eat, like a carrot, potato, cabbage or bean.[↗](../../vegetable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Vegetable can mean made from plants: vegetable oil.[↗](../../vegetable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She bought 3 carrots and 5 potatoes.[↗](../../vegetable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many vegetables did she buy?[↗](../../vegetable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden has 4 rows of vegetables.[↗](../../vegetable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetables cost 2 dollars a kilo.[↗](../../vegetable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He ate 2 portions of vegetables a day.[↗](../../vegetable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Eat lots of fruit and vegetables to stay healthy.[↗](../../vegetable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A carrot is a root vegetable.[↗](../../vegetable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We grow vegetables in the school garden.[↗](../../vegetable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash vegetables before you eat them.[↗](../../vegetable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He was carrying a huge basket of vegetables.[↗](../../vegetable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **vegetarian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat or fish.[↗](../../vegetarian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Vegetarian food has no meat or fish in it.[↗](../../vegetarian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My best friend is vegetarian, so we made veggie burgers.[↗](../../vegetarian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The school has a vegetarian lunch every day.[↗](../../vegetarian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetarians do not eat meat or fish.[↗](../../vegetarian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this pizza vegetarian?[↗](../../vegetarian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt went vegetarian to help animals.[↗](../../vegetarian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Beans and lentils give vegetarians protein.[↗](../../vegetarian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Out of 30 children, 6 chose the vegetarian meal.[↗](../../vegetarian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **vegetarianism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat or fish.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Vegetarianism is popular in our school.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt chose vegetarianism to protect animals.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetarianism means no meat or fish.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some religions encourage vegetarianism.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetarianism can be very healthy.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He read about vegetarianism for his project.[↗](../../vegetarianism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vegetation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vegetation means all the plants that grow in a place, such as trees, bushes, grass and flowers, taken together.[↗](../../vegetation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine, rare) It can also mean a growth on a part of the body, but pupils will meet only the plant meaning.[↗](../../vegetation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rainforest is full of thick green vegetation.[↗](../../vegetation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There is very little vegetation in the desert.[↗](../../vegetation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Goats ate all the vegetation on the hill.[↗](../../vegetation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers cut their way through dense vegetation.[↗](../../vegetation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetation along the river bank stops the soil washing away.[↗](../../vegetation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the bushfire the vegetation slowly grew back.[↗](../../vegetation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The map showed the different types of vegetation.[↗](../../vegetation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cold winds mean the tundra has only low vegetation.[↗](../../vegetation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · While passing that desert he had to journey for a couple of days through a sandy plain, with no signs of life or vegetation.[↗](../../vegetation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **veggie** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A vegetable.[↗](../../veggie/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, UK, Australia) A vegetarian, someone who does not eat meat.[↗](../../veggie/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, informal) Vegetarian: a veggie burger.[↗](../../veggie/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Eat up your veggies before pudding.[↗](../../veggie/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm veggie, so I'll have the bean burger.[↗](../../veggie/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The café has a good veggie menu.[↗](../../veggie/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We grew veggies in the school garden.[↗](../../veggie/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad chopped 3 carrots and 2 peppers: 5 veggies in all.[↗](../../veggie/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Veggie sausages are made from vegetables, beans or soya.[↗](../../veggie/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vehement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vehement means showing very strong feeling, especially when arguing or disagreeing: «a vehement protest».[↗](../../vehement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A vehement person speaks or acts with great force and passion.[↗](../../vehement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was vehement that she had not broken the window.[↗](../../vehement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was vehement opposition to closing the library.[↗](../../vehement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The two teams argued in vehement voices about the penalty.[↗](../../vehement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His denial was so vehement that we believed him.[↗](../../vehement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The villagers made a vehement protest against the new road.[↗](../../vehement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother is vehement that broccoli is poisonous.[↗](../../vehement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vehemently** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vehemently means with very strong feeling, especially when disagreeing or denying something.[↗](../../vehemently/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He vehemently denied stealing the cookies.[↗](../../vehemently/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She vehemently opposed the plan.