| 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. |
| verb |
in grammar, a word that communicates a state of being or an action and that usu. has inflected forms to indicate tense, voice, mood, or agreement with a subject or object. |