waft

  • 21waft|age — «WAF tihj, WAHF », noun. 1. the act of wafting. 2. a means of wafting …

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  • 22waft — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from past participle of Middle English (northern dialect) waffen, by form of Middle English waven to wave Date: 15th century intransitive verb to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium <&#8230; …

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  • 23Waft — Wafte is a term meaning to carry along gently as through the air. The term is commonly used to describe scents that have diffused in to other parts of a room, or to describe smoke as being seen moving through the air.In chemistry and other&#8230; …

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  • 24WAFT — Wheelchair Aerobic Fitness Trainer (Community » Sports) *** Fault Tolerance in Wide Area Object Oriented Systems (Computing » General) * Writing Assessment For Freshmen Transfers (Academic & Science » Universities) * FM 101.1, Valdosta, Georgia&#8230; …

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  • 25waft — Synonyms and related words: air express, airfreight, airlift, asportation, bear, bear up, bearing, blast, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over, blow up, bluster, breath, breath of air, breeze, breeze up, brew, buoy, buoy up, capful&#8230; …

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  • 26waft — I Cleveland Dialect List a slight puff of air or wind II Cleveland Dialect List a wraith; an apparition assuming the form of a person whose death is approaching …

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  • 27waft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. float, buoy, convey, transport, carry; roll, wave. See wind, transportation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. convey, transport, transmit, float, blow; see also carry . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. float …

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  • 28waft — wÉ‘ft ,wæft /wÉ’ft n. sound or odor carried through the air; current or gust (of air, wind, etc.); slight breeze v. carry in the air; be carried by the wind, hover in the air …

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  • 29waft — [wɒft, wα:ft] verb pass easily or gently through the air. ↘move with a gliding motion. noun 1》 a gentle movement of air.     ↘a scent carried in the air. 2》 (also weft) Nautical, historical a knotted ensign or garment displayed by a ship as a&#8230; …

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  • 30waft — I. v. a. Bear (through a buoyant medium), convey, transport, carry, transmit. II. v. n. (Rare.) Float, be wafted …

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