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Ve·nus noun : the planet 2d in order from the sun

Ve·nu·sian adjective : of or relating to the planet Venus

Venus fly·trap or Ve·nus's–fly·trap noun : an insect-eating plant of the Carolina coast that has the leaf tip modified into an insect trap

ve·ra·cious adjective 1 : TRUTHFUL, HONEST

2 : marked by truth : ACCURATE

— ve·ra·cious·ly adverb

Synonyms

accurate, authentic, exact, faithful, precise, right, strict, true—more at FAITHFUL

ve·rac·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : devotion to truth : TRUTHFULNESS

2 : conformity with fact : ACCURACY

3 : something true

Synonyms

[1] honesty, integrity, probity, truthfulness, verity—more at HONESTY

[2] accuracy, closeness, delicacy, exactness, fineness, precision—more at PRECISION

ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah noun : a long open usu. roofed porch

verb noun : a word that is the grammatical center of a predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being

1verbal adjective 1 : of, relating to, or consisting of words; especially : having to do with words rather than with the ideas to be conveyed

2 : expressed in usu. spoken words : ORAL

3 : of, relating to, or formed from a verb

4 : LITERAL, VERBATIM

— ver·bal·ly adverb

Synonyms

oral, spoken, unwritten; also implicit, informal; articulated, verbalized; given, pronounced, said, sounded, stated, told, voiced

Antonyms

written

2verbal noun : a word that combines characteristics of a verb with those of a noun or adjective

verbal auxiliary noun : an auxiliary verb

ver·bal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to speak or write in wordy or empty fashion

2 : to express something in words : describe verbally

3 : to convert into a verb

— ver·bal·i·za·tion noun

Synonyms

articulate, say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, vocalize—more at SAY

verbal noun noun : a noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem and in some uses having the sense and constructions of a verb

ver·ba·tim adverb or adjective : in the same words : word for word

ver·be·na noun : VERVAIN; especially : any of several garden vervains of hybrid origin with showy spikes of bright often fragrant flowers

ver·biage noun 1 : superfluity of words usu. of little or obscure content

2 : DICTION, WORDING

Synonyms

circumlocution, prolixity, redundancy, wordiness; also circularity; tautology; reiteration, repetition, repetitiousness; embellishment, embroidering, exaggeration, hyperbole

ver·bose adjective : using more words than are needed : WORDY

Synonyms

circuitous, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, windy, wordy—more at WORDY

ver·bos·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being verbose

ver·bo·ten adjective [ORIGIN: G]

: forbidden usu. by dictate

ver·dant adjective : green with growing plants

— ver·dant·ly adverb

Synonyms

green, leafy, lush, luxuriant—more at LUSH

ver·dict noun [ORIGIN: ME verdit, verdict, fr. AF veirdit, fr. veir true (fr. L verus) + dit saying, dictum, fr. L dictum, fr. dicere to say]

1 : the finding or decision of a jury

2 : an opinion pronounced or felt : JUDGMENT

Synonyms

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view—more at OPINION

ver·di·gris noun : a green or bluish deposit that forms on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces

ver·dure noun 1 : the greenness of growing vegetation

2 : a growth or expanse of vegetation

Synonyms

flora, foliage, green, greenery, herbage, leafage, vegetation—more at GREENERY

1verge noun [ORIGIN: ME, rod, measuring rod, margin, fr. AF, rod, area of jurisdiction, fr. L virga twig, rod, line]

1 : a staff carried as an emblem of authority or office

2 : something that borders or bounds : EDGE

3 : BRINK, THRESHOLD

Synonyms

border, bound, boundary, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt—more at BORDER

2verge verb verged; verg·ing 1 : to be next to

2 : to be on the verge

Synonyms