scissure vs vent

vent vs scissure

scissure and vent both are nouns.

scissure is not a verb while vent is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scissure	Yes	No	No	No
vent	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, vent is a hyponym of scissure; that is, vent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scissure:

scissure: a long narrow cleft
vent: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

Other hyponyms of scissure include chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, volcano.

scissure (noun)	vent (noun)
a long narrow cleft	activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
	external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
	a hole for the escape of gas or air
	a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
	a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

scissure (verb)	vent (verb)
	expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
	give expression or utterance to

Difference between scissure and vent

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