--- title: V — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 7 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/7/) [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 7 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) … [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/8/) … [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/16/) **venue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A venue is the place where an event happens, such as a concert, match, party, meeting or competition.[↗](../../venue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The venue for the concert is the town hall.[↗](../../venue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school is the venue for the sports day.[↗](../../venue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The stadium is the biggest venue in the city.[↗](../../venue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The party has a new venue because the park is flooded.[↗](../../venue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please arrive at the venue by six o'clock.[↗](../../venue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The venue holds 500 people, and 420 tickets have been sold, so 80 seats are left.[↗](../../venue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **veracity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Truth or accuracy: whether something is true.[↗](../../veracity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) The habit of telling the truth.[↗](../../veracity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher questioned the veracity of his excuse.[↗](../../veracity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the veracity of facts before you share them online.[↗](../../veracity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge doubted the veracity of the witness.[↗](../../veracity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists tested the veracity of the old story.[↗](../../veracity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody doubted her veracity; she never told lies.[↗](../../veracity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The veracity of the report was proved by photos.[↗](../../veracity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **veranda** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A veranda is a open floor along the outside of a house, with a roof over it, where people sit in the warm.[↗](../../veranda/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The big snake turned half around, and saw the egg on the veranda.[↗](../../veranda/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He quickened his steps, hastily drew off his straw sandals, and stepped on to the veranda.[↗](../../veranda/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **verandah** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A verandah is the same as a veranda: a roofed floor along the outside of a house, used for sitting outdoors.[↗](../../verandah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* A roofed floor along the outside of a house, open to the air.[↗](../../verandah/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Then Helga stood again in the verandah.[↗](../../verandah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together.[↗](../../verandah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Helga stood again in the verandah.[↗](../../verandah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · In the verandah, among the flowers, she and George stood together; the rose-bushes concealed them.[↗](../../verandah/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · She stepped from the verandah through the empty hall into the next chamber, where slept strange warriors.[↗](../../verandah/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) **verb** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, like «run», «eat» or «think».[↗](../../verb/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A verb can also tell what someone or something is or has, like «is», «seem» or «have».[↗](../../verb/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Every full sentence needs a verb; it is the word that changes for time, like «walk», «walked».[↗](../../verb/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Jump» is a verb because it is something you can do.[↗](../../verb/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In «The dog barked», the verb is «barked».[↗](../../verb/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline the verb in each sentence.[↗](../../verb/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Is» is a verb too, even though nothing moves.[↗](../../verb/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Choose a stronger verb than «went», like «raced» or «crept».[↗](../../verb/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Irregular verbs change in odd ways: «swim, swam, swum».[↗](../../verb/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A sentence without a verb is not a full sentence.[↗](../../verb/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In «She can sing», «can» is a helping verb and «sing» is the main verb.[↗](../../verb/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The verb okostenyet', to grow numb, describes the state into which a skazka represents the realm of the "Sleeping Beauty," as being thrown by Koshchei.[↗](../../verb/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The word סָפַר safar is technically a finite verb, and not a noun as the syntax requires.[↗](../../verb/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../verb/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Hebrew has of course several verb roots relating to one or more of each of these three facets of language.[↗](../../verb/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../verb/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · HVI is the imperative form of the verb to he, meaning he thou; HIV is the infinitive; and VIH is future.[↗](../../verb/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../verb/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **verbal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Verbal means spoken in words, not written down: a verbal warning, a verbal agreement.[↗](../../verbal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Verbal means to do with words: verbal skills are skills with language.[↗](../../verbal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (grammar) Verbal means to do with verbs.[↗](../../verbal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (slang, UK) «Verbals» are insults or rude talk said to someone.[↗](../../verbal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The referee gave him a verbal warning.[↗](../../verbal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Name-calling is verbal bullying, and it hurts too.[↗](../../verbal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We practised verbal reasoning for the test.[↗](../../verbal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They made a verbal agreement to share the bike.[↗](../../verbal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has strong verbal skills and loves debates.[↗](../../verbal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was told off verbally, not in a letter.[↗](../../verbal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some fans gave the referee a lot of verbal (UK slang).[↗](../../verbal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He stood so high that they were afraid he would not accept a verbal message.[↗](../../verbal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **verbally** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* In spoken words, not written down; by speaking.[↗](../../verbally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **verbatim** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Verbatim means in exactly the same words as were used originally, word for word.[↗](../../verbatim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She repeated the instructions verbatim.[↗](../../verbatim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't copy the website verbatim; use your own words.