📖 V — The English dictionary · page 6

velveteen — Everyday, meaning 1: Velveteen is a soft cloth like velvet, made of cotton, often used for toys and clothes.↗ Example: The toy rabbit was made of velveteen.↗ · Her coat had a velveteen collar.↗ · The velveteen rabbit was soft to hold.↗

velvety — Everyday, meaning 1: Velvety means soft and smooth like velvet cloth: «velvety petals».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A velvety voice or taste is smooth, deep and rich.↗ Example: The rose petals felt velvety under my fingers.↗ · The deer's new antlers were covered in velvety skin.↗ · The night sky was velvety black.↗ · The hot chocolate was rich and velvety.↗ · Moss grows like a velvety carpet on the rocks.↗ · The singer had a deep, velvety voice.↗ · Our puppy's ears are velvety soft.↗ · He had thick, velvety fur, a meek face, and a look that was very modest, though his eyes were bright and shining.↗

vendetta — Everyday, meaning 1: A long, bitter quarrel between two families in which they keep taking revenge on each other, sometimes violently.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A long campaign by one person to harm or annoy another person they dislike.↗ Example: The two families had a vendetta that lasted a hundred years.↗ · He seemed to have a personal vendetta against the referee.↗ · In the story, the vendetta ended when the children of both families became friends.↗ · The teacher said it was not a vendetta; she was just being fair.↗ · Old vendettas can make a village an unhappy place.↗ · She dropped her vendetta and said sorry.↗

vending — Everyday, meaning 1: Vending means selling, especially selling things from a machine.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is mostly used in «vending machine», a machine that gives you a snack, drink or ticket when you put money in.↗ Example: I bought a bottle of water from the vending machine.↗ · The vending machine only takes coins.↗ · A drink costs $1.50; I put in $2 and got 50 cents change.↗ · The vending machine got stuck and kept my money.↗ · There is a vending machine at the swimming pool.↗ · Never rock a vending machine; it can fall on you.↗

vendor — Everyday, meaning 1: A vendor is a person or company that sells something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A vendor is also someone who sells food or goods in the street.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (law, money) The vendor is the person selling a house.↗ Example: We bought hot dogs from a street vendor.↗ · The vendor sold balloons at the fair.↗ · The vendor of the house accepted the offer.↗ · Many vendors sell fruit at the market.↗ · The ice-cream vendor rang a bell.↗ · The vendor gave us change.↗

veneering — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A thin layer of wood fixed over a surface to cover it.↗ Example: the jambs, and the narrow windows, and the galleries, that they three had round about, over against the jambs there was a veneering of wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows; and the windows were covered; (Prophets EZK.41.16, JPS 1917)↗

venerable — Everyday, meaning 1: Venerable means old and deserving respect, often because of great age.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) A title of respect for some church people.↗ Example: One feels quite a novice beside these venerable million-year-old boulders.↗ · It is a large venerable tree, though a little crippled by age.↗

venerate — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To venerate someone or something is to treat them with very deep respect.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) Some Christians venerate saints, relics or icons: they honour them, but believe only God is worshipped.↗ Example: Many people venerate their grandparents' wisdom.↗ · The village venerates the old oak tree.↗ · Catholics and Orthodox Christians venerate the saints.↗ · The pilgrims kissed the icon to venerate it.↗ · Ancient Egyptians venerated cats.↗ · Scientists still venerate Newton's work.↗ · Indeed, he loved as well as venerated this master because of his unfailing kindness, his patience, his readiness to teach, and his skill in teaching.↗

veneration — Everyday, meaning 1: Veneration is deep respect and honour shown to someone or something holy, great or very old.↗ Example: The Camenae were prophetic nymphs held in high veneration by the ancient Italians.↗ · Athene was regarded with special veneration by the Athenians.↗

venetian — Everyday, meaning 1: From or to do with Venice, a city in Italy built on water with canals instead of streets.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person who comes from Venice.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A venetian blind is a window blind made of many thin flat strips that tilt to let light in or keep it out.↗ Example: Marco Polo was a famous Venetian traveller.↗ · We bought a Venetian mask for the carnival.↗ · Venetian boats are called gondolas.↗ · Pull the cord to open the venetian blind.↗ · The Venetians built their city on islands.↗ · Venetian glass is beautiful and colourful.↗

vengeance — Everyday, meaning 1: Vengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) "With a vengeance" means very strongly or much more than usual, as in "It rained with a vengeance".↗ Example: The hero swore vengeance on the dragon that burnt his village.↗ · (Bible) Saint Paul wrote, "Do not take revenge … for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine,' says the Lord."↗ · Vengeance doesn't fix anything; it just makes the fight longer.↗ · The rain came back with a vengeance.↗ · She forgave him instead of seeking vengeance.↗ · The cold came back with a vengeance just when spring had started.↗ · “O Dil-aram! such a vengeance is not manly.↗ · Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.↗ (Torah LEV.19.18, JPS 1917)↗ · If I whet My glittering sword, and My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, and will recompense them that hate Me.↗ (Torah DEU.32.41, JPS 1917)↗ · And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.↗ (Torah NUM.31.3, JPS 1917)↗ · To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples; (Writings PSA.149.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me.↗ (Writings LAM.3.60, JPS 1917)↗ · Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.↗ (Writings PSA.18.48, JPS 1917)↗

venison — Everyday, meaning 1: Venison is the meat of a deer, eaten as food.↗ Example: I shall bring you the broiled venison.↗ · On these stakes he meant to roast the venison.↗ · And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.↗ (Torah GEN.27.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.↗ (Torah GEN.25.28, JPS 1917)↗ · Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.'↗ (Torah GEN.27.19, JPS 1917)↗

