vent

  • 41vent — I [[t]vɛnt[/t]] n. 1) bui an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, fumes, or the like 2) gel an opening at the earth s surface from which volcanic material, as lava or gas, is emitted 3) a means of exit or escape; an outlet, as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42vent — n. outlet to give vent to (he gave vent to his pent up feelings) * * * [vent] [ outlet ] to give vent to (he gave vent to his pent up feelings) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 43vent — {{11}}vent (n.) hole, opening, outlet, 1560s, from VENT (Cf. vent) (v.). Meaning action of venting is recorded from 1550s. {{12}}vent (v.) late 14c., emit from a confined space, probably aphetic of O.Fr. eventer let out, expose to air, from V.L.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 44vent — n.m. Du vent, rien, néant : Ses promesses, c est du vent ! Faire du vent, s agiter sans efficacité. / Du vent ! Allez vous en ! / Un vent, un pet …

    Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire

  • 45vent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ air, air conditioning, heating ▪ exhaust ▪ roof, side ▪ steam …

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  • 46vent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utter, express; let out, let off, emit, expel, discharge. n. ventilator, opening, airhole, air pipe, outlet, funnel; emission; blowhole; utterance, expression. See egress, disclosure, wind. II… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 47vent — 1 noun (C) 1 a hole or pipe through which gases, smoke, liquid etc can enter or escape from an enclosed space or a container: an air vent 2 give vent to formal to do something to express a strong feeling, especially of anger: Joshua gave vent to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48vent — An opening into a cavity or canal, especially one through which the contents of such a cavity are discharged, as the anus. [O. Fr. fente, a chink, cleft] * * * ventilation; ventral; ventricle, ventricular * * * vent vent …

    Medical dictionary

  • 49vent — 1) the posterior opening of the intestine, gonads and kidney ducts in front of the anal fin 2) geothermal vent (a vent of hot, mineral rich water on the ocean floor, usually near spreading oceanic ridges or subduction zones, with an associated… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 50vent — English has two words vent. The verb, ‘provide with an outlet’ [14], came via Old French esventer from Vulgar Latin *exventāre ‘let out air’. This was a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix ex ‘out’ and ventum ‘wind’ (source also of English …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins