vent

Nouns

  • (n) a hole for the escape of gas or air venthole, vent-hole, blowhole,
  • (n) external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
  • (n) a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt volcano,
  • (n) a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
  • (n) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
    • she had no other outlet for her feelings
    • he gave vent to his anger
    outlet, release,

Verbs

  • (v) give expression or utterance to
    • She vented her anger
    • The graduates gave vent to cheers
    give vent, ventilate,
  • (v) expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
    • air the old winter clothes
    • air out the smoke-filled rooms
    ventilate, air out, air,

Synonyms

give vent ventilate venthole vent-hole blowhole air out air volcano outlet release

Words of close approximity

vena vend Venn
veg vet vex
veal veau Veda veer Vega veil vein Vela veld vena vend Venn Veps verb very vest veto
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