venom — Everyday, meaning 1: Venom is a poison that some animals, like snakes, spiders, scorpions and bees, put into a victim by biting or stinging.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Venom can mean very strong, nasty anger or hate in what someone says.↗ Example: The snake's venom can paralyse its prey.↗ · Some spiders have venom that is dangerous to people.↗ · Doctors gave him antivenom after the bite.↗ · A bee's sting contains venom.↗ · She spoke with venom in her voice.↗ · Scientists study venom to make new medicines.↗ · And a cloud of venom flew before him as he snorted and roared, so that it would have been death to stand before him.↗ · Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of asps.↗ (Torah DEU.32.33, JPS 1917)↗ · The wasting of hunger, and the devouring of the fiery bolt, and bitter destruction; and the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, with the venom of crawling things of the dust.↗ (Torah DEU.32.24, JPS 1917)↗ · They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips.↗ (Writings PSA.140.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear; (Writings PSA.58.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy venom thereto, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!↗ (Prophets HAB.2.15, JPS 1917)↗

venomous — Everyday, meaning 1: A venomous animal can put poison (venom) into you by biting or stinging, like some snakes, spiders, scorpions and jellyfish.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Venomous words or looks are full of hate and very unkind.↗ Example: Some snakes are venomous, so never touch a snake.↗ · A box jellyfish is very venomous.↗ · The redback spider is venomous.↗ · Bees are venomous, but most stings are not dangerous.↗ · Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes in North America.↗ · She gave him a venomous look.↗ · Keep away from venomous creatures in rock pools.↗ · Her dress is torn and disorderly, and her hair intertwined with venomous snakes.↗

vent — Everyday, meaning 1: A vent is a small opening that lets air, smoke, steam or gas go in or out, like an air vent in a room or a car.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) A volcanic vent is the opening where lava, ash and gas come out; deep-sea vents (hydrothermal vents) let out hot water on the ocean floor.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To vent your feelings, especially anger, means to let them out by talking, shouting or crying: «She vented about her day».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A vent can also be a slit at the back or side of a coat or jacket.↗ Example: Steam came out of the vent in the bathroom.↗ · Lava poured out of the volcano's vent.↗ · Strange creatures live around hot vents on the deep sea floor.↗ · Don't block the air vents on the heater.↗ · After the match, Jack vented to his dad about the unfair referee.↗ · It helps to vent your feelings to a friend.↗ · In the film, the spy crawled through the air vents.↗ · As soon as it saw the Caliph and his Vizier--who had crept up meanwhile--it gave vent to a joyful cry.↗ · Behold, mine inwards are as wine which hath no vent; like new wine-skins which are ready to burst.↗ (Writings JOB.32.19, JPS 1917)↗

ventilated — Everyday, meaning 1: Ventilated means having fresh air moving through it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Well-ventilated» means a room or space has plenty of fresh air; «poorly ventilated» means it does not.↗ Example: Use the glue in a well-ventilated room.↗ · The hamster's box was ventilated with small holes.↗ · The classroom was ventilated by opening the windows.↗ · A poorly ventilated room can feel stuffy.↗ · Paint the shed with the doors open so it stays ventilated.↗ · The bathroom is ventilated by a fan.↗

ventilation — Everyday, meaning 1: The movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The system, such as vents or fans, that does this.↗ Example: Open the windows for better ventilation.↗ · The classroom has poor ventilation and gets stuffy.↗ · Paint the fence outside where there is plenty of ventilation.↗ · The kitchen fan improves ventilation when we cook.↗ · Ventilation helps reduce the spread of colds.↗ · The ventilation system in the tunnel blows in fresh air.↗

venting — Everyday, meaning 1: Venting is letting out strong feelings, especially anger or frustration, by talking or shouting about them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Venting is letting air, gas, smoke or steam escape through an opening.↗ Example: Sorry for venting — I'm just so annoyed about the test.↗ · She was venting to her best friend about her brother.↗ · The kitchen fan is venting the steam outside.↗ · Venting your feelings can help, but don't be unkind.↗ · The volcano was venting gas and ash.↗ · He spent an hour venting about the referee.↗

ventriloquism — Everyday, meaning 1: Ventriloquism is the skill of speaking without moving your lips, so the voice seems to come from somewhere else, usually a puppet or dummy on your knee.↗ Example: She won the talent show with her ventriloquism act.↗ · Ventriloquism takes lots of practice in front of a mirror.↗ · In ventriloquism, sounds like b and p are the hardest to say without moving your lips.↗ · The ventriloquism made it seem as if the dummy was singing.↗ · Long ago, ventriloquism was used to make people think spirits were speaking.↗ · We watched a ventriloquism show at the seaside.↗

venture — Everyday, meaning 1: To venture means to go somewhere that may be unknown, risky or a bit dangerous: «We ventured into the cave.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To venture an opinion or a guess means to say it carefully, even though you are not sure.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A venture (noun) is a new project or business with some risk: «a business venture».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A venture can also be a risky journey or adventure.↗ Example: The children ventured into the dark woods.↗ · We didn't venture out in the snowstorm.↗ · «Is it Paris?» she ventured.↗ · Can I venture a guess?↗ · Their cake stall was a successful business venture.↗ · Mum's new café is an exciting venture.↗ · Nothing ventured, nothing gained!↗ · If so, you may venture to go."↗ · The Hebrew words are ChIVTh H QDSh, holy animals: I have ventured to put Kerubim, as the title of the (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · I shall not venture to conjecture.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary?↗ (Writings JOB.4.2, JPS 1917)↗