[↗](../../vehemently/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The children argued vehemently about the rules.[↗](../../vehemently/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor vehemently refused.[↗](../../vehemently/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They vehemently defended their friend.[↗](../../vehemently/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He shook his head vehemently.[↗](../../vehemently/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vehicle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vehicle is something that carries people or things from place to place, like a car, bus, truck, train or bike.[↗](../../vehicle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A vehicle can also be a way of getting an idea across, like a story used as a vehicle for a lesson.[↗](../../vehicle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 24 vehicles in the parking lot.[↗](../../vehicle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each vehicle has 4 wheels.[↗](../../vehicle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A ferry can carry 12 vehicles on each trip.[↗](../../vehicle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 vehicles left the garage.[↗](../../vehicle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fire engines and ambulances are emergency vehicles.[↗](../../vehicle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · No vehicles are allowed in the park.[↗](../../vehicle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Watch for vehicles before you cross the road.[↗](../../vehicle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · An electric vehicle runs on a battery.[↗](../../vehicle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The clumsy vehicle stopped at the gate of the town; all the places had been taken, for there were twelve passengers in the coach.[↗](../../vehicle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **veil** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piece of thin cloth worn over the head or face, for example by a bride at a wedding or by some women for religious reasons.[↗](../../veil/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something that covers or hides something, like a veil of mist or a veil of secrecy.[↗](../../veil/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To cover or hide something partly.[↗](../../veil/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (church) The head covering worn by nuns, and the curtain in the Temple described in the Bible.[↗](../../veil/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bride wore a long white veil.[↗](../../veil/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A veil of mist covered the hills in the morning.[↗](../../veil/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nun wore a black veil over her hair.[↗](../../veil/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt lifted her veil to kiss the groom.[↗](../../veil/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan was kept under a veil of secrecy.[↗](../../veil/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His words were a veiled warning to stop.[↗](../../veil/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Clouds veiled the moon, so the night was very dark.[↗](../../veil/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Muslim women wear a veil as part of their faith.[↗](../../veil/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Effie pulled off her dragonproof veil.[↗](../../veil/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · the ark, and the staves thereof, the ark-cover, and the veil of the screen; (Torah EXO.35.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../veil/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil; (Torah EXO.40.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../veil/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.[↗](../../veil/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.34.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../veil/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils; (Prophets ISA.3.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../veil/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.[↗](../../veil/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.6.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../veil/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.[↗](../../veil/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.3.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../veil/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **vein** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood back to the heart.[↗](../../vein/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A vein is a thin line on a leaf or an insect wing.[↗](../../vein/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A vein is a thin layer of a mineral or metal in rock, like a vein of gold.[↗](../../vein/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «In the same vein» means in the same style or way.[↗](../../vein/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Veins carry blood back to the heart.[↗](../../vein/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You can see the blue veins on your wrist.[↗](../../vein/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse took blood from a vein in my arm.[↗](../../vein/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the veins on this leaf.[↗](../../vein/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The miners found a vein of silver.[↗](../../vein/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry it back.[↗](../../vein/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The second story was written in the same vein.[↗](../../vein/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A dragonfly's wings are full of tiny veins.[↗](../../vein/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · What he saw froze the blood in his veins.[↗](../../vein/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the thigh-vein which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh, even in the sinew of the thigh-vein.[↗](../../vein/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.32.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vein/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **velcro** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Velcro is a fastener made of two strips: one with tiny hooks and one with tiny loops, which stick together when pressed and pull apart with a ripping sound.[↗](../../velcro/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To velcro something is to fasten it with Velcro.[↗](../../velcro/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little brother has Velcro shoes because he can't tie laces yet.[↗](../../velcro/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Velcro was inspired by burrs stuck on a dog's fur.[↗](../../velcro/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · One side of Velcro has hooks and the other has loops.[↗](../../velcro/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Velcro strap on my bag makes a loud ripping sound.