Thesaurus: venter

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1. n. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.
2. n. The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera.
3. n. The uterus, or womb.
4. n. A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.
5. n. The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
6. n. A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.
7. n. a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
8. n. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
9. n. the womb
10. n. a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)
11. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [R.] Barrow. 1. (Anat.) (a) The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. (b) The uterus, or womb. (c) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula. 2. (Zoöl.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects. 3. (Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.
12. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [R.]Barrow.