Index of English words, starting with "ve"

(1) - Ventilate (v. t.) To give vent; to utter; to make public.
(2) - Ventilate (v. t.) To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy.
(3) - Ventilate (v. t.) To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.
(4) - Ventilate (v. t.) To change or renew, as the air of a room.
(5) - Ventilate (v. t.) To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.
(6) - Ventilate (v. t.) To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.

(1) - Ventilation (n.) The act of giving vent or expression.
(2) - Ventilation (n.) The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or examination; free discussion; public exposure.
(3) - Ventilation (n.) The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain.
(4) - Ventilation (n.) The act of refrigerating, or cooling; refrigeration; as, ventilation of the blood.
(5) - Ventilation (n.) The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine, etc.; free exposure to air.

(1) - Ventilative (a.) Of or pertaining to ventilation; adapted to secure ventilation; ventilating; as, ventilative apparatus.

(1) - Ventilator (n.) A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling foul or stagnant air from any place or apartment, or for introducing that which is fresh and pure.