Velcro
1: nylon fabric used as a fastening v : fasten with velcro; "velcro the belt"
veld
1: elevated open grassland in southern Africa [syn: {veldt}]
veldt
1: elevated open grassland in southern Africa [syn: {veld}]
velleity
1: a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain 2: volition in its weakest form
vellicate
1: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements [syn: {tickle}, {titillate}] 2: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smoot...
vellication
1: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: {twitch}, {twitching}]
vellum
1: a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment 2: fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
velocipede
1: any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel 2: a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals [syn: {tricycle}, {trike}]
velociraptor
1: small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs
velocity
1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: {speed}]
velour
1: heavy fabric that resembles velvet [syn: {velours}]
velours
1: heavy fabric that resembles velvet [syn: {velour}]
veloute
1: white sauce made with stock instead of milk
velum
1: membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and so...
Velveeta
1: trademark: soft processed American cheese
velvet
1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste [syn: {velvety}] 2: resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface [syn: {velvety}] n : a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
velvet ant
1: a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvetly hair and the females are wingless
velvet bean
1: annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {Bengal bean}, {Ben...
velvet bent
1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
velvet bent grass
1: common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent}, {brown bent}, {Rhode Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]
velvet flower
1: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {tassel flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]
velvet grass
1: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn: {Yorkshire fog}, {Holcus lanatus}]
velvet osier
1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: {common osier}, {hemp willow}, {Salix viminalis}]
velvet plant
1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {flannel leaf}] 2: Javanese foliage plant...
velvet sumac
1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries [syn: {staghorn...
velvet worm
1: any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: {onychophoran}, {peripatus}]
velvet-leaf
1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {Lavatera arborea}] 2: tall annual herb o...
velveteen
1: a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
velvetleaf
1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvet-leaf}, {Lavatera arborea}] 2: tall annual herb ...
velvetweed
1: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-...
velvety
1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste [syn: {velvet}] 2: resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface [syn: {velvet}]
vena
1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: {vein}, {venous blood vessel}] [also: {venae} (pl)]
vena anastomotica
1: either of two communicating veins serving the brain [syn: {anastomotic vein}]
vena angularis
1: a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein [syn: {angular vein}]
vena appendicularis
1: a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein [syn: {appendicular vein}]
vena arcuata renis
1: veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules [syn: {arcuate vein of the kidney}]
vena auricularis
1: one of two veins serving the ear region [syn: {auricular vein}]
vena axillaris
1: a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein [syn: {axillary vein}]
vena azygos
1: one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {azyg...
vena basalis
1: a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein [syn: {basal vein}]
vena basilica
1: a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein [syn: {basilic vein}]
vena basivertebralis
1: one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus [syn: {basivertebral vein}]
vena brachialis
1: two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein [syn: {brachial vein}]
vena brachiocephalica
1: veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins [syn: {brachiocephalic vein}, {innominate vein}]
vena bronchialis
1: veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein [syn: {bronchial vein}]
vena bulbi penis
1: vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum
vena cava
1: either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
vena centrales retinae
1: vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve [syn: {central vein of retina}]
vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
1: a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein [syn: {central vein of suprarenal gland}]
vena cephalica
1: a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein [syn: {cephalic vein}]
vena cephalica accessoria
1: a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow [syn: {accessory cephalic vein}]
vena cerebellum
1: the veins draining the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar vein}]
vena cerebri
1: any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain [syn: {cerebral vein}]
vena cerebri anterior
1: accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein [syn: {anterior cerebral vein}]
vena cerebri magna
1: a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus [syn: {great cerebral vein}]
vena cerebrum internus
1: two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein [syn: {internal cerebral vein}]
vena cerebrum superior
1: a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus [syn: {superior cerebral vein}]
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vena cervicalis profunda
1: a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn: {cervical vein}, {deep cervical vein}]
vena choroidea
1: either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye [syn: {choroid vein}]
vena circumflexa
1: any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name [syn: {circumflex vein}]
vena circumflexus femoris
1: either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh [syn: {circumflex femoral vein}]
vena colica
1: vein serving the large intestine [syn: {colic vein}]
vena comitans
1: a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return [syn: {accompanying vein}]
vena cutanea
1: one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins [syn: {cutaneous vein}]
vena cystica
1: vein that drains the gallbladder [syn: {cystic vein}]
vena digitalis
1: one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {digital vein}]
vena diploica
1: one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones [syn: {diploic vein}]
vena emissaria
1: one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull [syn: {emissary vein}]
vena ethmoidalis
1: veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {ethmoidal vein}]
vena facialis
1: any of several veins draining the face [syn: {facial vein}]
vena facialis anterior
1: a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein [syn: {anterior facial vein}]
vena femoralis
1: a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein [syn: {femoral vein}]
vena gastrica
1: one of several veins draining the stomach walls [syn: {gastric vein}]
vena gastrica sinistra
1: arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein [syn: {left gastric vein}]
vena gastrica-dextra
1: receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein [syn: {pyloric vein}, {right gastric vein}]
vena gastroomentalis
1: one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach [syn: {gastroomental vein}, {gastroepiploic vein}]
vena genus
1: veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {genicular vein}]
vena gluteus
1: veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body [syn: {gluteal vein}]
vena hemiazygos accessoria
1: a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn: {accessory hemiazygos vein}, {accessory hemiazygous vein}]
vena hemizygos
1: a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein [syn: {hemizygos vein}, {hemizygous vein}]
vena hepatica
1: a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava [syn: {hepatic vein}]
vena ileocolica
1: a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon [syn: {ileocolic vein}]
vena iliaca
1: one of three veins draining the pelvic area [syn: {iliac vein}]
vena intercapitalis
1: veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot [syn: {intercapitular vein}]
vena intercostalis
1: several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage [syn: {intercostal vein}]
vena jugularis
1: veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: {jugular vein}, {jugular}]
vena labialis
1: veins draining the lips of the vulva [syn: {labial vein}] 2: a vein draining the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial vein}]
vena labialis inferior
1: a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip [syn: {inferior labial vein}]
vena labialis superior
1: a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip [syn: {superior labial vein}]
vena lacrimalis
1: drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {lacrimal vein}]
vena laryngea
1: one of two veins draining the larynx [syn: {laryngeal vein}]
vena lienalis
1: a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein [syn: {splenic vein}]
vena lingualis
1: a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein [syn: {lingual vein}]
vena lumbalis
1: veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses [syn: {lumbar vein}]
vena maxillaris
1: posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein [syn: {maxillary vein}]
vena mesenterica
1: a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery [syn: {mesenteric vein}]
vena metacarpus
1: dorsal and palmar veins of the hand [syn: {metacarpal vein}]
vena metatarsus
1: dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot [syn: {metatarsal vein}]
vena musculophrenica
1: veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen [syn: {musculophrenic vein}]
vena nasalis externa
1: one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein [syn: {external nasal vein}]
vena nasofrontalis
1: a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein [syn: {nasofrontal vein}]
vena obliqua atrii sinistri
1: a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium [syn: {oblique vein of the left atrium}]
vena obturatoria
1: a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein [syn: {obturator vein}]
vena occipitalis
1: a vein that drains the occipital region [syn: {occipital vein}]
vena ophthalmica
1: either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus [syn: {ophthalmic vein}]
vena ovarica
1: one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein [syn: {ovarian vein}]
vena palatina
1: a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein [syn: {palatine vein}]
vena paraumbilicalis
1: small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins [syn: {paraumbilical vein}]
vena pectoralis
1: veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein [syn: {pectoral vein}]
vena perforantis
1: veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein [syn: {perforating vein}]
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