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fan

/fæn/

Meanings
noun
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

Examples :

"On a hot summer day, my grandmother used her fan to cool herself while she read. "
device utensil utility thing item essential

Related Words

Illustration magnificent

magnificent adjective

/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/

Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.

"The view from the top of the hill was magnificent. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration instrument

instrument noun

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

A device used to produce music.

"The violinist was a master of her instrument."

Illustration mechanical

mechanical noun

/mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l/

Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.

"The graphic designer carefully prepared the mechanical for the company brochure. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration symmetrical

symmetrical adjective

/sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

"The butterfly's wings are perfectly symmetrical. "

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

To be.

"The project consists of three main parts. "

Illustration electrical

electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

An electrical engineer.

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

Illustration concertinaed

concertinaed verb

/ˌkɒnsərˈtiːnɪd/ /ˌkɑːnsərˈtiːnɪd/

To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina

"The car concertinaed into the wall."

Illustration disagreeable

disagreeable noun

[dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəɫ]

Something displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.

"The disagreeable about taking the bus to work is the crowded conditions and the frequent delays. "