| Venice |
a seaport in northeastern Italy, that is built on many small islands, formerly the seat of a powerful maritime city-state. |
| venin |
any of the various poisonous constituents of animal venoms. |
| venire |
see "venire facias." [2 definitions] |
| venire facias |
a writ issued by a judge that directs an official to summon qualified citizens to serve on a jury. [2 definitions] |
| venireman |
someone summoned under a venire facias to appear in court as a prospective juror. |
| venison |
the flesh of a deer, used as food. |
| veni, vidi, vici |
(Latin) I came, I saw, I conquered (said by Julius Caesar after a victory). |
| Venn diagram |
a type of diagram that uses overlapping circles to show shared characteristics among groups or sets. |
| venom |
the poisonous fluid that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce and transmit to their prey by biting or stinging. [2 definitions] |
| venomous |
producing venom; able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting. [2 definitions] |
| venous |
of, relating to, or composed of veins. [2 definitions] |
| vent |
an opening which allows entrance, passage, or exit of a gas or vapor, esp. of air or smoke. [5 definitions] |
| ventilate |
to provide (an interior space) with fresh air or a means of air circulation. [3 definitions] |
| ventilation |
the process of ventilating or state of being ventilated. [2 definitions] |
| ventilator |
something that ventilates, esp. a device that expels foul air and draws in clean, fresh air. |
| ventless |
combined form of vent. |
| ventral |
situated on the anterior or lower side of the body, an organ, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| ventricle |
one of the lower chambers of the heart, which receive blood from the atria. [2 definitions] |
| ventriloquism |
the skill or practice of speaking so that the voice appears to arise from a source other than the speaker; ventriloquy. |
| ventriloquist |
a person who can speak or utter sounds without moving his or her lips, and who makes a puppet, other person, or animal appear to speak, esp. as a form of entertainment. |
| ventriloquy |
ventriloquism. |