WEST WIND Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase west wind. (close relations)
Definition of WEST WIND
Best Alternative Words for WEST WIND
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airflow | nounn | |||||||
noun • the flow of air | ||||||||
airstream | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a relatively well-defined prevailing wind • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | ||||||||
breeze | nounn | |||||||
noun • a slight wind (usually refreshing) • any undertaking that is easy to do verb • blow gently and lightly • to proceed quickly and easily | ||||||||
draught | nounn | |||||||
noun • a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg • a large and hurried swallow • a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) • the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) • a dose of liquid medicine • the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling verb • make a blueprint of | ||||||||
gust | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a strong current of air | ||||||||
puff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a short light gust of air • a light inflated pastry or puff shell • exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) • bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together • a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin • thick cushion used as a seat • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) • forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth adjective satellite • gathered for protruding fullness verb • smoke and exhale strongly • suck in or take (air) • breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted • make proud or conceited • praise extravagantly • speak in a blustering or scornful manner • to swell or cause to enlarge • blow hard and loudly | ||||||||
wind | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of winding or twisting • air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure • a tendency or force that influences events • breath • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk • an indication of potential opportunity • a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath • a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • catch the scent of; get wind of • extend in curves and turns • arrange or coil around • coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem • form into a wreath • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | ||||||||
zephyr | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind • a slight wind (usually refreshing) | ||||||||
air current | nounn | |||||||
noun • air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure | ||||||||
wester | ||||||||
noun • wind that blows from west to east |