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Word: Fan
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus ‘winnowing fan’. Compare with vane
fan
an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation
Short Definition:device with rotating blades
Examples:- a couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning
- the kitchen may need to be fitted with an extractor fan
a handheld device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the person holding it
Short Definition:handheld device
Examples:- the girls were giggling behind their fans
Word: Fan
Speech Type: Verb
fan
cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air
Short Definition:cool by waving something
Examples:- he fanned himself with his hat
increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it
Short Definition:increase strength of fire
Examples:- fanned by an easterly wind, the fire spread rapidly
disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area
Short Definition:disperse or radiate from central point
Examples:- the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings
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