(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.
Tiger
Definition:
(n.) A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.
(n.) Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
(n.) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
(n.) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger.
(n.) A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
Example Sentences:
(1) In fact, the lowest-rated game of last year's World Series between the Giants and the Tigers edged out the opening round of the draft by only 2.4 million viewers.
(2) #Tigers #Athletics @HunterFelt October 11, 2013 David Lengel (@LengelDavid) @HunterFelt Unless you're Yoenis Cespedes of course!
(3) The Dodgers and Braves are tied 1-1 in the third inning and the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's ALDS will start at 9:37pm EST.
(4) • The Tamil Tigers (LTTE) were guilty of human rights abuses and demanded a cut of international NGOs' spending in the areas they controlled.
(5) To lose the Sundarbans would be to move a step closer to the extinction of these majestic animals," said ZSL tiger expert Sarah Christie.
(6) The San Francisco Giants are baseball's new comeback kings and will face the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series.
(7) Nominees: Sticks and Stones, Maroon Productions for Channel 4 Charlie and Lola "I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed", Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Children's Breakthrough Award - Behind the Screen Jonathan Smith - Make Me Normal, Century Films for Channel 4 "The jury said that this year's winner had directed a moving and inspiring documentary which forced the audience to consider the impact of autism and Aspergers syndrome and how it can impact on the lives of those it affects."
(8) His greatest passion on the trek up, apart from finding a 3G signal and playing rap music from a speaker on the back of his pack, was playing Tigers and Goats, a local version of chess, taking on all-comers – climbers, Sherpas, trekkers, random elderly porters passing through the lodges.
(9) Neither should our distaste for the war be interpreted to mean that we support the Tamil Tigers.
(10) The group comprised 29 pumas (Felis concolor), 32 lions (Panthera leo), 27 tigers (P tigris), 19 leopards (P pardus), 18 jaguars (P onca) and 22 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(11) The UN report said most of the casualties came from government shelling and called for an independent international inquiry into what it called credible claims against Colombo and the Tamil Tigers .
(12) There is energy in the room, lots of it, but it’s curled up like a tiger.
(13) Sri Lanka mounted a merciless final assault on the Tamil Tiger insurgency in 2009 .
(14) Now they await the results of the American League Championship Series to see whether this year's World Series will be a rematch of 2004, when the Cardinals were swept by the curse-reversing Boston Red Sox, or 2006, when the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers and became one of the worst teams to win the World Series in MLB history .
(15) A shame such a landmark achievement was soured by Allam refusing to talk to the local council over a potential stadium expansion and trying to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers, which many fans vehemently oppose.
(16) He rides horses, launches pipelines, hugs tigers and fires pistols.
(17) Obviously that inning, and game four in general, was frustrating for the Oakland A's, as they squandered several opportunities to knock out the Tigers.
(19) It’s home to a quarter of a million people, about 150 elephants and a host of other wild animals ranging from bears and tigers to flycatchers and martens.
(20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Animal collector Carl Hagenbeck with his sons and a Bengal tiger, 1907.