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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, love, Venus; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“Now these blood clots are also called venus thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, or DVT.”
“Oh, and "venus" – I'm a MCCAIN supporter and I say that you people are the RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDEST of all people!”
“Small objects, such as "venus" figurines, bone flutes, and miscellaneous carvings go back 40,000 years.”
“If you dress a razor up in pink and name it "venus" I'll run ten miles in the other direction.”
“The Romans knew several varieties such as venus, ram and punic chickpeas.”
“Pittsburgh Steelers shoulder pads, Blade Runner fringe, glossy lips, venus fly trap tongue.”
“Maybe we need a venus flytrap, just so that I can refer to it as a “tipitiwitchet”.”
“I also recall that Jesus tomb has something to do with venus which the Greeks/Romans thought to be Aphrodite [goddess of love and war]”
“Go to a popular news site like The Huffington Post and plug the term "mars venus" into the search field.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Debunking The Mars-Venus Myth
“I remember Sunday mornings I used to listen to her snap at her cereal like a venus fly trap, that beautifully hungry flower, before her hour drive to the nearest Korean church.”
Lists
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Words that are also movies
Unabashedly stolen from a comment made by courier12.
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songbirds
Names of girls in song titles. Not in the lyrics, just in the titles.
Just the name on the list, then the full title with any identifying notes in the comments, please.
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Girls I would go out with
felicity, may, june, april, penny, joy, harmony, your mom, asia the invincible, durga devi, orlando, amrapali and 3 more...
reesetee Oh no! Earworm! And not a good one, either! Oct 11, 2007
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From the Wordie Flickr Group Oct 11, 2007