[↗](../../verbatim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If you quote verbatim, put the words in quotation marks.[↗](../../verbatim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The court keeps a verbatim record of what was said.[↗](../../verbatim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He learned the poem verbatim.[↗](../../verbatim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper printed the speech verbatim.[↗](../../verbatim/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **verdant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, literary) Verdant means green and full of growing plants and grass.[↗](../../verdant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cows grazed in verdant fields.[↗](../../verdant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the rain, the valley was verdant and fresh.[↗](../../verdant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ireland is famous for its verdant hills.[↗](../../verdant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The river banks were verdant in spring.[↗](../../verdant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden became verdant again in May.[↗](../../verdant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The poet described the verdant forest.[↗](../../verdant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was delightful to behold, as Proserpina hastened along, how the path grew verdant behind and on either side of her.[↗](../../verdant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **verdict** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as «guilty» or «not guilty».[↗](../../verdict/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) An opinion or judgement after trying something: «What's your verdict on the pizza?».[↗](../../verdict/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The jury gave a verdict of not guilty.[↗](../../verdict/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the taste test, our verdict was that the cheap cola was just as good.[↗](../../verdict/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone waited for the judge's verdict.[↗](../../verdict/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · So, what's the verdict on my new haircut?[↗](../../verdict/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The verdict was reached after two days.[↗](../../verdict/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The class verdict: the book was brilliant.[↗](../../verdict/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge listened quietly and asked a few questions; then he gave his verdict.[↗](../../verdict/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **verdure** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Verdure is fresh green plants, grass and leaves growing thickly over the land.[↗](../../verdure/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was a sweet fragrance from the fresh green verdure.[↗](../../verdure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It was summer, and the Ice Maiden was melting amidst the green verdure.[↗](../../verdure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **verge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A verge is the strip of grass beside a road or path.[↗](../../verge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* On the verge of means very close to doing something or to something happening, as in «on the verge of tears».[↗](../../verge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To verge on something means to be almost that thing, as in «verging on rude».[↗](../../verge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A verge can also be the edge of something, such as the edge of a stream or of a wide plain.[↗](../../verge/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We walked along the grass verge to the farm.[↗](../../verge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Park on the verge, not on the road.[↗](../../verge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was on the verge of tears when she lost her dog.[↗](../../verge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists are on the verge of a big discovery.[↗](../../verge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His joke verged on being mean.[↗](../../verge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wildflowers grow on the road verges in summer.[↗](../../verge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At the end of a village on the verge of the steppe dwelt two brothers, one rich and the other poor.[↗](../../verge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **verifiable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Verifiable means able to be checked and shown to be true or false.[↗](../../verifiable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use verifiable facts in your report.[↗](../../verifiable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Is that claim verifiable, or is it just a rumour?[↗](../../verifiable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A good scientist makes verifiable predictions.[↗](../../verifiable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The website gives no verifiable source for its story.[↗](../../verifiable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Your age is verifiable from your birth certificate.[↗](../../verifiable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A fact is verifiable; an opinion is not.[↗](../../verifiable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **verification** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Checking that something is true, correct or real.[↗](../../verification/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computers) A check that you are really who you say you are, such as a code sent to a phone.[↗](../../verification/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Check your sum: 45 − 17 = 28, and for verification, 28 + 17 = 45.[↗](../../verification/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The website sent a verification code to Mum's phone.[↗](../../verification/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists need verification before they accept a new result.[↗](../../verification/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Show your working for verification.[↗](../../verification/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bring your ID for age verification.[↗](../../verification/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The photo needed verification because it might be fake.[↗](../../verification/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **verified** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Checked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified.[↗](../../verified/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Officially confirmed as real, like a verified account online that really belongs to the person it says.[↗](../../verified/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I verified my answer by adding the numbers again.[↗](../../verified/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist's results were verified by another lab.[↗](../../verified/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The account has a blue tick, so it is verified.[↗](../../verified/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The story could not be verified, so the newspaper did not print it.[↗](../../verified/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Once the total has been verified, record it in the table.[↗](../../verified/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She verified the address before posting the parcel.[↗](../../verified/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Even a verified account can share a mistake.[↗](../../verified/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The silence of the little boy verified the old man's recollection.[↗](../../verified/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.'[↗](../../verified/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") And they did so.[↗](../../verified/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.42.