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he farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. We have tried the utmost of our friends. Shak.

Empty space; vacuity; vacuum. How is't with you, That you do bend your eye on vacancy Shak.

To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.] Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid! Shak.

ing; estimated value or worth; as, the goods sold for more than their valuation. Since of your lives you set So slight a valuation. Shak.

with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift.

fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting. For what is your life It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. James iv. 14.

Vehemence. [R.] The vehemency of your affection. Shak.

Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. To keep your great pretenses veiled. Shak.

tate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." Shak. Then thousand torments vex my heart. Prior.

The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction. Your children were vexation to your youth. Shak.

y; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary. "Be sober, be vigilant." 1 Pet. v. 8. Sirs, take your places, and be vigilant. Shak.

To treat as vile; to despise. [Obs.] I do vilify your censure. Beau. & Fl.

ates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard. The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Isa. lxi. 5.

vehemence; impetuosity; force. That seal You ask with such a violence, the king, Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me. Shak. All the elements At least had gone to wrack, disturbed and torn With the violence of this conflict. Milton.

language. So shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. Deut. viii. 20.

desires; luxurious; sensual. Music arose with its voluptuous swell. Byron. Sink back into your voluptuous repose. De Quincey.

That which excites vomiting; an emetic. He gives your Hollander a vomit. Shak. Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Vomit nut, nux vomica.

o grant; to concede; to bestow. If ye vouchsafe that it be so. Chaucer. Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two Shak. It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation. South.

The act of waving; a wavelike motion; a waft. R. Browning. An angry wafture of your hand. Shak.

To make a bet; to lay a wager. 'T was merry when You wagered on your angling. Shak.