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Velvet SumacnounMWEa deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berriesverified
Velvet WormnounMWEany of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid wormsverified
Velvetleafnountall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiberverified
Velvetweednouna tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiberverified
Venanouna blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries towards the heart, also known as a veinverified
Vena CavanounMWEeither of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heartverified
Venae Labiales PosterioresnounMWEveins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal veinverified
Veneeringnouncoating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior woodverified
Venereal DiseasenounMWEa communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactverified
Vengeancenounthe act of harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have doneverified
Venial SinnounMWEa Roman Catholic term for a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace; literally "forgivable" sin; this is as opposed to a mortal sin, which is unforgivableverified
Venipuncturenounthe puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis, to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dyeverified
Venirenoun(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)verified
Venn DiagramnounMWEa diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictoriallyverified
Venomnouna toxin used by animals to catch prey or defend against predators, which is administered through a delivery mechanismverified
Venous Blood VesselnounMWEa blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heartverified
Venternouna hollow region of an area that protrudes, such as the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis or the wombverified
Ventral FinnounMWEeither of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movementverified
Ventral PlacentationnounMWEwith ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovaryverified
Ventral RootnounMWEone of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibersverified
Ventriclenouna chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteriesverified
Ventricular AneurysmnounMWEa localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart, occurring after a myocardial infarction, verified
Ventricular FibrillationnounMWEthe fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrestverified
Ventricular FoldnounMWEeither of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationverified
Ventriculusnouna thick-walled, muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding foodverified
Ventriloquismnounthe art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)verified
Ventriloquynounthe art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source, as from a ventriloquist's dummyverified
Venture CapitalismnounMWEcapitalism that invests in innovative enterprises, especially high technology, where the potential profits are largeverified
Venture CapitalistnounMWEa speculator who makes money available for innovative projects, especially in high technologyverified
Venturernouna merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)verified
Verbenanounany of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowersverified
Verbena FamilynounMWEfamily of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and treesverified
Verdolagasnouna weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acidic leaves, eaten raw or cooked, especially in Indian, Greek and Middle Eastern cuisineverified
Vergernouna church officer who takes care of the interior of the building, acts as an attendant, and carries the verge during ceremoniesverified
Verifiablenounprovides evidence that the system or system element performs its intended functions and meets all performance requirements listed in the system performance specification and functional and allocated baselines; answers the question, "Did you build the system correctly?"Requirement
VerificationnounConfirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome).Process
VerifiernounAn entity that verifies the Claimant’s identity by verifying the Claimant’s possession and control of a token using an authentication protocol. To do this, the Verifier may also need to validate credentials that link the token and identity and check their status.Identity
Verifier Impersonation AttacknounMWEA scenario where the Attacker impersonates the Verifier in an authentication protocol, usually to capture information that can be used to masquerade as a Claimant to the real Verifier.ThreatRegulated