English Words Starting With V

• ventricular fibrillation

  nounC2
  /venˌtrɪk.jə.lə ˌfaɪ.brɪˈleɪ.ʃən/A life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid, chaotic electrical impulses in the ventricles, causing them to quiver ineffectively instead of pumping blood.
• ventricular tachycardia

  nounLow
  /venˌtrɪk.jə.lə ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/A potentially serious heart condition where the ventricles beat abnormally fast, disrupting efficient blood pumping.
• ventriculography

  nounVery Low
  /venˌtrɪkjʊˈlɒɡrəfi/A medical imaging technique for visualizing the ventricles of the heart or brain.
• ventriculus

  nounC2
  /vɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs/A chamber or cavity in an organ, especially one of the lower chambers of the heart or the stomach of a bird or insect.
• ventriloquism

  nounC2
  /venˈtrɪl.ə.kwɪ.zəm/The skill of making one's voice appear to come from a different source, typically a puppet or dummy.
• ventriloquist

  nounC2
  /venˈtrɪl.ə.kwɪst/A performer who can speak or utter sounds so that they seem to come from a dummy, doll, or another person.
• ventriloquize

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC2 (Very Rare)
  /vɛnˈtrɪl.ə.kwaɪz/to practice ventriloquism; to make one's voice appear to come from another source, typically a puppet or dummy
• ventris

  nounVery Low
  /ˈvɛntrɪs/A proper noun, typically a surname, most famously associated with the British architect and philologist Michael Ventris, who deciphered the ancient Linear B script.
• venture

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈvɛn.tʃər/A risky or daring journey, project, or investment.
• venture capital

  nounC1 (Business/Finance)
  /ˈven.tʃə ˌkæp.ɪ.təl/Money provided by investors to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have long-term growth potential but are considered high-risk.
• venture capitalist

  nounC1
  /ˈven.tʃə ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/An investor who provides capital, usually in exchange for equity, to early-stage, high-risk, high-potential growth startups.
• venture scout

  nounC1
  /ˈvɛn.tʃə skaʊt/An older member of the Scout Association (UK) or Scouts Canada, typically aged 14–18, focused on adventurous outdoor activities, skill development, and community service.
• venturi

  nounC2/TECHNICAL
  /vɛnˈtʃʊə.ri/a tube or channel with a narrowed section that increases fluid velocity and decreases pressure, or a device/effect based on this principle.
• venturi tube

  nounC2
  /venˌtjʊə.ri ˈtjuːb/A short tube with a constricted, narrow middle section, used to measure fluid flow rate or create a partial vacuum.
• venue

  nounB2
  /ˈvɛnjuː/The place where an event, meeting, or activity happens.
• venue shopping

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈven.juː ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/The strategic selection of a judicial or regulatory forum to obtain a favourable legal ruling.
• venule

  nounC1
  /ˈvɛnjuːl/A very small vein; a microscopic vessel that collects blood from capillaries and carries it to a vein.
• venus

  nounB2
  /ˈviːnəs/The second planet from the Sun, often appearing as a bright evening or morning 'star'; the Roman goddess of love and beauty, from whom the planet takes its name.
• venus and adonis

  nounLow (specialised literary/cultural term)
  /ˌviːnəs‿ən əˈdəʊnɪs/The mythological tale of the Roman goddess Venus's love for the mortal hunter Adonis, famously recounted in Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' and later adapted by Shakespeare in his narrative poem.
• venus de milo

  nounC1
  /ˌviːnəs də ˈmiːləʊ/A famous ancient Greek statue of the goddess Aphrodite (Venus), discovered on the island of Milos in 1820, renowned for its classical beauty and missing arms.

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