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Vent
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Vent
Vent intransitive verb [ Confer French venter to blow, vent wind (see Ventilate ); but prob influenced by English vent an opening.] To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort. [ Obsolete] Spenser. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/14
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Vent
Vent noun [ Middle English fent , fente , a slit, French fente a slit, cleft, fissure, from fendre to split, Latin findere ; but probably confused with French vent wind, Latin ventus . See Fissure Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/14
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Vent transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Vented ; present participle & verbal noun Venting .] 1. To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/14
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To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort. ... Origin: Cf. F. Venter to blow, vent wind (see Ventilate); but prob influenced by E. Vent an opening. ... 1. A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent. 'Look, how thy ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?vent
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venthole noun a hole for the escape of gas or air Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vent
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noun external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vent
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noun a fissure in the earth`s crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vent
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(vent) an opening or outlet, such as an opening that discharges pus, or the anus. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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• (n.) The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes. • (n.) A baiting place; an inn. • (v. t.) To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to. • (n.) Sectional area ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/vent/
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Vent
- A pipe or duct which allows the flow of air and gasses to the outside. Also, another word for the moving glass part of a window sash, i.e. window vent. Found op http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm
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Any outlet for air that protrudes through the roof deck such as a pipe or stack. Any device installed on the roof, gable or soffit for the purpose of ventilating the underside of the roof deck. Found op http://www.pmel.org/Roofing-Glossary.htm
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vent
- a hole for the escape of gas or air
- external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
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In kiln drying, an opening in the kiln roof or wall that can be opened and closed to control the humidity in the kiln Found op http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/view_glossarylist.html?term=v
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