Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
- noun A sudden burst, as of rain or smoke.
- noun An outburst of emotion.
- intransitive verb To blow in gusts.
- noun Archaic Relish; gusto.
- noun The sense of taste.
- noun Personal taste or inclination; liking.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To taste; enjoy the taste of; have a relish for.
- noun The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.
- noun Gratification of any kind, especially that which is sensual; pleasure; enjoyment.
- noun Turn of fancy; intellectual taste.
- noun A sudden squall or blast of wind; a sudden rushing or driving of the wind, of short duration.
- noun A sudden outburst, as of passionate feeling.
- noun Synonyms Squall, etc. See
wind , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To taste; to have a relish for.
- noun A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind.
- noun A sudden violent burst of passion.
- noun The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.
- noun Gratification of any kind, particularly that which is exquisitely relished; enjoyment.
- noun Intellectual taste; fancy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
strong ,abrupt rush ofwind . - noun Any
rush oroutburst (of water,emotion etc.). - verb intransitive To
blow in gusts. - noun archaic The physiological faculty of
taste . - noun
Relish ,enjoyment ,appreciation . - verb obsolete, transitive To
taste . - verb obsolete, transitive To have a
relish for.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strong current of air
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Winds sustained around 15 mph during the afternoon are likely to again gust to near 30 mph.
PM Update: Winds bring in brief cool down Ian Livingston 2010
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If anyone finds a door it's ours and the shed roof is also heading abroad in gust-sized pieces.
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If anyone finds a door it's ours and the shed roof is also heading abroad in gust-sized pieces.
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If anyone finds a door it's ours and the shed roof is also heading abroad in gust-sized pieces.
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It had vanished in gust of wind and a wall of water.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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It had vanished in gust of wind and a wall of water.
AMSET Bug Day 2005
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I was not born a jongleur; I didn't suddenly turn up as I am now, with a sudden gust from the skies and, hopla, there
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It is the visible portion of what is called a gust front, which was correctly identified as belonging to a high-precipitation HP supercell.
A Remarkable Photo From Tornado Country - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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It's built on unending tom pushes and a treble-heavy shower of vintage amp gust, which is to say that it sounds about thirty years older than it is and we are not complaining.
Artrocker - 2009
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Williams couldn't guess the intensity of the gust that took the sign, but Larry Daniels, an old timer at Alyeska and the former mountain manager, couldn't recall a gust ever approaching 122 mph there before.
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