venter

Meanings

Plural: venters

Noun

• a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
• the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
• the womb
  • "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"
• a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)
• A woman with offspring.
• A protuberant, usually hollow structure, notably:
• The undersurface of the abdomen of an arthropod.
• A protuberant, usually hollow structure, notably:
• The swollen basal portion of an archegonium in which an egg develops.
• A broad, shallow concavity, notably of a bone.
• One who vents, who is vocal about feelings or problems.
• A vendor.

Synonyms

abdomen, belly, stomach

Related Words

ventricle