英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
字典
Viduity
(n.)
Widowhood.
Vie
(v. i.)
To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of
gleek. See Revie.
Vie
(v. i.)
To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
Vie
(v. t.)
To stake; to wager.
Vie
(v. t.)
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to
put in competition; to bandy.
Vie
(n.)
A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also,
a challenge; a wager.
Vied
(imp. & p. p.)
of Vie
Vielle
(n.)
An old stringed instrument played upon with a wheel; a
hurdy-gurdy.
A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic
potash and quicklime; -- called also Vienna caustic.
Viennese
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Vienna, or people of Vienna.
Viennese
(n. sing. & pl.)
An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.
View
(n.)
The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey;
examination by the eye; inspection.
View
(n.)
Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a
just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
View
(n.)
Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or
range of sight; extent of prospect.
View
(n.)
That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural
or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
View
(n.)
The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither
drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
View
(n.)
Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension;
conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy
which ought to be pursued.
View
(n.)
That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object,
aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
View
(n.)
Appearance; show; aspect.
View
(v. t.)
To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention,
or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect;
to explore.