Definition of viol

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Viol (n.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.

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Disturbance :: Disturbance (n.) Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult.
Pizzicato :: Pizzicato () A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.).
Red :: Red (n.) The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these..
Why-not :: Why-not (n.) A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.
Palissander :: Palissander (n.) Violet wood.
Nerve-shaken :: Nerve-shaken (a.) Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked..
Malign :: Malign (a.) Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.
Fulminate :: Fulminate (v. i.) To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report..
Defile :: Defile (v. t.) To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate.
Base Viol :: Base viol () See Bass viol.
Base :: Base (a.) Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin..
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..
Fling :: Fling (v. t.) To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond..
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion..
Gambist :: Gambist (n.) A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.
Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican..
Bassetto :: Bassetto (n.) A tenor or small bass viol.
Amethystine :: Amethystine (a.) Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet..
Palpitate :: Palpitate (v. i.) To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement..
Sin :: Sin (n.) To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress..
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