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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

venae profundae clitoridis
noun deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus

venae renis
noun veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein

venality
noun prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

venation
venous blood system noun (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal

Vendemiaire
noun first month of the Revolutionary calendar (September and October); the month of the grape harvest

vendetta
blood feud noun a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other

vending
peddling noun the act of selling goods for a living

vending machine
noun a slot machine for selling goods

veneer
noun coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

veneering
noun the act of applying veneer

veneering
noun coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

venerability
venerableness noun the quality of deserving veneration

venerable
adjective impressive by reason of age; `a venerable sage with white hair and beard`

veneration
cultism noun religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

venerator
noun someone who regards with deep respect or reverence

venereal disease
VD noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

Veneridae
family Veneridae noun hard-shell clams

venesection
phlebotomy noun surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

Venetian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people; `Venetian glass`; `Venetian canals`

Venetian blind
noun a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed

Venetian glass
noun fine glassware made near Venice

Venetian sumac
wig tree noun Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke

Veneto
Venezia-Euganea noun a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic

Venezuela
Republic of Venezuela noun a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil

Venezuelan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its people; `Venezuelan oil`

Venezuelan monetary unit
noun monetary unit of Venezuela

vengeance
retribution 1 payback noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; `Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord`--Romans 12:19; `For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge`--James Garfield; `he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him`; `the swiftness of divine retribution`

venial sin
noun a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace

Venice
Venezia noun the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy`s major ports and a famous tourist attraction

venipuncture
noun (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye

venire
noun (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

venire facias
noun a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty

venison
noun meat from a deer used as food

Venn
John Venn noun English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)

Venn diagram
Venn`s diagram noun a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory; the position and overlap of the circles indicate the relations among the sets

venogram
phlebogram noun an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium

venography
noun roentgenographic examination of veins

venom
noun toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

venomed
adjective full of malice or hate; `venomed remarks`

venomous lizard
noun any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards

venous
adjective of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; `venous inflammation`; `venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood`; `venous circulation`

venous blood
noun blood found in the veins; `except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen`

venous pressure
noun the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood

venous sinus
noun a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel

vent
venthole noun a hole for the escape of gas or air

vented
adjective supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases

venter
noun a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance

ventilated
adjective exposed to air; `a well ventilated room`

ventilation
ventilation system noun a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; `she was continually adjusting the ventilation`

ventilation shaft
noun a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation

ventilator
noun a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air

ventilatory
adjective provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation

venting
noun the act of venting

Ventose
noun sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month

ventral
adjective toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal); `the ventral aspect of the human body`; `the liver is somewhat ventral in position`; `ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped`

ventrally
adverb in a ventral location or direction

ventricle
noun a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

ventricose
ventricous adjective having a swelling on one side; `the ventricose gullet of an insect`

ventricular aneurysm
noun a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)

ventricular fibrillation
noun fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest

ventricular septal defect
noun a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle; large openings may cause congestive heart failure

ventriloquism
ventriloquy noun the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist`s dummy)

ventriloquist
noun a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

ventriloquist`s dummy
noun a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice

venture
noun any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

venture
verb proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; `We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer`

venture capitalism
noun capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises (especially high technology) where the potential profits are large

venture capital
risk capital noun wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises

venture capitalist
noun a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

venturer
noun a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)

Venturi tube
noun a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline

venue
noun in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

venue
locus noun the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

venule
venula noun a minute vein continuous with a capillary

Venus
genus Venus noun type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

Venus` slipper
Venus`s slipper noun any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips

Venus`s flower basket
noun a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; found in the waters of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia

Venus`s flytrap
Venus`s flytraps noun carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects

Venus`s girdle
Cestum veneris noun ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body

Veps
Vepse noun a Finnic language spoken by the Veps

veracious
adjective precisely accurate; `a veracious account`

veracity
noun unwillingness to tell lies

Veracruz
noun a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz

veranda
verandah noun a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

verapamil
Calan noun a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine

Veratrum
genus Veratrum noun a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae

verb
noun a content word that denotes an action or a state

verbal
adjective relating to or having facility in the use of words; `a good poet is a verbal artist`; `a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound`; `verbal aptitude`

verbal creation
noun creating something by the use of speech and language

verbal description
noun a statement that represents something in words

verbal expression
verbalism noun the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; `expressions of good will`; `he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas`; `the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours`

verbal intelligence
noun intelligence in the use and comprehension of language

verbal noun
deverbal noun noun a noun that is derived from a verb

verbalization
verbalisation noun expressing something in words

verbally
adverb as a verb; `he had a habit of using nouns verbally`

Verbascum
genus Verbascum noun genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves

verbatim
word for word adverb using exactly the same words; `he repeated her remarks verbatim`

verbena
vervain noun any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers

Verbenaceae
family Verbenaceae noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees

Verbesina
genus Verbesina noun herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris