NOUN | phenomenon | gust, blast, blow | a strong current of air |
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Sounds | gah'st | |
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Rhymes | abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... |
Meaning | A strong current of air. | |
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Example | "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" | |
Synonyms | blast, blow | |
Narrower | bluster | A violent gusty wind |
puff, puff of air, whiff | A short light gust of air | |
sandblast | A blast of wind laden with sand | |
Broader | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
Spanish | racha, ráfaga, soplido, soplo | |
Catalan | ràfega, ratxa | |
Adjectives | gusty | blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts |
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