| vendor |
someone who sells. |
| Venetian blind |
a window blind made of thin slats connected by a cord. The slats can be tilted to control the amount of air or light let through. A cord is also used to raise and lower the blind. |
| Venezuela |
Venezuela is a country in South America. Its neighbors are Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana. Venezuela lies on the shore of the Caribbean Sea. Much of Venezuela is covered with mountains and jungles. Many kinds of interesting animals live in these areas of Venezuela, such as capybaras, monkeys, crocodiles, piranhas, giant river otters, and anteaters. Most of the people of Venezuela live in the large cities near the sea in the north. |
| vengeful |
feeling or showing a strong desire to punish someone for a past wrong; feeling or showing revenge. |
| Venice |
a city in Italy. Venice is built on many small islands. |
| venom |
Venom is a poison that some animals produce. Some animals that produce venom are snakes, insects, spiders, and scorpions. Not all kinds of these things produce venom, only some kinds. Venom comes out when an animal that produces venom bites or stings. |
| venomous |
If an animal, like a snake or spider, is venomous, they produce a fluid called "venom," which is a poison to people and animals. The venom shoots into a human or animal when the venomous animal bites or stings. The bite or sting can cause illness or even death. |
| vent |
an opening through which a gas or vapor can enter, pass through, or exit. [3 definitions] |
| ventilation |
the circulation of air, or change of air. |
| ventricle |
either of the two lower compartments of the heart. Ventricles receive blood from the upper compartments, called atria, and pump it to the lungs and throughout the body. |
| ventriloquism |
the skill or act of speaking without moving the lips so that the voice seems to come from a source other than the speaker. |
| venture |
an activity or undertaking in which there is risk or the result is not certain. [3 definitions] |
| 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. |