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2. hostile, resentful, indignant, piqued, angry; spiteful, malicious, vicious; malevolent, malignant, malign, ill-disposed; antagonistic, rancorous, abusive, corrosive; morose, surly, sullen, moody; aggressive, warlike, belligerent, bellicose; ferocious, brutal, feral, ferine; adverse, opposed, opposing.
3. acrimoniousness, caustic, mordant, bitter, acrid, pungent; astringent, acerb, acerbic, severe, stern, austere, stringent; harsh, sharp, sour, acidulous, acid, tart; trenchant, keen, cutting, scathing, sarcastic, satiric, ironic, ironical; peevish, petulant, crabbed, testy, touchy, irascible, edgy; ill-tempered, ill-humored, short-tempered.
vent1, n. opening, outlet, aperture, hole, airhole, blowhole, spiracle; mouth, orifice, window, porthole, oriel; passage, duct, flue, chimney, smokestack.
vent2, n. 1. expression, airing, verbalization, utter ance, enunciation; announcement, proclamation, declaration, pronouncement; communication, informing, mentioning, telling, revelation; explanation, definition, explication, description.
-v. 2. express, air, verbalize, utter, enunciate; blab, blurt out, announce, proclaim declare, pronounce; communicate, inform, mention, say, tell, reveal, expose, Archaic, divulgate, publish, publicize, make public, disseminate, make known, broadcast.
3. emit, discharge, expel, ejaculate, pour forth, outpour, send forth, release, emanate, send out, give off; squirt, spout, shoot, jet; spill out, gush, disembogue, cast forth, throw out, extrude, eject.
ventilate, v. 1. air, aerate, aerify, oxygenate; fan, winnow, circulate through, blow on, air-condition, air-cool; refresh, revivify, cool, freshen, purify.
2. present, bring up, open up for discussion, discuss; go over, review, look at, talk over or about, treat, deal with.
3. broach, suggest, mention; propose, offer, proffer, pose; introduce, submit, present, set forth, put before; throw out, advance; utter, vent, express, declare. See - vent2 (def. 2).
ventilation, n. 1. air, airing, aerification, oxygen; circulation, cross breeze, breeze, draft; air conditioning.
2. expression, utterance, announcement, declaration, vent. See - vent2 (def. 1).
3. discussion, exchange of ideas, Si. rap, Sl. rap session, Sl. bull session.
venture, n. 1. risky undertaking, enterprise, experiment, adventure, mission; speculation, plunge, gamble, leap in the dark; chance, big chance, long shot.
-v. 2. risk, endanger, expose to danger, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, jeopard, put in jeopardy; take one's life in one's hands, play with fire, skate on thin ice, walk a tightrope, go up without a parachute.
3. dare, chance, gamble, wager, bet, take a chance; try, attempt, tempt fate, Sl. give a whirl, Inf. stick one's chin or neck out, lay or put [s.t.] on the line, put one's head in the lion's mouth; throw caution to the winds, Sl. go for broke, Sl. shoot the works, hazard all; plunge, Inf. take a flier, (both of finance) speculate, sell short.
4. presume, make bold, take the liberty; broach, offer, proffer, advance, put forward, propound, tender, move, make a motion.
venturesome, adj. 1. adventurous, adventuresome, enterprising, daring, bold, audacious; doughty, courageous, gallant, chivalrous; valorous, valiant, brave, heroic; undaunted, dauntless, intrepid, fearless; game, spirited, plucky, Inf spunky, of sporting blood; daredevil, temerarious, reckless, foolhardy, rash.
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