Webster's Dictionary 1828

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VENTANNA

VENTAN'NA,VENT'ER, noun One who utters, reports or publishes.VEN'TER, noun [Latin]1. In anatomy, the abdomen, or lower belly; formerly applied to any large cavity containing vis...

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VENTER

VENT'ER,n. One who utters, reports or publishes.

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VENTIDUCT

VEN'TIDUCT, noun [Latin ventus, wind, and ductus, a canal.]In building, a passage for wind or air; a subterraneous passage or spiracle for ventilating apartments.

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VENTILATE

VEN'TILATE, verb transitive [Latin ventilo, from ventus, wind.]1. To fan with wind; to open and expose to the free passage of air or wind; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate ...

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VENTILATED

VEN'TILATED, participle passive Exposed to the action of the air; fanned; winnowed; discussed.

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VENTILATING

VEN'TILATING, participle present tense Exposing to the action of wind; fanning; discussing.

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VENTILATION

VENTILA'TION, noun [Latin ventilatio.]1. The act of ventilating; the act or operation of exposing to the free passage of air, or of causing the air to pass through any place, fo...

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VENTILATOR

VEN'TILATOR, noun An instrument or machine for expelling foul or stagnant air from any close place or apartment, and introducing that which is fresh and pure. Ventilators are of...

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VENTILOQUOUS

VENTIL'OQUOUS, adjective Speaking in such a manner as to make the sound appear to come from a place remote from the speaker.

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VENTOSITY

VENTOS'ITY, noun [Latin ventosus.] Windiness; flatulence.

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VENTRAL

VEN'TRAL, adjective [from Latin venter, belly.] Belonging to the belly.The ventral fins, in fishes, are placed between the anus and the throat.

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VENTRICLE

VEN'TRICLE, noun [Latin ventriculus, from venter, belly.]In a general sense, a small cavity in an animal body. It is applied to the stomach. It is also applied to two cavities o...

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VENTRICOUS

VEN'TRICOUS, adjective [Latin ventricosus, from venter, belly.]In botany, bellied; distended; swelling out in the middle; as a ventricous perianth.

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VENTRICULOUS

VENTRIC'ULOUS, adjective [supra.] Somewhat distended in the middle.

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VENTRILOQUISM

VENTRIL'OQUISM,VENTRIL'OQUIST, noun One who speaks in such a manner that his voice appears to come from some distant place.The ancient ventriloquists seems to speak from their b...

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VENTRILOQUIST

VENTRIL'OQUIST, n. One who speaks in such a manner that his voice appears to come from some distant place.The ancient ventriloquists seems to speak from their bellies.

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VENTRILOQUY

VENTRIL'OQUY, noun [Latin venter, belly, and loquor, to speak.]The act, art or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come not from the person, but from...

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VENTURE

VEN'TURE, noun [Latin venio, ventus, venturus, to come.]1. A hazard; an undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which cannot be foreseen with tol...

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VENTURED

VEN'TURED, participle passive Put to the hazard; risked.

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VENTURER

VEN'TURER, noun One who ventures or puts to hazards.

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VENTURESOME

VEN'TURESOME, adjective Bold; daring; intrepid; as a venturesome boy.

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VENTURESOMELY

VEN'TURESOMELY, adverb In a bold, daring manner.

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VENTURING

VEN'TURING, participle present tense Putting to hazard; daring.VEN'TURING, noun The act of putting to risk; a hazarding.

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VENTUROUS

VEN'TUROUS, adjective Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; intrepid; adventurous; as a venturous soldier.With vent'rous arm he pluck'd, he tasted.

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VENTUROUSLY

VEN'TUROUSLY, adverb Daringly; fearlessly; boldly.

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VENTUROUSNESS

VEN'TUROUSNESS, noun Boldness; hardiness; fearlessness; intrepidity. The event made then repent of their venturousness

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VENUE

VEN'UE,VEN'ULITE, noun A petrified shell of the genus Venus.