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водола́з
A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition. · vodolaz
водола́зка
Someone who works underwater; a frogman. · vodolazka
водоле́й
Someone with an Aquarius star sign · vodoley
водонагрева́тель
(South Africa, South Asia) A domestic water boiler. · vodonagrevatel
водонепроница́емый
Resistant to the effects of water. · vodonepronitsayemyy
водоотво́д
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) · vodootvod
водопа́д
A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. · vodopad
водопой
A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink. · vodopoy
водопрово́д
A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc. · vodoprovod
водопрово́дчик
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage. · vodoprovodchik
водопропускная труба
A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water. · vodopropusknaya truba
водоразде́л
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest. · vodorazdel
водоре́з
One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater. · vodorez
водород
The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008. · vodorod
во́доросли
Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp. · vodorosli
во́доросль
(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. · vodorosl
водосбо́р
(often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. · vodosbor
водосбо́рный бассе́йн
(often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. · vodosbornyy basseyn
водосли́в
An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream. · vodosliv
водосто́йкий
That slows the penetration of water (but is not necessarily fully watertight). · vodostoykiy
водосто́к
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) · vodostok
водосто́чная труба́
A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout. · vodostochnaya truba
водосто́чный жёлоб
(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter. · vodostochnyy zhyolob
водоупо́рный
Resistant to the effects of water. · vodoupornyy
водохрани́лище
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. · vodokhranilishche
водружа́ть
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight). · vodruzhat
водрузи́ть
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight). · vodruzit
во́ды
(poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies. · vody
водь
A person from Votia or of Votic descent. · vod
водяна́я пыль
A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid. · vodyanaya pyl
водяни́стый
(physical chemistry) Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution". · vodyanistyy
водяно́й
Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water. · vodyanoy
водяно́й знак
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light. · vodyanoy znak
водяно́й козёл
A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. · vodyanoy kozyol
воева́ть
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with. · voyevat
воево́да
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). · voyevoda
военача́льник
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. · voyenachalnik
военизи́рованный
Relating to a paramilitary. [1935] · voyenizirovannyy
вое́нно-морски́е си́лы
(countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel. · voyenno-morskiye sily
вое́нно-морско́й
(nautical) Of or relating to a navy. · voyenno-morskoy
вое́нно-морско́й фло́т
(countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel. · voyenno-morskoy flot
вое́нное вре́мя
(often, attributive) A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place. · voyennoye vremya
военнослу́жащий
(military, archaic, except, humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior. · voyennosluzhashchiy
вое́нный
Of or pertaining to war. · voyennyy
вое́нный кора́бль
(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship. · voyennyy korabl
вожа́к
(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals. · vozhak
вожа́тая
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. · vozhataya
вожа́тый
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. · vozhatyy
вожделе́ние
An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust. · vozhdeleniye
вожделе́ть
To want emotionally or sexually. · vozhdelet
вожде́ние
The action of the verb to drive in any sense. · vozhdeniye
вождь
The head of a political party in a given region or district. · vozhd
вожжа́
A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. · vozhzha
во́жжи
A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. · vozhzhi
ВОЗ
Initialism of World Health Organization. · VOZ
воз-
again, anew · voz-
возбуди́мый
Easily excited. · vozbudimyy
возбуди́ть
(transitive) To sexually stimulate. · vozbudit
возбужда́ть
(transitive) To sexually stimulate. · vozbuzhdat
возбуждающий
exciting; stimulating · vozbuzhdayushchiy
возбужде́ние
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. · vozbuzhdeniye
возбуждённый
In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. [17th century.] · vozbuzhdyonnyy
возведе́ние
(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something. · vozvedeniye
возвели́ченный
Idealistic, implying over-optimism. · vozvelichennyy
возвести
(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute. · vozvesti
возвести́ в сте́пень
(mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power. · vozvesti v stepen
возвещать
(figurative) To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald. · vozveshchat
возводить
(transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts. · vozvodit
возводи́ть в куб
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice. · vozvodit v kub
возводи́ть в сте́пень
(mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power. · vozvodit v stepen
возвра́т
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. · vozvrat
возвра́т каретки
(computing) A carriage return character. · vozvrat karetki
возврати́ть
(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal). · vozvratit
возврати́ться
(intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument. · vozvratitsya
возвра́тный
Recurring; happening time after time. · vozvratnyy
возвраща́ть
(idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. · vozvrashchat
возвращаться
