| urethane | (noun) an ester of carbamic acid | - |
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| urethra | (noun) duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct | - |
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| urethral | (adjective) of or relating to the urethra | - |
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| urethritis | (noun) inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination | - |
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| urethrocele | (noun) prolapse of the urethra into the vagina | - |
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| usurer | (noun) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | Synonyms: loan shark, moneylender, shylock |
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| varicoloured | (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | Synonyms: calico, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored |
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| (adjective) having a variety of colors | Synonyms: varicolored, variegated |
| venipuncture | (noun) (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye | - |
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| venture | (noun) any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome | - |
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| (noun) a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit | - |
| (noun) an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits | Synonyms: speculation |
| (verb) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | Synonyms: guess, hazard, pretend |
| (verb) put at risk | Synonyms: adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake |
| (verb) proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers | Synonyms: embark |
| venturer | (noun) a person who enjoys taking risks | Synonyms: adventurer |
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| (noun) a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas) | Synonyms: merchant-venturer |
| venturesome | (adjective) disposed to venture or take risks | Synonyms: audacious, daring, venturous |
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| venturesomeness | (noun) the trait of being adventurous | Synonyms: adventurousness |
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| verdure | (noun) the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation | Synonyms: greenness, verdancy |
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| (noun) green foliage | Synonyms: greenery |
| vestiture | (noun) an archaic term for clothing | - |
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| vesture | (noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | Synonyms: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wear, wearable |
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| (noun) something that covers or cloaks like a garment | - |
| (verb) provide or cover with a cloak | - |
| viniculture | (noun) the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing | Synonyms: viticulture |
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| viticulture | (noun) the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing | Synonyms: viniculture |
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| vulture | (noun) any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion | - |
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| (noun) someone who attacks in search of booty | Synonyms: marauder, piranha, predator |
| wafture | (noun) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | Synonyms: wave, waving |
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| zamburek | (noun) a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies | Synonyms: camel cavalry, zamboorak, zamburak, zumbooruck, zumbooruk |
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