Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ventilator

Ven″ti‐la′tor (?), n. [Cf. F. ventilateur, L. ventilator a winnower.] A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling ...

677

Ventose

Ven‐tose″ (?), n. A ventouse. Holland.

678

Ventose (2)

Ven‐tose″, a. [L. ventosus windy. See Ventilate.] Windy; flatulent. Richardson (Dict.).

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Ventose (3)

‖Ven′tose″ (?), n. [F. ventôse. See Ventose, a.] The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vendémiaire.

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Ventosity

Ven‐tos″i‐ty (?), n. [L. ventositas: cf. F. ventosité. See Ventose, n.] Quality or state of being ventose; windiness; hence, vainglory; pride. Bacon.

681

Ventouse

Ven″touse (?), n. A cupping glass. Chaucer.

682

Ventouse (2)

Ven″touse, v. t. & i. To cup; to use a cupping glass. [Written also ventuse.] Chaucer.

683

Ventrad

Ven″trad (?), adv. [L. venter belly + ad to.] (Anat.) Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; — opposed to dorsad.

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Ventral

Ven″tral (?), a. [L. ventralis, fr. venter the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F. ventral.] 1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of a...

685

Ventricle

Ven″tri‐cle (?), n. [L. ventriculus the stomach, a ventricle, dim. of venter the belly: cf. F. ventricule. See Ventral.] 1. (Anat.) A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ...

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Ventricose

{ Ven″tri‐cose′ (?), Ven″tri‐cous (?), } a. [NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.] (Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose co...

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Ventricular

Ven‐tric″u‐lar (?), a. [Cf. F. ventriculaire.] Of or pertaining to a ventricle; bellied.

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Ventriculite

‖Ven‐tric″u‐lite (?), n. [See Ventriculus.] (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of the...

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Ventriculous

Ven‐tric″u‐lous (?), a. [L. ventriculosus of the belly.] Somewhat distended in the middle; ventricular.

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Ventriculus

‖Ven‐tric″u‐lus (?), n.; pl.Ventriculi (#). [L., belly, dim. fr. venter belly.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the stomachs of certain insects. (b) The body cavity of a sponge.

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Ventrilocution

Ven′tri‐lo‐cu″tion (?), n. [See Ventriloquous.] Ventriloquism.

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Ventriloquial

Ven′tri‐lo″qui‐al (?), a. Ventriloquous.

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Ventriloquism

Ven‐tril″o‐quism (?), n. [See Ventriloquous.] The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some ...

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Ventriloquist

Ven‐tril″o‐quist (?), n. One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism.Ventriloquist monkey(Zoöl.), the onappo; — so called from the character of its cry.

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Ventriloquize

Ven‐tril″o‐quize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ventriloquized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ventriloquizing.] To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.

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Ventriloquous

Ven‐tril″o‐quous (?), a. [L. ventriloquus a ventriloquist; venter the belly + loqui, p. p. locutus, to speak. See Ventral, and Loquacious.] Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist o...

697

Ventriloquy

Ven‐tril″o‐quy (?), n. [Cf. F. ventriloquie.] Same as Ventriloquism.

698

Ventrimeson

‖Ven′tri‐mes″on (?), n. [NL. See Venter, and Meson.] (Anat.) See Meson.

699

Ventro-

Ven″tro– (�). [L. venter belly.] A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the abdomen; also, connection with, relation to, or direction towa...

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Ventro-inguinal

Ven′tro–in″gui‐nal (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining both to the abdomen and groin, or to the abdomen and inguinal canal; as, ventro-inguinal hernia.

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Venture

Ven″ture (?; 135), n. [Aphetic form of OE. aventure. See Adventure.] 1. An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with...

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Venture (2)

Ven″ture, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ventured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Venturing.] 1. To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. Bu...