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waft

/wæft/ /wɑːft/ /wɑft/

Meanings
noun
A light breeze.

Examples :

"A gentle waft of cool air from the open window made the classroom feel pleasant. "
weather nature

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration enticing

enticing verb

/ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/

To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

"I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey."

Illustration flagpole

flagpole noun

/ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/

A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

"The school's flagpole stood tall, proudly displaying the national flag. "

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration sensuous

sensuous adjective

/ˈsɛnʃuəs/

Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.

"Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc."

Illustration pleasant

pleasant noun

/ˈplɛzənt/

A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

"The dinner party was a success thanks to the pleasant, who kept everyone laughing with his silly jokes. "

Illustration nostrils

nostrils noun

/ˈnɒstrɪlz/ /ˈnɑːstrɪlz/

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

"The dog's nostrils twitched as it sniffed the delicious smell of bacon. "

Illustration indicate

indicate verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."