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venter1 /venˈtər/ (chiefly zoology and botany) noun- The belly or abdomen
- A womb or mother (law)
- A swelling or protuberance
- A medial swelling
- The dilated basal part of an archegonium
- A shallow concave surface of a bone
- The upper side or surface of a leaf, etc
ORIGIN: L venter, -tris belly, dimin ventriculus venˈtral adjective - Of the belly
- On the upper side or towards the axis (botany)
- On the side normally turned towards the ground, opp to dorsal or neural (zoology)
noun A ventral fin venˈtrally adverb venˈtricose or (rare) venˈtricous adjective - Distended or swollen in the middle, at the side, or round the base (botany, zoology)
- Having a prominent or swollen belly
ventral fin noun Either of the paired fins on the belly of a fish ventral tank noun (aeronautics) An auxiliary fuel tank, fixed or able to be jettisoned, mounted externally under the fuselage (also belly tank) vent1 /vent/ noun- An opening, aperture
- An airhole
- A touch hole for firing a cannon, etc
- An outlet
- A volcanic orifice
- An animal's or bird's anus
- A chimney flue (Scot)
- An outlet
- An emission, discharge or escape, esp of gas, smoke or a liquid
- An otter's rise to the surface for breath
- The opening in a parachute canopy through which air escapes at a controlled rate
transitive verb- To give a vent or opening to
- To let out, as at a vent
- To allow to escape
- To publish, utter (archaic)
- To discharge, emit, pour forth
- To scent
- To sniff at
- To lift or open so as to admit air (Spenser)
intransitive verb- To have or find an outlet
- To discharge smoke, to function as a chimney, draw (Scot)
- To sniff or snuff
- (of a beaver or otter) to take breath or rise for breath
ORIGIN: Fr, from L ventus wind; partly Fr éventer to expose to air; associated with vent2 and vent3 ventˈage or ventˈige noun (Shakespeare) - A fingerhole, as in a flute
- A small hole
ventˈed adjective ventˈer noun (obsolete) A person who utters or publishes ventˈiduct noun (L dūcere, ductum to lead) a ventilating pipe or passage ventˈing noun and adjective ventˈless adjective ventˈ-hole noun A hole for admission or escape of air, fumes, etc, or to admit light ventˈ-peg or ventˈ-plug noun A plug for stopping the vent of a barrel ventˈ-pipe noun An escape-pipe, eg for steam or foul gases give vent to - To allow to escape or break out
- To give (usu violent) expression to (an emotion)
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