Vent vs. Rift — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Vent and Rift
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Vent
Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings
Give vent to one's anger.
Rift
In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake.
Vent
An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.
Rift
A crack, split, or break in something
The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
Vent
The small hole at the breech of a gun through which the charge is ignited.
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Rift
A serious break in friendly relations
The rift between the two branches of the legal profession
Vent
(Zoology) The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
Rift
Form fissures or breaks, especially through large-scale faulting; move apart
A fragment of continental crust which rifted away from eastern Australia
Vent
The opening of a volcano in the earth's crust.
Rift
A fissure, crack, or opening, as in rock.
Vent
An opening on the ocean floor that emits hot water and dissolved minerals.
Rift
A break in friendly relations
A rift between siblings.
Vent
A slit in a garment, as in the back seam of a jacket.
Rift
(Geology) An area where the lithosphere is thinning, typically associated with large faults and grabens.
Vent
To express (one's thoughts or feelings, for example), especially forcefully.
Rift
A shallow area in a waterway.
Vent
To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening.
Rift
The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach.
Vent
To provide with a vent.
Rift
To split open; break.
Vent
To vent one's feelings or opinions
Sorry to go on like that, but I just had to vent.
Rift
To cause to split open or break.
Vent
To be released or discharged through an opening.
Rift
A chasm or fissure.
''My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones.
Vent
To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.
Rift
A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
Vent
An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
The vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
Rift
A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
Vent
A small aperture.
Rift
(intransitive) To form a rift; to split open.
Vent
An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.
Rift
(transitive) To cleave; to rive; to split.
To rift an oak
Vent
A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.
Rift
To belch.
Vent
The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
Rift
An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.
Vent
A slit in the seam of a garment.
Rift
A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
Vent
The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.
Rift
To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.
To dwell these rifted rocks between.
Vent
In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
Rift
To burst open; to split.
Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance.
Vent
Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
Rift
To belch.
Vent
Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Rift
A gap between cloud masses;
The sun shone through a rift in the clouds
Vent
Ventriloquism.
Rift
A narrow fissure in rock
Vent
(obsolete) A baiting place; an inn.
Rift
A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
They hoped to avoid a break in relations
Vent
Clipping of ventilationor ventilator.
I have adjusted the vent settings.
Vent
(intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
The stove vents to the outside.
Vent
(transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
Exhaust is vented to the outside.
Vent
To express a strong emotion.
He vents his anger violently.
Can we talk? I need to vent.
Vent
To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Vent
(transitive) To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.
Vent
To sell; to vend.
Vent
To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
Vent
Sale; opportunity to sell; market.
There is no vent for any commodity but of wool.
Vent
A baiting place; an inn.
Vent
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 wounds do bleed at many vents.
Long 't was doubtful, both so closely pent,Which first should issue from the narrow vent.
Vent
The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.
Vent
The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.
Vent
Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
Vent
Sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
Vent
Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Without the vent of words.
Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel.
Vent
To sell; to vend.
Therefore did those nations vent such spice.
Vent
To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Vent
To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to.
Vent
To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.
The queen of heaven did thus her fury vent.
Vent
To utter; to report; to publish.
By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies.
Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations.
Vent
To scent, as a hound.
Vent
To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold.
Vent
A hole for the escape of gas or air
Vent
External opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
Vent
A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
Vent
A slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
Vent
Activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;
She had no other outlet for her feelings
He gave vent to his anger
Vent
Give expression or utterance to;
She vented her anger
The graduates gave vent to cheers
Vent
Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;
Air the old winter clothes
Air out the smoke-filled rooms
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