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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Vĕnt'-pĕg, n.p. 1468A peg to stop a vent.
  2. Vēnt'-pin, n.p. 1468A pin to stop a vent-hole.
  3. Vĕn'tral, a.p. 1468Belonging to the belly, or the surface of the body opposite to the back, or dorsal side; — in fishes, sometimes restricted to the part of this surface anterior to the anus; as, ventral fins. 2.…
  4. Vĕn’tri-cle, n.p. 1468A small cavity. [Obs.] These [ideas] are begot in the ventricle of memory. Shak. 2. The stomach. [Obs.] Whether I will or not, while I live, my heart beats, and my ventricle digests what I put into…
  5. Vēn’tri-cōse’ or Vēn’tri-coūs, a.p. 1468(Nat. Hist.) Swelling out in the middle; bellied; distended; as, a ventricose perianth.
  6. Ven-tric'ū-lar, a.p. 1468Of, or pertaining to, a ventricle.
  7. Ven-tric'ū-loūs, a.p. 1468Somewhat distended in the middle.
  8. Vĕn’/tri-lo-cū’tĭon, n.p. 1468The act or art of speaking after the manner of a ventriloquist; ventriloquism.
  9. Vēn’tri-lō’qui-al, a.p. 1468Pertaining to ventriloquism.
  10. Ven-tril'o-quism, n.p. 1468The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person, but from some other place, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, &c.
  11. Ven-tril'o-quist, n.p. 1468One who speaks in such a manner that his voice appears to come from some distant or different place.
  12. Ven-tril'o-quize, v. i.p. 1468To practice ventriloquism.
  13. Ven-tril'o-quous, a.p. 1468Speaking in such a manner as to make the sound appear to come from a place remote from the speaker.
  14. Ven-tril'o-quy, n.p. 1468The same as VENTRILOQUISM.
  15. Vĕnt'ure (vĕnt'yūr), n.p. 1468An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard. I, in this venture, double gains pursue. Dryden. 2. An event that is…
  16. Vĕnt'ūre, v. i.p. 1468To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. 2. To run a hazard or risk. “Who freights a ship to venture on the seas.” Dryden. To venture at…
  17. Vĕnt'ūre, v. t.p. 1468To expose to hazard; to risk; as, to venture one's person in a balloon. I am afraid, yet I'll venture it. Shak. 2. To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies. 3.…
  18. Vĕnt'ūr-er, n.p. 1468One who ventures or puts to hazard; an adventurer. 2. A strumpet; a prostitute. [Rare.] “Common venturer.” Webster, 1607.
  19. Vĕnt'ure-sōme, a.p. 1468Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; intrepid; as, a venturesome boy.
  20. Vĕnt'ūre-sŏme-ly, adv.p. 1468In a venturesome or daring manner; boldly; daringly.
  21. Vĕnt'ūre-sōme-ness, n.p. 1468The quality of being venturesome; boldness. Jeffrey.
  22. Vĕnt'ūr-ōūs, a.p. 1468Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; intrepid; adventurous; as, a venturous soldier. With venturous arm He plucked, he tasted. Milton.
  23. Vĕnt'ūr-ous-ly, adv.p. 1468In a venturous manner; daringly; fearlessly; boldly.
  24. Vĕnt'ūr-ous-ness, n.p. 1468The quality of being venturous; boldness; hardiness; intrepidity.
  25. Vēn'ūe, n.p. 1468(Law.) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which an act or fact is alleged to have happened; the place where an action is laid. [Written also visne.] The twelve men who are to try…