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verified/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, let Thy word be verified, which Thou spokest unto Thy servant David.[↗](../../verified/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.6.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verified/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Thy word, I pray Thee, be verified, which Thou didst speak unto Thy servant David my father.[↗](../../verified/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.8.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verified/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **verifier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who checks that something is true, correct or real.[↗](../../verifier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computing) A program or tool that checks automatically whether something is correct, such as a password, a document or the answer to a problem.[↗](../../verifier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The verifier checked that the signature was real.[↗](../../verifier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A computer verifier checked all our answers in seconds.[↗](../../verifier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fact verifiers make sure the news report is true.[↗](../../verifier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The website uses an age verifier before you can sign up.[↗](../../verifier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A proof verifier can check that each step of a maths proof follows the rules.[↗](../../verifier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ticket verifier scanned my code at the gate.[↗](../../verifier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **verify** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To check that something is true or correct: verify your answer.[↗](../../verify/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To prove or confirm that something is real or true: the photo verifies her story.[↗](../../verify/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To check someone's identity, for example with a code or password.[↗](../../verify/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Verify your answer by using the inverse operation.[↗](../../verify/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you verify that 3/4 is the same as 6/8?[↗](../../verify/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Verify that the sum of the angles is 180 degrees.[↗](../../verify/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bank asked Mum to verify her identity.[↗](../../verify/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Never click a strange link that says "verify your account" — ask an adult.[↗](../../verify/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists repeat experiments to verify their results.[↗](../../verify/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher verified that everyone had handed in homework.[↗](../../verify/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In this way, and in this way only, I have been enabled to collect and verify the folklore included in this volume.[↗](../../verify/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **verily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) Verily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say.[↗](../../verily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Truly or really; used to show that you mean what you say.[↗](../../verily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Verily, that is the way of the world.[↗](../../verily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Why, verily, I'm glad we are so happily met.»[↗](../../verily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.[↗](../../verily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'[↗](../../verily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.21.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'[↗](../../verily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.42.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock.[↗](../../verily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.[↗](../../verily/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.66.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verily/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Verily Thou art a God that hidest Thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.[↗](../../verily/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.45.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../verily/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.[↗](../../verily/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917) · Verily, that is the way of the world.[↗](../../verily/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Grimms' Fairy Tales) · And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'[↗](../../verily/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.21.30, JPS 1917) **veritable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Veritable means real, true, and worthy of the name, often used to praise or to show surprise.[↗](../../veritable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Irishman had never seen any of this fruit before, and he at once concluded that he had discovered a veritable mare's nest.[↗](../../veritable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus Babrias is the earliest and most reliable collector of veritable Æsopian Fables.[↗](../../veritable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **vermilion** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A bright red colour or paint.[↗](../../vermilion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And she increased her harlotries; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, (Prophets EZK.23.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vermilion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That saith: 'I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers', and cutteth him out windows, and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.[↗](../../vermilion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.22.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vermilion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **vermin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vermin are small animals, such as rats, mice or insects, that spread disease or spoil food and are hated by people.[↗](../../vermin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The captain wondered at this, and asked if these vermin were not unpleasant.[↗](../../vermin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He sent us this horrible vermin that he wants to rid us of.[↗](../../vermin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **verruca** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A verruca is a small hard wart on the bottom of the foot, caused by a virus.[↗](../../verruca/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In medicine, verruca can mean any wart.[↗](../../verruca/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I've got a verruca on my heel and it hurts when I walk.[↗](../../verruca/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear flip-flops in the changing room so you don't catch a verruca.[↗](../../verruca/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse put special cream on my verruca.[↗](../../verruca/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My verruca took months to go away.[↗](../../verruca/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a verruca sock to swimming lessons.[↗](../../verruca/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can catch verrucas from wet floors at the pool.[↗](../../verruca/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) … [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/8/) … [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/16/) - ← previous: [page 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/6/) - next →: [page 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/8/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)