Associations to the word «Vail»

Wiktionary

VAIL, noun. (obsolete) profit; return; proceeds.
VAIL, noun. (chiefly in the plural) (obsolete) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
VAIL, noun. (obsolete) submission
VAIL, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To yield.
VAIL, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To remove as a sign of deference, as a hat.
VAIL, verb. To let fall; to allow or cause to sink.
VAIL, noun. Archaic form of veil.
VAIL, verb. Archaic form of veil.
VAIL, proper noun. A surname​.
VAIL, proper noun. A CDP in Arizona
VAIL, proper noun. A town in Colorado
VAIL, proper noun. A city in Iowa

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley