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[ vahy-uhl, vahyl ] / ˈvaɪ əl, vaɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vial ON THESAURUS.COM
nounAlso phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine. verb (used with object), vi·aled, vi·al·ing or (especially British) vi·alled, vi·al·ling.to put into or keep in a vial. Idioms for vialpour out vials of wrath, to wreak vengeance or express anger: In her preface she pours out vials of wrath on her detractors.
Origin of vial1300–50; Middle English viole, variant of fiolephial WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vialvial , vile, violWords nearby vialviability, viable, via dolorosa, viaduct, Viagra, vial, via media, viand, Viangchan, vi apple, Viareggio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vialVial distinguishes between two types of images—the innocent and the showoff, in which the performers “play” for her. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST But no matter where her career has taken her, or how big the Cirque has become, Vial keeps coming back. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Vial, on the other hand, has become a well-known photographer whose clients include celebrities and major advertisers. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vial notes that most of the time, there are a lot of nationalities and many languages being spoken. A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Be kind enough to add to the tunic, gilt sandals, and a vial of oil to anoint my beard and hair. It was too late, the one vial was empty, and the professor's body lay lifeless. Advanced Chemistry|Jack G. Huekels I ran back and reached the vial, tugged at its huge stopper. Beyond the Vanishing Point|Raymond King Cummings This drew upon my head the vial of Josephine's righteous wrath. The Opinions of a Philosopher|Robert Grant So in the account of the seventh vial you may see four things plainly revealed. Rome and Turkey in Connexion with the Second Advent|Edward Hoare
British Dictionary definitions for vial
nouna less common variant of phial Word Origin for vialC14: fiole, from Old French, from Old Provençal fiola, from Latin phiala, from Greek phialē; see phial Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vialflask, bottle, ampoule, ampul, phial |