| veil |
a thin piece of fabric or netting, usu. worn over the head, shoulders, and face. [3 definitions] |
| vein |
one of the many small vessels that transport blood toward the heart. [6 definitions] |
| Velcro |
trademark for a fastening device consisting of a strip of nylon tape with tiny hooklike loops that attach to a strip with a matted surface, used esp. on clothing and cloth furnishings. |
| velocity |
speed. [2 definitions] |
| velvet |
a fine fabric made from silk, rayon, or the like, with a soft, fuzzy pile on one side. [5 definitions] |
| vend |
to sell or offer for sale, either in person or through vending machines. [3 definitions] |
| vending machine |
a coin-operated machine that dispenses various small articles such as candy bars, cigarettes, or soft drinks. |
| vendor |
one who sells or vends, esp. a peddler. [2 definitions] |
| Venetian blind |
(sometimes l.c.) a window blind consisting of thin horizontal slats that can be tilted to control the amount of air or light admitted, and raised or lowered as a unit with a cord. |
| Venezuela |
a country in northern South America on the Atlantic between Colombia and Guyana. |
| Venice |
a seaport in northeastern Italy, that is built on many small islands, formerly the seat of a powerful maritime city-state. |
| venom |
the poisonous fluid that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce and transmit to their prey by biting or stinging. [2 definitions] |
| venomous |
producing venom; able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting. [2 definitions] |
| vent |
an opening which allows entrance, passage, or exit of a gas or vapor, esp. of air or smoke. [5 definitions] |
| ventilation |
the process of ventilating or state of being ventilated. [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. |
| venture |
an undertaking or enterprise that involves risk or is of uncertain outcome. [6 definitions] |
| Venus |
in Roman mythology, the goddess of love and beauty; Aphrodite. [2 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. |