[↗](../../velcro/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Astronauts use Velcro to stop things floating away.[↗](../../velcro/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at Velcro under a magnifying glass to see the hooks.[↗](../../velcro/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **veld** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wide, open grassland in southern Africa, with few trees, especially in South Africa.[↗](../../veld/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Zebras graze on the African veld.[↗](../../veld/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Leopard hunted on the High Veldt.[↗](../../veld/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The veld turned green after the rains.[↗](../../veld/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers keep cattle on the veld.[↗](../../veld/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We read about the animals of the veld in geography.[↗](../../veld/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun set over the wide, open veld.[↗](../../veld/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **veldt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The wide, open grassland of southern Africa, with few trees, where animals like zebras, giraffes and antelope live.[↗](../../veldt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Zebras and antelope graze on the veldt.[↗](../../veldt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Leopard lived on the High Veldt, which was sandy-yellow-brownish.[↗](../../veldt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Long dry grass covered the veldt as far as we could see.[↗](../../veldt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The veld is a kind of grassland in South Africa.[↗](../../veldt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the dry season, the veldt turns brown.[↗](../../veldt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Giraffe and the Zebra left the veldt for the forest.[↗](../../veldt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vellum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vellum is thick, smooth writing material made from the skin of an animal, used for old books and documents.[↗](../../vellum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The monk wrote the story on vellum.[↗](../../vellum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old book had pages of vellum.[↗](../../vellum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vellum lasts for many years.[↗](../../vellum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **velociraptor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A velociraptor was a small, fast, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Mongolia and China; it ran on two legs, had feathers and a large curved claw on each foot.[↗](../../velociraptor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A velociraptor had a big curved claw on each foot.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Real velociraptors were about the size of a turkey.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fossils show that velociraptors had feathers.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The name velociraptor means «swift thief».[↗](../../velociraptor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A velociraptor fossil was found locked in a fight with another dinosaur.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film the velociraptors were much bigger than real ones.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The velociraptor ran on two legs and held its tail out straight.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds are distant relatives of dinosaurs like the velociraptor.[↗](../../velociraptor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **velocity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Velocity is speed in a particular direction.[↗](../../velocity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In everyday use, velocity means speed, especially high speed.[↗](../../velocity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ball left the bat at a high velocity.[↗](../../velocity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Velocity is speed in a given direction.[↗](../../velocity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rocket needs a huge velocity to escape Earth.[↗](../../velocity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The river's velocity was faster in the middle.[↗](../../velocity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured the velocity of the toy car in metres per second.[↗](../../velocity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wind velocity was 50 kilometres per hour from the north.[↗](../../velocity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **velodrome** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A building or arena with a steeply sloping oval track for bicycle racing.[↗](../../velodrome/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cyclists raced around the velodrome at great speed.[↗](../../velodrome/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched the track cycling at the velodrome.[↗](../../velodrome/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The velodrome track is steep at the corners.[↗](../../velodrome/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The London velodrome was built for the 2012 Olympics.[↗](../../velodrome/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin trains at the velodrome every Saturday.[↗](../../velodrome/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd cheered as the riders crossed the line in the velodrome.[↗](../../velodrome/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **velvet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft cloth with a thick, short, fluffy surface on one side, often used for fancy clothes, curtains and cushions.[↗](../../velvet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (figurative) Something very soft and smooth, like a voice or skin.[↗](../../velvet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The soft furry skin on a deer's new antlers.[↗](../../velvet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The queen wore a long velvet cloak.[↗](../../velvet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The theatre had heavy red velvet curtains.[↗](../../velvet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy's ears felt like velvet.[↗](../../velvet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum made a red velvet cake for my birthday.[↗](../../velvet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The young deer's antlers were covered in velvet.[↗](../../velvet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She sang in a soft, velvety voice.[↗](../../velvet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The King himself has not such a velvet coat.[↗](../../velvet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) … [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/4/) **5** [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/6/) … 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