Definition of vent

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Vent (n.) The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole..

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Convent :: Convent (v. i.) To meet together; to concur.
Century :: Century (n.) A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago..
Evaporate :: Evaporate (v. t.) To give vent to; to dissipate.
Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..
Eleventh :: Eleventh (n.) The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.
Throat :: Throat (n.) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column..
Necessity :: Necessity (n.) That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality..
Audacity :: Audacity (n.) Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness..
Calk :: Calk (n.) A sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a horse or an ox, to prevent the animal from slipping; -- called also calker, calkin..
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease..
Story :: Story (n.) A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.
Encompassment :: Encompassment (n.) The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention..
Oddly :: Oddly (adv.) In an odd manner; unevently.
Allopathy :: Allopathy (n.) That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy..
Inventor :: Inventor (n.) One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices..
Parusia :: Parusia (n.) A figure of speech by which the present tense is used instead of the past or the future, as in the animated narration of past, or in the prediction of future, events..
Course :: Course (n.) Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws.
Solfatara :: Solfatara (n.) A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity..
Warburg''s Tincture :: Warburg's tincture () A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London..
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