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"A Couple of Ceiling Fans, Lazily Turning": Similar
"A Couple of Ceiling Fans, Lazily Turning": Similar
1. 1.
an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.
"a couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning"
Similar:
air cooler
air conditioner
ventilator
blower
aerator
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2. 2.
a device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is
held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move.
"the girls were giggling behind their fans"
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verb
1. 1.
cool (especially a person or a part of the body) by waving something to create a current of
air.
"he fanned himself with his hat"
Similar:
cool
air
aerate
blow
ventilate
freshen
refresh
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2. 2.
increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it.
"gusty wind fanned fires in Yellowstone Park"