Words that start with V

A vegetarian is a person or animal that does not eat the flesh of any other animal. Some vegetarians won't eat anything that comes from an animal either, such as eggs or cheese.
The opposite of a vegetarian is a carnivore.

A veil is a piece of cloth that is used to hide something. Women in some countries wear veils over their faces every day. In other countries, women wear veils when they get married.

Velcro, also known as hook and loop tape, is a kind of cloth fastener. It is made in two halves - one half is made from lots of tiny loops and feels fluffy. The other half is made from lots of tiny hooks and feels rough. When the two parts are put together, the hooks grip the loops and they stick together. When you undo velcro it makes a ripping sound as the hooks unhook from the loops.
Velcro is often used to keep shoes and bags closed. You can also find velcro on lots of clothing and sometimes to stick things to a wall.
The picture is of velcro but taken very very close, so you can see the hooks and loops.

A venetian blind is a type of window covering that is made up of lots of very thin metal or plastic slats. Venetian blinds have some controls so you can pull the blind up and down and tilt the slats.

A vent is an opening that lets air in or out of a building. Vents might let air flow through naturally, or have air pushed through them by a fan or air conditioner.

Venus is the second closest planet to the sun, and the closest planet to Earth. Venus is covered in thick clouds that reflect sunlight, and it is usually the brightest planet we can see in the sky at night.
Venus is 108,208,930km from the Sun.
Its radius is 6,051.8 km.

A verahdah is a covered area attached to a house. Verandahs are very similar to a porch, but are generally bigger. A verandah might cover the entire front of a house or even cover two or more sides of the house. Verandahs are very common in Australia.

A verge is the edge of something, or a strip around the edge of something, like the road verge in the picture.
A verge might also be the point at which something begins or changes, for example "he was on the verge of a breakthrough".

A verse is a line in a poem or part of a song.

Vertebrae is the plural of vertebra. Vertebrae connect together to form your spine, which runs down the centre of your back from your head to your pelvis.