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- pronunciation:
- faen
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A fan is a machine that makes air move. It is used to make people feel cool.
Jody couldn't sleep because her room was too hot. Then she put a fan in her window and she felt much better.The strong fan blew all the papers off the table.
- similar words:
- air conditioning
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| definition 2: |
A fan is also something that you wave back and forth with your hand to cool your face or body.
When my dad went to Japan, he bought me a pretty red fan.When I got really hot in class, I made myself a fan by folding a piece of paper into the right shape.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fans, fanning, fanned |
| definition: |
When you fan something, you stir or move it with or as though with a fan.
My mom fanned the coals to keep the fire for our campfire going.It was so hot in the bus, I had to fan myself with a piece of paper.Buddy ate something that was too hot and tried to cool down his mouth by fanning it with his hands.- synonyms:
- blow
- similar words:
- air
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| derivation: |
fanlike (adj.) |
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