WAFT

Pronunciation (US):

• WAFT (noun)
  The noun WAFT has 1 sense:

1. a long flag; often tapering

  Familiarity information: WAFT used as a noun is very rare.

• WAFT (verb)
  The verb WAFT has 2 senses:

1. be driven or carried along, as by the air
2. blow gently

  Familiarity information: WAFT used as a verb is rare.

• WAFT (noun)

Meaning:

A long flag; often tapering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pennon; waft; pennant; streamer

Hypernyms ("waft" is a kind of...):

flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waft"):

pennoncel; pennoncelle; penoncel (a small pennant borne on a lance)

• WAFT (verb)

Meaning:

Be driven or carried along, as by the air

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

Sounds wafted into the room

Hypernyms (to "waft" is one way to...):

be adrift; blow; drift; float (be in motion due to some air or water current)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

Blow gently

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Context example:

A breeze wafted through the door

Hypernyms (to "waft" is one way to...):

blow (be blowing or storming)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP