violent gust of wind

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• Gust — (g[u^]st), n. [Icel. gustr a cool breeze. Cf. {Gush}.] 1. A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind. [1913 Webster] Snow, and hail, stormy gust and flaw. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden violent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wind — I n. [[t]wɪnd,[/t]] lit. [[t]waɪnd[/t]] v. [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. 1) cvb mer air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface, caused by temperature differentials in air 2) mer a gale; storm; hurricane 3) any …   From formal English to slang

• gust´a|ble — gust1 «guhst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a sudden, violent rush of wind: »A gust upset the small sailboat. SYNONYM(S): squall. 2. a sudden burst of rain, smoke, or sound, usually carried by the wind. 3. Figurative. an outburst of anger or other feeling …   Useful english dictionary

• wind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. twist, [en]twine; coil, curl, spiral; bandage, loop; enfold, in fold; wreathe, roll; crank, reel; sinuate, meander, wander. See convulsion, deviation, rotation. n. See wind. II Current of air Nouns… …   English dictionary for students

• wind — wind1 n. /wind/, Literary /wuynd/; v. /wind/, n. 1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any …   Universalium

• Wind — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Air in motion. < N PARAG:Wind >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wind wind draught flatus afflatus efflation eluvium Sgm: N 1 air air Sgm: N 1 breath breath breath of air Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• gust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puff, burst, flurry, blow, breeze, blast. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blast, wind, blow, breeze; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wind, rush, blow,… …   English dictionary for students

• blast — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blǣst; akin to Old High German blāst blast, blāsan to blow, Old English blāwan more at blow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a violent gust of wind b. the effect or accompaniment (as sleet) of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• au̯(e)-10, au̯ē(o)-, u̯ē- —     au̯(e) 10, au̯ē(o) , u̯ē     English meaning: to blow     Deutsche Übersetzung: “wehen, blasen, hauchen”     Grammatical information: participle u̯ē nt     Note: in Slav. languages often from the “ throw dice “, i.e. to the cleaning of the… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• Blast — (bl[.a]st), n. [AS. bl[=ae]st a puff of wind, a blowing; akin to Icel. bl[=a]str, OHG. bl[=a]st, and fr. a verb akin to Icel. bl[=a]sa to blow, OHG. bl[^a]san, Goth. bl[=e]san (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E. blow. See {Blow} to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blast furnace — Blast Blast (bl[.a]st), n. [AS. bl[=ae]st a puff of wind, a blowing; akin to Icel. bl[=a]str, OHG. bl[=a]st, and fr. a verb akin to Icel. bl[=a]sa to blow, OHG. bl[^a]san, Goth. bl[=e]san (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E. blow. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English