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| aficionado |
an enthusiast or fan, as of an art, a sport, or a pastime. |
| brush1 |
one of a pair of devices for playing the drums, consisting of a rod with many rigid steel wires attached to the end in a fan shape. [1/8 definitions] |
| elephant |
either of two large mammals, one Asian and one African, that have a long, flexible trunk used for grasping food or lifting burdens, upper incisors elongated into curving tusks, and, in the African species, esp. large fan-shaped ears. |
| fan1 |
to stir (the air) with or as though with a fan. [4/7 definitions] |
| fan belt |
in an automobile engine, a rubber belt stretched firmly around the crankshaft, which transfers torque to another shaft located on the cooling fan. |
| fan club |
an organization of fans of a particular entertainer, sports team, or other famous entity. Members of a fan club are primarily linked by mail or e-mail. |
| fanjet |
a jet engine that uses an impeller fan to draw in more air than is needed for fuel combustion, the excess being mixed with the products of the combustion to form an exhaust jet that provides extra thrust; turbofan. [1/2 definitions] |
| fanlight |
a window that is ribbed and shaped like an open fan, usu. above a door. |
| fan out |
to separate or spread out widely, or cause to become widely separated or spread out as in the shape of an open fan. |
| fantail |
any of various breeds of domestic pigeons or goldfish having wide fan-shaped tails. [1/3 definitions] |
| ginkgo |
a deciduous ornamental tree, native to China, with fan-shaped leaves and edible fruit and seeds. |
| lionfish |
any of various marine fishes that have fan-like fins and venomous dorsal spines. |
| palmetto |
any of various low-growing palms that have fan-shaped leaves. |
| palmyra |
a fan palm of Asia and Africa cultivated for its durable wood, its edible fruit, its sap, used for beverages, and its leaves, used for thatching. |
| peacock |
a male peafowl, notable for its long colorful tail, which it can raise and spread like a fan. [1/3 definitions] |
| peafowl |
either of two very large Asian pheasants, the males of which have long colorful tails, which they can raise and spread like a fan. (See peacock.) |
| punkah |
a large fan used in India, traditionally wielded by a servant, consisting of a hand-held palmyra leaf or a strip of canvas stretched on a frame that is suspended from the ceiling and operated by ropes and pulleys. |
| turbofan |
a turbojet engine in which a fan forces air diverted from the main engine directly into the hot turbine exhaust, adding to the total thrust. [2/3 definitions] |
| winnow |
to blow or sweep air on; fan. [1/8 definitions] |
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