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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.
venture an undertaking or enterprise that involves risk or is of uncertain outcome. [6 definitions]
venture capital funds invested by owners or stockholders in a new business venture that usu. involves high risk.
venturesome tending to take risks; brave. [2 definitions]
venturi tube a short tube with a constricted section at the center that lowers the pressure and increases the velocity of fluid flowing through the tube, used to measure fluid flow.
venturous venturesome.
venue the location of any action or event. [2 definitions]
venule a small vein. [2 definitions]
Venus in Roman mythology, the goddess of love and beauty; Aphrodite. [2 definitions]
Venusian of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the planet Venus. [2 definitions]
Venus's-flytrap a swamp plant of the southeastern United States having leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when the sensitive hairs on them are touched, as by an insect.
Venus Williams U.S. professional tennis player, who in 1998 set a Guinness World Record for serving the fastest ball in the history of women's tennis (205 km/h, or 127.4 mph); born Venus Ebone Starr Williams (b. 1980).
veracious habitually speaking the truth; honest; truthful. [2 definitions]
veracity adherence to truthfulness; honesty. [3 definitions]
veranda a large porch attached to a house, usu. roofed, often partially enclosed, and used esp. for social activities.