| Venus |
Venus is a large, round object out in space. Like Earth, it is a planet that travels around the sun. Venus is much hotter than Earth, though, because it is closer to the sun than Earth. There are thick clouds around Venus all the time. A lot of light from the sun hits these clouds and bounces away, like light on a mirror. This light makes Venus look very bright in the sky. |
| veranda |
A veranda is a large, open porch attached to a house. Verandas have roofs and can be used for entertaining. |
| verb |
A verb is a kind of word in a sentence. Words like "walked," "jumped," "go," and "sing" are verbs. Verbs often describe actions, but words like "is," "are," "was," and "seem" are verbs too. Verbs can change form to tell people whether you are talking about something happening now or something in the past. When we say "I see," we are talking about something happening now, but when we say "I saw," we are talking about something that happened in the past. |
| verbal |
having to do with words. [2 definitions] |
| verdict |
A verdict is the decision of a judge or jury in a court of law. |
| verge |
the border or edge of something. [4 definitions] |
| verify |
to make sure of the truth or correctness of. |
| vermilion |
the color that comes from mixing bright red and a small amount of orange paint. |
| vermin |
an animal that causes harm or damage or is difficult to control; pest. Rats and cockroaches are thought of as vermin. |
| Vermont |
Vermont is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Vermont is VT. |
| versatile |
able to do many different things well. [2 definitions] |
| verse1 |
poetry or a poem. [3 definitions] |
| version |
A version is a particular form of something. A new version of a game is the same game but it's different in some ways. A movie version of a book is the story of the book put into the form of a movie. [2 definitions] |
| versus |
against; in opposition to. [2 definitions] |
| vertebra |
one of the small bones that form the spinal column. |
| vertebrate |
having a backbone. [2 definitions] |
| vertex |
the highest point of anything; apex. [2 definitions] |
| vertical |
When something is vertical, it is straight up and down. |
| very |
If something is funny, it makes you laugh, but when something is very funny, it makes you laugh a lot. If you are hungry, you can probably wait a little while to eat something. If you are very hungry, your want to eat something right now. When you say the word "very," it makes your meaning stronger. [5 definitions] |
| vessel |
A vessel is a large or somewhat large boat or ship. [3 definitions] |
| vest |
A vest is a piece of clothing that covers the chest and the back but doesn't have sleeves. It is worn over a shirt or a blouse and often under a jacket. [2 definitions] |