Unscramble venus

Definition of venus

noun:

• the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer". Synonyms: Venus.
• goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite. Synonyms: Urania, Venus.
• type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells. Synonyms: Venus, genus Venus.

Words nearby

genus, venous, venue.

Rhymes with

dominus, genus, intravenous, venous.