Venn diagram
1: a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory; the position and overlap of the circles indicate the relations among the sets [syn: {Venn's diagram}]
Venn's diagram
1: a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory; the position and overlap of the circles indicate the relations among the sets [syn: {Venn diagram}]
venogram
1: an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium [syn: {phlebogram}]
venography
1: roentgenographic examination of veins
venom
1: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions) 2: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {malice}, {maliciousness}, {spite}, {spitefuln...
venomed
1: full of malice or hate; "venomed remarks"
venomous
1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {deadly}, {virulent}] 2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery...
venomous lizard
1: any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards
venomously
1: in a very malevolent manner [syn: {poisonously}]
venose
1: having or showing markings that resemble veins [syn: {veined}, {veinlike}]
venous
1: of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"
venous blood
1: blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen"
venous blood system
1: (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal [syn: {venation}]
venous blood vessel
1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: {vein}, {vena}]
venous pressure
1: the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood
venous sinus
1: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel [syn: {sinus}]
venous thrombosis
1: thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood [syn: {phle...
vent
1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {venthole}, {vent-hole}, {blowhole}] 2: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate 3: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the su...
vent-hole
1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {vent}, {venthole}, {blowhole}]
ventail
1: a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: {camail}, {aventail}]
vented
1: supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases
venter
1: a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance 2: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {abdomen}, {stomach}, {belly}] 3: the womb...
venthole
1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {vent}, {vent-hole}, {blowhole}]
ventilate
1: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: {vent}, {air out}, {air}] 2: expose to the circulation of fresh air so as t...
ventilated
1: exposed to air; "a well ventilated room" [ant: {unventilated}]
ventilating system
1: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {ventilation}, {ventilation system}]
ventilation
1: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air [syn: {airing}] 2: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {venti...
ventilation system
1: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {ventilation}, {ventilating system}]
ventilator
1: a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air 2: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing apparatus}, {breath...
ventilatory
1: provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation
venting
1: the act of venting [syn: {discharge}]
Ventner
1: United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire hu...
Ventolin
1: a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness [syn: {...
Ventose
1: sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month
ventral
1: 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) fin...
ventral fin
1: either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate [syn: {pelvic fin}]
ventral placentation
1: with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary [syn: {marginal placentation}]
ventrally
1: in a ventral location or direction
ventricle
1: one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid 2: a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium an...
ventricose
1: having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect" [syn: {ventricous}]
ventricous
1: having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect" [syn: {ventricose}]
ventricular
1: of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)
ventricular aneurysm
1: a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)
ventricular fibrillation
1: fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
ventricular fold
1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {vestibular fold}]
ventricular septal defect
1: 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 h...
ventriculus
1: thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: {gizzard}, {gastric mill}] [also: {ventriculi} (pl)]
ventriloquism
1: the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) [syn: {ventriloquy}]
ventriloquist
1: a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
ventriloquy
1: the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) [syn: {ventriloquism}]
venture
1: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome 2: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" [syn:...
venture capital
1: wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises [syn: {risk capital}]
venture capitalist
1: a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)
venturer
1: a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas) [syn: {merchant-venturer}] 2: a person who enjoys taking risks [syn: {adventurer}]
venturesome
1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {risk...
Venturi
1: United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: {Robert Venturi}, {Robert Charles Venturi}] 2: a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
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Venturi tube
1: a measuring instrument used to measure the rate of flow of a liquid
venturous
1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {risk...
venue
1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: {locale}, {locus}] 2: in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
venula
1: a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venule}, {capillary vein}]
venule
1: a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venula}, {capillary vein}]
Venus
1: the second nearest planet to the sun; visible as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; rotates slowly clockwise (in the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the planets); "before ...
Venus maidenhair
1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
Venus mercenaria
1: an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]
Venus' slipper
1: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus's slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]
Venus'-hair fern
1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
Venus's curse
1: a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch}, {Cupid's disease}, {sexually transmitted disease}]
Venus's flower basket
1: 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
1: carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytraps}, {Dionaea muscipula}]
Venus's flytraps
1: carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytrap}, {Dionaea muscipula}]
Venus's girdle
1: ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body [syn: {Cestum veneris}]
Venus's shoe
1: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's slipper}]
Venus's slipper
1: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]
Venushair
1: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]
Veps
1: a member of a Finnish people of Russia [syn: {Vepse}, {Vepsian}] 2: a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people [syn: {Vepse}, {Vepsian}]
Vepse
1: a member of a Finnish people of Russia [syn: {Veps}, {Vepsian}] 2: a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people [syn: {Veps}, {Vepsian}]
Vepsian
1: a member of a Finnish people of Russia [syn: {Veps}, {Vepse}] 2: a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people [syn: {Veps}, {Vepse}]
veracious
1: habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness" [syn: {honest}] 2: precisely accurate; "a veracious account"
veracity
1: unwillingness to tell lies [ant: {mendacity}]
Veracruz
1: a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
veranda
1: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) [syn: {verandah}, {gallery}]
verandah
1: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) [syn: {veranda}, {gallery}]
verapamil
1: 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 [syn: {Calan}, {Isoptin}]
Veratrum
1: a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Veratrum}]
Veratrum viride
1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugb...
verb
1: a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence 2: a content word that denotes an action or a state
verb phrase
1: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements [syn: {predicate}]
verbal
1: communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest" 2: of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability" 3: of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal ad...
verbal noun
1: a noun that is derived from a verb [syn: {deverbal noun}]
verbalisation
1: expressing something in words [syn: {verbalization}]
verbalise
1: be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" [syn: {verbalize}] 2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak},...
verbalised
1: communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {expressed}, {uttered}, {verbalized}]
verbaliser
1: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" ...
verbalization
1: expressing something in words [syn: {verbalisation}]
verbalize
1: be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" [syn: {verbalise}] 2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak},...
verbalized
1: communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {expressed}, {uttered}, {verbalised}]
verbalizer
1: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" ...
verbally
1: as a verb; "he had a habit of using nouns verbally" 2: by means of language; "verbally expressive"
Verbascum
1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves [syn: {genus Verbascum}]
Verbascum blattaria
1: European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {moth mullein}]
Verbascum lychnitis
1: densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {white mullein}]
Verbascum thapsus
1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great mullein}, {Aaron's rod}...
verbatim
1: in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" [syn: {direct}] adv : using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim...
verbena
1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers [syn: {vervain}]
verbena family
1: family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae}, {vervain family}]
Verbenaceae
1: family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {family Verbenaceae}, {verbena family}, {vervain family}]
Verbesina
1: herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris [syn: {genus Verbesina}]
Verbesina alternifolia
1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]
Verbesina encelioides
1: coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy}, {golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]
Verbesina helianthoides
1: perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States [syn: {gravelweed}]
Verbesina virginica
1: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard}, {frostweed}, {frost-weed}]
verbiage
1: overabundance of words 2: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording}, {diction}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {choice of words}]
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