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vent

Exit vs Vent - What's the difference?

exit | vent |


As nouns the difference between exit and vent

is that exit is a way out while vent is an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

As verbs the difference between exit and vent

is that exit is to go out while vent is to allow gases to escape.

Exhaust vs Vent - What's the difference?

exhaust | vent |


In obsolete terms the difference between exhaust and vent

is that exhaust is exhausted; used up while vent is a baiting place; an inn.

As an adjective exhaust

is exhausted; used up.

Vent vs Ventilating - What's the difference?

vent | ventilating |


As a numeral vent

is .

As a verb ventilating is

.

Grande vs Vent - What's the difference?

grande | vent |


As an adjective grande

is of a cup of coffee at Starbucks; smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces. No coffee vendor other than Starbucks uses "Grande" to mean large.

As a noun vent is

an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

As a verb vent is

to allow gases to escape.

Vent vs Seep - What's the difference?

vent | seep |


As a numeral vent

is .

As a noun seep is

a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (eg water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface.

As a verb seep is

to ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings.

Vent vs Drain - What's the difference?

vent | drain |


In intransitive terms the difference between vent and drain

is that vent is to allow gases to escape while drain is to flow gradually.

In transitive terms the difference between vent and drain

is that vent is to allow to escape through a vent while drain is to draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.

Vent vs Fan - What's the difference?

vent | fan |


In transitive terms the difference between vent and fan

is that vent is to allow to escape through a vent while fan is to slap (a behind, especially).

As nouns the difference between vent and fan

is that vent is an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass while fan is a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

As verbs the difference between vent and fan

is that vent is to allow gases to escape while fan is to blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

As a proper noun Fan is

a diminutive of Frances.

As an abbreviation FAN is

file area network.

Vent vs Crust - What's the difference?

vent | crust |


In intransitive terms the difference between vent and crust

is that vent is to allow gases to escape while crust is to form a crust.

In transitive terms the difference between vent and crust

is that vent is to allow to escape through a vent while crust is to cover with a crust.

Vent vs Gush - What's the difference?

vent | gush |


As a numeral vent

is .

As a noun gush is

a sudden rapid outflow.

As a verb gush is

to flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

Breach vs Vent - What's the difference?

breach | vent | Related terms |

Breach is a related term of vent.


As a noun breach

is a gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture; a fissure.

As a verb breach

is to make a breach in.

As a numeral vent is

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