  26. Vĕn'āe, n.p. 1468A bout; a hit; a turn; a veney. [Rare.] See VENEY.
  27. Vēn'ā-īte, n.p. 1468A petrified shell of the genus Venus. [Obs.]
  28. Vĕn'ū-lōse, a.p. 1468(Bot.) Full of small veins. Gray.
  29. Vē'nus, n.p. 1468(Myth.) The goddess of female beauty and of love; that is, beauty or love deified. 2. (Astron.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that…
  30. Ve-năst', a.p. 1468Beautiful. [Rare.] Waterhouse.
  31. Ve-rā'ciōus, a.p. 1468Observant of truth; habitually disposed to speak truth; truthful. 2. Characterized by truth; true; not false. The young, ardent soul that enters on this world with heroic purpose, with veracious…
  32. Ve-rā'ciōŭs-ly, adv.p. 1468In a veracious manner; truthfully.
  33. Ve-răc'i-ty, n.p. 1468The state or quality of being veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity. ☞ It is applied, with less propriety, to things; as, the veracity of a fact.
  34. Ve-răn'dă, n.p. 1468(Arch.) (a.) A kind of open portico, formed by extending a sloping roof beyond the main building. (b.) A light, open portico or outer gallery, with a sloping roof.
  35. Ve-rā'tri-āp. 1468
  36. Vēra'tri'niäp. 1468
  37. Ve-rā'trīnep. 1468Lat. veratrum, hellebore. See infra.] (Chem.) A vegetable alkaloid, obtained from Veratrum sabadilla, V. album, &c. It is generally obtained as a crystalline powder, nearly white, very acrid and…
  38. Ve-rā'trum, n.p. 1468(Bot.) A genus of plants having very poisonous qualities, from which veratria is obtained.
  39. Vērb, n.p. 1468A word; a vocable. [Obs.] South. 2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.
  40. Vẽr'bal, a.p. 1468Expressed in words; addressed to the ear; spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal message; a verbal contract; verbal testimony. Made she no verbal question? Shak. 2. Consisting in, relating to, or…
  41. Vẽr'bal, n.p. 1468(Gram.) A noun derived from a verb.
  42. Vẽr'bal-ĭsm, n.p. 1468Something expressed verbally or orally.
  43. Vẽr'bal-ĭst, n.p. 1468A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words.
  44. Ver-băl'i-ty, n.p. 1468State or quality of being verbal; mere words; bare literal expression. [R.] Browne.
  45. Vēr'bal-i-zā'tion, n.p. 1468The act of verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized.
  46. Vĕr'bal-īze, v. t.p. 1468To convert into a verb; to make verbal; to verbify.
  47. Vēr'bal-ly, adv.p. 1468In a verbal manner; by words spoken; orally. South. 2. Word for word; as, to translate verbally.
  48. Ver-bā'ri-an, a.p. 1468Of, or pertaining to, words; verbal. [Rare.] “A verbarian attorney-general.” Coleridge.
  49. Ver-bās'cum, n.p. 1468(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the mullein.
  50. Ver-bā'tim, adv.p. 1468Word for word; in the same words; as, to tell a story verbatim as another has related it.
  51. Ver-bē'na, n.p. 1468(Bot.) A genus of plants, of which several species are extensively cultivated, some for their lemon-scented, fragrant foliage, and others for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
  52. Vēr'be-nāte, v. t.p. 1468To strew with vervain.
  53. Vĕr'ber-āte, v. t.p. 1468To beat; to strike. [Obs.]
  54. Vër'ber-ā'tion, n.p. 1469The act of verberating; a beating, or striking blows. Arbuthnot. 2. The impulse of a body, which causes sound.
  55. Vĕr'bi-age, n.p. 1469The use of many words without necessity; superabundance of words; profusion of expression with little substance or sense; verbosity; wordiness. The barren verbiage current among men. Tennyson.
  56. Vĕrb'i-fy, v. t.p. 1469To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize. [Rare.]
  57. Ver-bōse', a.p. 1469Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
  58. Ver-bōse'ly, adv.p. 1469In a verbose manner; wordily.
  59. Ver-bōse'ness, n.p. 1469The state or quality of being verbose; verbosity.
  60. Ver-bōs'i-ty, n.p. 1469The quality of being verbose; employment of a superabundance of words; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity. The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and verbosity of his…