Index of English words, starting with "ve"

(1) - Veterinary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or school.

(1) - Vetiver (n.) An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also called kuskus, and khuskhus.

(1) - Veto (v. t.) To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill.
(2) - Veto (n.) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message.
(3) - Veto (n.) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes.
(4) - Veto (n.) A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.
(5) - Veto (n.) An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

(1) - Vetoist (n.) One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.