Definitions
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- noun Any of the bivalve
molluscs in the genusVenus or family Veneridae.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now these blood clots are also called venus thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, or DVT.
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Oh, and "venus" – I'm a MCCAIN supporter and I say that you people are the RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDEST of all people!
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Small objects, such as "venus" figurines, bone flutes, and miscellaneous carvings go back 40,000 years.
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If you dress a razor up in pink and name it "venus" I'll run ten miles in the other direction.
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If you dress a razor up in pink and name it "venus" I'll run ten miles in the other direction.
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The Romans knew several varieties such as venus, ram and punic chickpeas.
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Maybe we need a venus flytrap, just so that I can refer to it as a “tipitiwitchet”.
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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]
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Go to a popular news site like The Huffington Post and plug the term "mars venus" into the search field.
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Pittsburgh Steelers shoulder pads, Blade Runner fringe, glossy lips, venus fly trap tongue.
john commented on the word venus
From the Wordie Flickr Group
October 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word venus
Oh no! Earworm! And not a good one, either!
October 12, 2007