Search results for 'Vel':

Vela (noun) : A constellation and also know as The Sails on the Argos

Submitted by: Clinton from Arkansas on Jan. 08, 2008 17:59

velcro (verb) : to affix using a hook-and-loop fastener

I am velcroing the sheet to the poster board.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Jun. 11, 2009 11:24

velcrocity (adjective) : Term to describe the fastening strength of velcro.

The velcro strap on my watchband was losing its velcrocity and would come undone unexpectedly.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Apr. 15, 2007 19:51

velcronicity (verb) : The action of velcro sticking to itself.

The velcro on your shoes doesn't stick together any more! It has lost its velcronicity!

Submitted by: Ronald Downs from Pennsylvania on Feb. 18, 2006 20:10

vellus (noun) : fine hairs on the body.

The proper medical term for the fine, usually blonde hairs on the body is "vellus". —Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 17th Edition

Submitted by: Anonymous on Oct. 29, 2007 07:17

velocitate (verb) : The unconscious increase of speed while driving.

Beware not to velocitate when driving home after a long day's work. —California DMV, Driver's manual, unknown

Submitted by: Peter Bouvier from California on Oct. 21, 2005 11:04

velocitile (verb) : At a vulnerable speed

The race car driver was moving at a velocitile speed.

Submitted by: David Rupley from California on Feb. 01, 2008 18:37

Velocitized (adjective) : The sensation of moving at a slower rate than the actual rate of change of position along a straight line with respect to time.

I was velocitized after exiting the highway at 120 km/hr an hour and slowing to 80 kn/hr I felt like I was going extremly slow. —Brian Fong, Hyper Interactive, 09/15/05

Submitted by: Brian Fong from Canada on Oct. 03, 2005 02:18

velomobile (noun) : a streamlined, enclosed or semi-enclosed, pedal-powered vehicle, usually with three wheels.

A velomobile is usually faster and more comfortable than a bicycle. —Mary Arneson, 2005

Submitted by: Mary Arneson from Minnesota on Dec. 27, 2005 21:19

velottie (noun) : An attractive female on a bicycle. [from the French word for bike "velo" and from the slang "hottie"]

Wow, did you see that velottie?

Submitted by: Skin from Australia on Aug. 22, 2008 00:07

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