Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 95 compound words that contain vel. The most common are listed below. Open vel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- vel nonor not; used when discussing the existence or nonexistence of a condition, circumstance, etc
- vel sim.Or the like; or similar.
Compound words 95
- velologyThe hobby of collecting vehicle tax discs.
- travelTo be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
- velvetA closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- gravelSmall fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- marvelThat which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
- vellumA type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
- velourA knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
- grovelTo be prone on the ground.
- caravelA light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
- shrivelTo collapse inward; to crumble.