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ven·om noun [ORIGIN: ME venim, fr. AF, ultim. fr. L venenum magic charm, drug, poison]

1 : poisonous material secreted by some animals (as snakes, spiders, or bees) and transmitted usu. by biting or stinging

2 : desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another : MALEVOLENCE

Synonyms

[1] bane, poison, toxin—more at POISON

[2] cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spleen, viciousness—more at MALICE

ven·om·ous adjective 1 : full of venom : POISONOUS

2 : SPITEFUL, MALEVOLENT

3 : secreting and using venom <~ snakes>

— ven·om·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

poison, poisonous—more at POISONOUS

ve·nous adjective 1 : of, relating to, or full of veins

2 : being purplish red oxygen-deficient blood rich in carbon dioxide that is present in most veins

1vent verb 1 : to provide with a vent

2 : to serve as a vent for

3 : to force out : DISCHARGE

4 : to give vigorous or emotional expression to

Synonyms

[3] cast, discharge, emit, exhale, expel, issue, release, shoot—more at EMIT

[4] loose, release, take out, unleash—more at TAKE OUT

[4] air, express, give, look, sound, state, voice—more at EXPRESS

2vent noun 1 : an opportunity or way of escape or passage : OUTLET

2 : an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure

3vent noun : a slit in a garment esp. in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket or skirt)

ven·ti·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing 1 : to discuss freely and openly <~ a question>

2 : to give vigorous or emotional expression to <~ one's grievances>

3 : to cause fresh air to circulate through (as a room or mine) so as to replace foul air

4 : to provide with a vent or outlet

— ven·ti·la·tor noun

ven·ti·la·tion noun 1 : the act or process of ventilating

2 : circulation of air (as in a room)

3 : a system or means of providing fresh air

ven·tral adjective 1 : of or relating to the belly : ABDOMINAL

2 : of, relating to, or located on or near the surface of the body that in humans is the front but in most other animals is the lower surface

— ven·tral·ly adverb

ven·tri·cle noun 1 : a chamber of the heart that receives blood from the atrium of the same side and pumps it into the arteries

2 : any of the communicating cavities of the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord

— ven·tric·u·lar adjective

ven·tril·o·quism noun [ORIGIN: LL ventriloquus ventriloquist, fr. L venter belly + loqui to speak; fr. the belief that the voice is produced from the ventriloquist's stomach]

: the production of the voice in such a manner that the sound appears to come from a source other than the speaker

— ven·tril·o·quist noun

ven·tril·o·quy noun : VENTRILOQUISM

1venture verb ven·tured; ven·tur·ing 1 : to expose to hazard : RISK

2 : to undertake the risks of : BRAVE

3 : to offer at the risk of rebuff, rejection, or censure <~ an opinion>

4 : to proceed despite danger : DARE

Synonyms

[1] adventure, compromise, gamble, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, menace, risk

[3] chance, gamble, hazard, risk—more at RISK

2venture noun 1 : an undertaking involving chance or risk; especially : a speculative business enterprise

2 : something risked in a speculative venture : STAKE

Synonyms

chance, enterprise, flier, gamble, speculation—more at GAMBLE

ven·ture·some adjective 1 : involving risk : DANGEROUS

2 : inclined to venture : BOLD

— ven·ture·some·ly adverb

— ven·ture·some·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] dangerous, grave, grievous, hazardous, menacing, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, unhealthy, unsafe—more at DANGEROUS

[2] adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, enterprising, gutsy, hardy, nervy—more at BOLD

ven·tur·ous adjective 1 : involving risk : DANGEROUS, HAZARDOUS

2 : inclined to venture : BOLD

— ven·tur·ous·ly adverb

— ven·tur·ous·ness noun

ven·ue noun [ORIGIN: AF, alter. of vinné, visné, lit., neighborhood, neighbors, ultim. fr. L vicinitas vicinity]

: the place in which the alleged events from which a legal action arises