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air |
movement of the atmosphere; breeze or wind. [1/6 definitions] |
aspen |
a kind of poplar tree with leaves that shake in the slightest breeze. |
breezeless |
combined form of breeze. |
cat's-paw |
a light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water over a small area. [1/2 definitions] |
mare's-tail |
a narrow, filmy, sweeping band of cirrus cloud that resembles a horse's tail blowing in the breeze. [1/2 definitions] |
mobile |
a decorative object or a work of art that is made to be suspended in the air. It is made of pieces that are connected by wire or string. A mobile moves when touched by a breeze. [1/3 definitions] |
quaking aspen |
a North American poplar, the small, roundish leaves of which tremble in even a slight breeze. |
sea breeze |
a breeze that blows inland from the sea. |
waft |
a wafting movement, as of a breeze or a wave of water. [1/6 definitions] |
windless |
lacking wind or a breeze. [1/2 definitions] |
zephyr |
a soft breeze. |
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