fan

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fan[1,noun] fan[2,verb] fan[3,noun] fang Fang

Main Entry: ¹fan
Pronunciation: 'fan
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fann, from Latin vannus -- more at WINNOW
1 : any of various devices for winnowing grain
2 : an instrument for producing a current of air: as a : a device that is held in the hand and moved back and forth to cool a person and that is usually shaped like a segment of a circle and composed of material (as feathers or paper) mounted on thin rods or slats moving about a pivot so that the device may be closed compactly when not in use b : a device that consists of a series of vanes radiating from a hub rotated on its axle by a motor c slang : an airplane propeller
3 a : something resembling an open fan b : a gently sloping fan-shaped body of detritus; especially : ALLUVIAL FAN
- fan·like /-"lIk/ adjective