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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. n. A sudden burst, as of rain or smoke.
  3. n. An outburst of emotion.
  4. v. To blow in gusts.
  5. n. Archaic Relish; gusto.
  6. n. Obsolete The sense of taste.
  7. n. Obsolete Personal taste or inclination; liking.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A sudden squall or blast of wind; a sudden rushing or driving of the wind, of short duration.
  2. n. A sudden outburst, as of passionate feeling.
  3. n. Synonyms Squall, etc. See wind, n.
  4. n. The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.
  5. n. Gratification of any kind, especially that which is sensual; pleasure; enjoyment.
  6. n. Turn of fancy; intellectual taste.
  7. To taste; enjoy the taste of; have a relish for.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. n. Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion etc.).
  3. v. intransitive To blow in gusts.
  4. n. archaic The physiological faculty of taste.
  5. n. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
  6. v. obsolete, transitive To taste.
  7. v. obsolete, transitive To have a relish for.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind.
  2. n. A sudden violent burst of passion.
  3. n. The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.
  4. n. Gratification of any kind, particularly that which is exquisitely relished; enjoyment.
  5. n. Intellectual taste; fancy.
  6. v. obsolete To taste; to have a relish for.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a strong current of air

Etymologies

  1. From Latin gustus ‘taste’. For the verb, compare Latin gustare, Italian gustare, Spanish gustar. (Wiktionary)
  2. Probably from Old Norse gustr; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.Middle English guste, taste, from Latin gustus; see gusto. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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synonyms (7)

Words with the same meaning

  1. relish
  1. gusto
  1. enjoyment
  1. fancy
  1. taste
  1. taster
  1. wink

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. wind
  1. air current
  1. current of air

hyponyms (5)

Words that are more specific

  1. whiff
  1. puff of air
  1. bluster
  1. sandblast
  1. puff

same context (20)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. squall
  2. outburst
  3. surge
  4. torrent
  1. gale
  2. blast
  3. spurt
  4. gasp
  1. flurry
  2. tempest
  3. roar
  4. spasm
  1. shower
  2. whirlwind
  3. flood
  4. puff
  1. swirl
  2. hiss
  3. throb
  4. tremor

rhymes (30)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. adjust
  2. antitrust
  3. brust
  4. bused
  5. bussed
  6. bust
  1. combust
  2. crust
  3. cussed
  4. discussed
  5. disgust
  6. distrust
  1. dust
  2. encrust
  3. entrust
  4. fussed
  5. fust
  6. hust
  1. incrust
  2. just
  3. lust
  4. mistrust
  5. must
  6. nonplussed
  1. readjust
  2. robust
  3. rust
  4. thrust
  5. trust
  6. unjust

reverse dictionary (29)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. puff
  2. puff of air
  3. whiff
  4. bluster
  5. wind
  1. blast
  2. flaw
  3. guzzle
  4. blirt
  5. pirry
  1. scoot
  2. williwaw
  3. waff
  4. berry
  5. black-browed
  1. flan
  2. windflaw
  3. windblast
  4. rattling
  5. flurry
  1. snow flurry
  2. balance
  3. blow
  4. breath
  5. scud
  1. squall
  2. white squall
  3. knock
  4. windfall

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