(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift. · vozvrashchatsya
возвраща́ющийся
Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent. · vozvrashchayushchiysya
возвраще́ние
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. · vozvrashcheniye
возвращённая [[су́мма]]
An amount of money returned. · vozvrashchyonnaya [[summa]]
возвы́сить
(transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate. · vozvysit
возвыша́ть
(transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate. · vozvyshat
возвышаться
(intransitive) To stay in an elevated position. · vozvyshatsya
возвыша́ющийся
Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it. · vozvyshayushchiysya
возвыше́ние
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.] · vozvysheniye
возвышенное
Something which is sublime; a sublimity. · vozvyshennoye
возвы́шенность
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex. · vozvyshennost
возвы́шенный
Idealistic, implying over-optimism. · vozvyshennyy
возгла́вить
(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.) · vozglavit
возглавля́ть
(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.) · vozglavlyat
во́зглас
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. · vozglas
возгонка
(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.] · vozgonka
возгора́ние
(chemistry) The act or process of burning. · vozgoraniye
воздавать
(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift. · vozdavat
воздать
(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift. · vozdat
воздая́ние
The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy. · vozdayaniye
воздвига́ть
(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. · vozdvigat
воздви́гнуть
(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. · vozdvignut
возде́йствие
(mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M). · vozdeystviye
возде́йствовать
(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on). · vozdeystvovat
возде́лать
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants. · vozdelat
возде́лывание
The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as: · vozdelyvaniye
возде́лывать
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants. · vozdelyvat
воздержа́ние
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.] · vozderzhaniye
возде́ржанность
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation. · vozderzhannost
возде́ржанный
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.] · vozderzhannyy
воздержа́ться
(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · vozderzhatsya
возде́рживаться
(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · vozderzhivatsya
воздух
(historical, philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. · vozdukh
воздухово́д
A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another · vozdukhovod
воздуходу́вка
Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger. · vozdukhoduvka
воздухонепроница́емый
Impermeable to air or other gases. · vozdukhonepronitsayemyy
воздухообме́н
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. · vozdukhoobmen
воздухопла́вание
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects · vozdukhoplavaniye
воздушная перевозка
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency. · vozdushnaya perevozka
возду́шная тра́сса
(aviation) A flight path used by aeroplanes. · vozdushnaya trassa
возду́шно-косми́ческий
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft. · vozdushno-kosmicheskiy
возду́шное су́дно
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift. · vozdushnoye sudno
возду́шный
Living or taking place in the air. [from 16th c.] · vozdushnyy
возду́шный винт
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat. · vozdushnyy vint
возду́шный змей
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end. · vozdushnyy zmey
возду́шный ла́йнер
A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline. · vozdushnyy layner
возду́шный мост
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency. · vozdushnyy most
возду́шный шар
A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km). · vozdushnyy shar
воззва́ние
A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation. · vozzvaniye
воззре́ние
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. · vozzreniye
вози́ть
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. · vozit
возиться
(intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust · vozitsya
возлага́ть
To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order. · vozlagat
во́зле
In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place). · vozle
возлия́ние
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity. · vozliyaniye
возло́женный
Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position. · vozlozhennyy
возложи́ть
To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order. · vozlozhit
возлю́бленная
Someone who is loved; something that is loved. · vozlyublennaya
возлю́бленный
Much loved, dearly loved. · vozlyublennyy
возме́здие
The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy. · vozmezdiye
возмести́ть
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens. · vozmestit
возмеща́ть
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s] · vozmeshchat
возмеще́ние
The act or principle of compensating. · vozmeshcheniye
возмо́жно
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement). · vozmozhno
возмо́жность
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · vozmozhnost
возмо́жный
Capable of being conceived or imagined. · vozmozhnyy
возмути́тельный
(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating. · vozmutitelnyy
возмути́тельный посту́пок
An offensive, immoral or indecent act. · vozmutitelnyy postupok
возмути́ться
(transitive) To express displeasure or indignation at. · vozmutitsya
возмуща́ть
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. · vozmushchat
возмуща́ться и́з-за
(transitive) To express displeasure or indignation at. · vozmushchatsya iz-za
возмуще́ние
An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice. · vozmushcheniye
возмущённый
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. · vozmushchyonnyy
вознагради́ть
(transitive) To give a reward to or for. · voznagradit

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