Definitions for Vestas

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Vestas Ves·ta

Spelling: [ves-tuh]

IPA: /ˈvɛs tə/

Vestas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in Vestas (aesstv).

Definitions for Vestas

noun

1. the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
2. Astronomy. the third largest and one of the four brightest asteroids.
3. (lowercase) British. a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.
4. a female given name.

Origin of Vestas

1350-1400; Middle English Latin

Examples for Vestas

The Vesta separators, or "mats," are treated by a special process.

On the planet Vesta, there are plenty of crystals to treasure.

Vesta would hear of nothing but that they come first to the house for dinner.

Vesta'd give you a job in a minute, and she'd pay you good money, too.

Vesta had not only overtaken her enemy, but had ridden round her and cut off her retreat.

He gave Whetstone the reins and galloped after Vesta, who was already over the hill.

The disappointment had been so keen that he had almost disliked Vesta that first day.

Vesta waved him aside, her face white as ash, and attempted to dash by.

Vesta Philbrook was trying to help the old negro to his feet.

The shooting had ceased when he came into the clear and pulled up to look for Vesta.