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| air curtain |
a draft of compressed air blown continuously across a doorway, usu. downward, to act as a door in maintaining interior temperature. |
| anemophilous |
of plants, pollinated by wind-blown pollen. |
| blowpipe |
a metal tube on which glass is gathered, shaped, and blown into hollow forms. [1/3 definitions] |
| blowy |
readily blown about, as a fabric; billowy. [1/2 definitions] |
| bubble gum |
chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles. |
| driven |
blown or swept along, as by wind or current. [1/3 definitions] |
| overblown1 |
blown down or blown over. [1/4 definitions] |
| peashooter |
a slender tube used as a toy weapon, through which dried peas, beans, or other pellets can be blown. |
| pinwheel |
a toy that resembles a windmill secured on a stick by a pin, the wheel of which revolves in the wind or when blown upon. [1/3 definitions] |
| pipe1 |
(sometimes pl.) any of several musical instruments composed of one or several tubes that produce notes when air is blown through. [1/13 definitions] |
| rack4 |
to be blown along by the wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| spindrift |
spray blown from waves by the wind. |
| whiff |
to blow or be blown in gusts or puffs. [1/8 definitions] |
| whistle |
a small instrument or pipe through which air or steam is blown to produce such a sound. [1/10 definitions] |
| windblown |
blown or scattered by the wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| windfall |
something, esp. a tree or fruit from a tree, blown down by wind. [1/3 definitions] |
| wind instrument |
a musical instrument, such as the flute, trumpet, or clarinet, that is sounded by the force of air blown into it. |
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