From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: AstronomyVenusVe‧nus /ˈviːnəs/ nounHAthe planet that is second in order from the Sunthe high surface temperatures of VenusExamples from the CorpusVenus• Certainly all tastes are catered for at ClubVenus.• Because it is closer to the Sun than Earth, Venus probably contained less water than Earth.• Transit of Venus starts by challenging the quest for paradise, and ends by succumbing to it.• Shakespeare himself first makes use of the myth in his poemVenus and Adonis, where, significantly, Adonis rejects Aphrodite.• The young - and those with stamina left to spend! - round off the fun at the sound-proofed Venusdisco.• Finally he observed that Venus showed phases very like those of the Moon, an observation that clinched the Copernican argument.• The problem is that when Venus is prominent, you're having to cope with other planetary stresses.