(n.) An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface
(n.) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle.
(n.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.
(n.) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
(n.) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc.
(n.) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
(n.) That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion.
(n.) A quintain; -- from its form.
(n.) To move as with a fan.
(n.) To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan.
(n.) To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion.
(n.) To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat.
(n.) To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan axcites a flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace.
Example Sentences:
(1) The data collection scheme for the scanner uses multiple rotations of a linearly shifted, asymmetric fan beam permitting user-defined variable resolution.
(2) I first saw them live at the location of the terror attack, Manchester Arena – then the MEN – aged 15, a teen at a gig with my friends, as many of the Grande’s fans were.
(3) Will the United fans' eternal favourite soon add his voice to that of 140,000 fans?
(4) In some ways, the Gandolfini performance that his fans may savour most is his voice work in Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are (2009), the cult screen version of Maurice Sendak 's picture book classic – he voiced Carol, one of the wild things, an untamed, foul-mouthed figure.
(5) HTC needs to move from being star struck fan to star of its own ads.
(6) For now however, what’s left of their fan base are enjoying a rare burst of sunshine.
(7) Still, there are some aspects of Palin’s channel to recommend it to the devoted movement conservative that isn’t necessarily already a fan of hers – especially its obviating the need to resort to Palinology.
(8) Superman fans are up in arms at the decision of the publisher to appoint a noted anti-gay writer to pen the Man of Steel's latest adventures.
(9) Comparative clinical studies on temporomandibular joints (TMJ) between the LEGP and fan beam collimators also confirm the superior image quality obtained with the fan beam collimator.
(10) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whether Sia, Jason Derulo, Coldplay’s Chris Martin or Sir Elton John is in the passenger seat, Corden plays the part of a real fan with a deep knowledge of their discography.
(11) 3.14pm BST 14 mins: It's quite a pleasing thing that, some 22 years after the passback rule was put in place, fans still applaud a player heading the ball back to the keeper.
(12) But he won’t call.” Allardyce is also cynical about an offer from Swansea to compensate around 300 Sunderland fans who had booked trips to Wales before the date change.
(13) Thank you to Manchester United, not just the directors, coaching staff, medical staff, the players, the fans, all of you – you have been the most fantastic experience of my life, so thank you.
(14) A foretaste of discontent came when Florian Thauvin, the underachieving £13m winger signed from Marseille last summer , was serenaded with chants of ‘You’re not fit to wear the shirt” from away fans during Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Watford .
(15) Two men were arrested before the north London derby as football fans clashed with police.
(16) There is even a version specifically for Manchester United fans ("This badge is your badge, this badge is my badge!").
(17) Colin Ellis, European economist at Daiwa Securities SMBC, said: "Today's PMI data will only fan the glimmers of hope that have started to appear in recent weeks.
(18) "I manage a great group of players, a great institution and great fans.
(19) It's only fair to note that Apple fans are ecstatic at the prospect.
(20) For Argyle the result confirmed their relegation to League One, with the rival fans left to ponder wildly differing prospects next season.
Gooner
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Nick Collins is at Arsenal but has taken somehow talked himself inside the ground so he doesn't get terrorised by the Gooner youths.
(2) What an exciting 24 hours it's been for the Gooners.
(3) The Gooners also want Chelsea striker Demba Ba , Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler and the moon on a stick.
(4) At Stamford Bridge, a handful of away supporters chant: “Have you ever had a Gooner up your arse?” at Carneiro.
(5) This morning’s edition of Spanish daily AS suggests the Gooners are in the box-seat to sign Real Madrid’s central midfielder Lucas Silva , despite apparent interest in the Brazilian from both Manchester United and Chelsea.
(6) Plenty of Gooners might be pleased to see no further spending, since presumably Arsenal will only loosen the purse strings if Wenger has committed to his own two-year extension … In an ideal world I’d like to see Matuidi or Dortmund’s Weigl in red and white, but Arsène’s not about to concede that Xhaka was a £35m ricket .
(7) August 27, 2013 2.21pm BST I've opened a can of worms … Mike Murphy emails: Far be it from me to offer you support, Marcus, but I’d suggest that anybody who calls United ManYoo, probably also call Chelsea ‘Chelski’ and find themselves discombobulated by a big four that doesn’t include Liverpool and soon enough Arsenal (or The Scarlet Might and the Gooners, as Colin probably refers to them).
(8) 9.44pm BST Stay strong our Indian Gooner audience There are 75 minutes to go.
(9) If he was a cartoon character, he’d be … It varies from game to game – from Mr Burns, billing and cooing over his piles of cash, through Principal Skinner, scolding the unenlightened witterings of the media and refusing to entertain the imbecilic teenage tantrums of the great Gooner unwashed, to Mr Magoo, myopically struggling to see the wood for the trees.
(10) Their club is as permanent a part of the Champions League draw as banal interviews and they have finished above United in the past three Premier League seasons, yet the activity of the summer so far makes many Arsenal fans view United as more in tune with the times, with disenchanted Gooners yearning for a big-name recruit.
(11) At nearly three times the price of their previous record transfer Andrey Arshavin , Gooners can at least relax safe in the knowledge he can't possibly end up being three times as bobbins.
(12) When with other Arsenal fans – or “Gooners” – Logan feels a sense of belonging he has had trouble finding elsewhere.
(13) If “Sir Bob” had played for Arsenal instead, I’d have been a Gooner.
(14) Arsenal's majority owner also said his son, Josh, had become a huge Gooner and said he listened to fans.