11-letter words containing ve
- venereology — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
- venesection — phlebotomy.
- venisection — phlebotomy.
- venlafaxine — an oral antidepressant, C 17 H 27 NO 2 , that is thought to inhibit neuronal reabsorption of serotonin, norepinephrine, and possibly dopamine.
- venographic — of or relating to venography
- vent window — (on an automobile) a small, pivoting window fitted into a main side window to provide draft-free ventilation.
- ventilating — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ventilation — the act of ventilating.
- ventilative — promoting or producing ventilation.
- ventilatory — of, having, or pertaining to ventilation
- ventral fin — pelvic fin.
- ventricular — of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
- ventriculus — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- ventriloquy — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- venturesome — having or showing a disposition to undertake risky or dangerous activities; daring: a venturesome investor; a venturesome explorer.
- venturingly — in a venturing manner
- venus shell — a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae, typified by the intertidal Venus gallina, with somewhat rounded ribbed valves
- venus'-hair — a maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) of tropical America and the S U.S.
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- veratridine — a yellowish-white, amorphous, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 36 H 51 NO 11 , occurring with veratrine in the seeds of the sabadilla.
- verb phrase — a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence.
- verbal noun — a noun derived from a verb, especially by a process applicable to most or all verbs, as, in English, the -ing form of Eating is fun or of Smoking is forbidden.
- verbalistic — a person skilled in the use of words.
- verberation — a lashing, beating, or whipping
- verbigerate — to talk or chat
- verboseness — characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
- verdigrises — a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting principally of basic copper sulfate.
- verdureless — without verdure
- vere childe — Vere Gordon [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.
- vereeniging — a city in the S Transvaal, in NE Republic of South Africa, S of Johannesburg.
- veridically — truthful; veracious.
- verisimilar — having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
- vermiculate — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vermiculite — any of a group of platy minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, magnesium, and iron, that expand markedly on being heated: used in the expanded state for heat insulation and as a plant growth medium.
- vermiculous — containing or resembling worms
- vermination — to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
- vermivorous — (of birds) feeding on worms, grubs, or insect vermin.
- verruciform — in the shape of a wart
- versability — the quality or state of being capable of being turned
- versatilely — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versatility — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
- versed sine — one minus the cosine of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: vers.
- versicolour — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- verslibrist — someone who writes free verse
- vertebrated — having vertebrae; vertebral; vertebrate.
- vertebrates — having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.
- vertebratus — (of a cloud) having elements arranged in a riblike pattern.
- verticality — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vertiginous — whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air.
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea