ventiloconvector

Phonetic: "/fæn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Definition: An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

Definition: The action of fanning; agitation of the air.

Definition: Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

Definition: An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.

Definition: A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.

Definition: A section of a tree having a finite number of branches

Phonetic: "/fæn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

Example: We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.

Definition: To slap (a behind, especially).

Definition: (usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

Definition: To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.

Example: I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.

Definition: To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.

Definition: (metaphoric) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.

Definition: To winnow grain.

Phonetic: "/kɔɪl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

Example: the sinuous coils of a snake

Definition: Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

Definition: A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

Definition: Entanglement; perplexity.

Phonetic: "/kɔɪl/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

Example: A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.

Definition: To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.

Example: The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.

Definition: To wind cylindrically or spirally.

Example: The snake coiled itself before springing.

Definition: To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.