Definition of fan

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Fan (n.) That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion..

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Quaint :: Quaint (a.) Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression..
Foot :: Foot (n.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry..
Sacrilege :: Sacrilege (n.) The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses..
Staidly :: Staid (a.) Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, or fanciful..
Noctiluca :: Noctiluca (n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
Fantasy :: Fantasy (v. t.) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.
Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist..
Shindy :: Shindy (n.) A fancy or liking.
Infant :: Infant (v. t.) To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general..
Inspired :: Inspired (a.) Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures..
Impious :: Impious (a.) Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed; impious language..
Aplustre :: Aplustre (n.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather..
Sting :: Sting (v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion..
Suckle :: Sucking (a.) Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf..
Enthusiast :: Enthusiast (n.) One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person..
Trick :: Trick (v. t.) To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out..
Fricando :: Fricando (n.) A ragout or fricassee of veal; a fancy dish of veal or of boned turkey, served as an entree, -- called also fricandel..
Fang :: Fang (v. t.) A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course..
Dog :: Dog (n.) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill..
Fancy :: Fancy (a.) Extravagant; above real value.
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