I. ˈvərt, ˈvə̄t, ˈvəit, usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English veert, verte, from Middle French vert green, from Latin viridis — more at verdant
1.
a. : the green and growing things of a forest especially when forming cover or providing food for deer
b. : the right or privilege (as in England) of cutting living wood or sometimes of pasturing animals in a forest
2. : the color green especially as an heraldic tincture
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin vertere
: to cause to turn or bend from one direction to another
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: short for convert
: one who changes his affiliation or orientation especially in religion
IV. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to become a convert
V. abbreviation
1. vertebra; vertebrate
2. vertical