sudden+gust
21gust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puff, burst, flurry, blow, breeze, blast. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blast, wind, blow, breeze; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wind, rush, blow,… …
22gust — n. & v. n. 1 a sudden strong rush of wind. 2 a burst of rain, fire, smoke, or sound. 3 a passionate or emotional outburst. v.intr. blow in gusts. Etymology: ON gustr, rel. to gjoacutesa to gush …
23Jeff Wall — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wall. Jeff Wall …
24puff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swelling; blow, breath, cloud, wind, breeze; informal, gesture, praise. v. brag, boast, praise, commend; blow, pant, gasp; inflate. See approbation, boasting, increase, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n.… …
25flur|ry — «FLUR ee», noun, plural ries, verb, ried, ry|ing. –n. 1. a sudden gust: »A flurry of wind upset the small sailboat. 2. a light fall of rain or snow: »flurries of snow. 3. Figurative. a) a sudden burst or round of activity: » …
26flurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. squall, gust, scud, blast; hubbub, ferment. See wind, activity. v. t. ruffle, excite, fluster. See agitation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. sudden gust of wind, snow or rain shower, dusting,… …
27wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… …
28flaw — I. /flɔ / (say flaw) noun 1. a marring feature; a defect; a fault. 2. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity: a flaw in a lease; a flaw in a will. 3. a crack, break, breach, imperfection, or rent. –verb (t) 4. to produce a flaw in: *Glory …
29windblast — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a gust of wind 2. : the injurious effect of air friction on a pilot ejected from a high speed airplane * * * /wind blast , blahst , win /, n. a strong, sudden gust of wind. [1940 45; WIND1 + BLAST] …
30flurry — flurriedly, adv. /flerr ee, flur ee/, n., pl. flurries, v., flurried, flurrying. n. 1. a light, brief shower of snow. 2. sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry: There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived. 3. Stock …
