volatile, a. See changeable.

volcano, n. Associated words: crater, lapilli, lava, scoria, obsidian, volcanic, [eruption], [belch].

volley, n. salvo; outpouring, [storm], [discharge].

voluble, a. [glib], [fluent], [oily], [talkative].

volume, n. [book], tome; dimensions, [compass], [size], [bulk], [mass].

voluntary, a. [free], volitional, [unforced], [spontaneous]. Antonyms: See involuntary.

volunteer, n. Antonym: conscript.

voluptuary, n. [sensualist], [epicure], sybarite, bon vivant. Antonym: [ascetic].

voluptuous, a. [sensual], [epicurean], sybaritic. Antonyms: [ascetic], [abstemious], austere.

vomit, v. [puke]; spew, emit, [belch], disgorge, [eject].