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noun
- A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock"s tail.
verb (fan, n, ing)
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(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
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(intransitive) (usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
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- A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
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(US regional) a small snappy belligerent mixed-breed dog
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(vulgar) A silent fart (flatus)
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- Anything that is found, especially by good fortune.
verb (finds, finding, found, found or archaic founden)
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(transitive) To encounter, to discover.
Project Gutenberg finds that Find is the 190th most important word in the English language.
I found my car keys -- they were under the couch.''
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(transitive) To point out.
He kept finding faults with my work.
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(transitive) To decide that, to form the opinion that.
I find your argument unsatisfactory.
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(transitive) To determine or judge.
The jury finds for the defendant
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(archaeology) Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar.
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(context, fire, US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace
proper noun
- An American service industry company.
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noun
- A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.
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verbto flitter
- to flutter or quiver
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noun
- A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel.
- A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
verbto funnel
- To use a funnel.
- To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
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Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.
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