zephyr
IPA: zˈɛfɝ
noun
- A light wind from the west.
- Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
- Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
- (Greek mythology) The god of the West Wind.
- (poetic) The west wind personified.
verb
- (intransitive, poetic) To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
- (transitive, poetic) To blow or blow on gently like a zephyr; to cool or refresh with a gentle breeze.
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Examples of "zephyr" in Sentences
- The software called zephyr (ph) will be available this summer.
- Today he wanted me to spell "zephyr" and see how many points that would be on a triple-word.
- With these nine figures, and with the sign 0 which the Arabs call zephyr, any number whatsoever is written, as will be demonstrated.
- Surges of energy, kaleidoscopic sunlight through the leaves, the soft breeze that makes me want to say the word "zephyr" -- this mindless simplicity can be called happiness.
- He's protecting -- or stealing -- a really, really, really neat battery (yes: a battery) called the zephyr, which was designed by a supergenius young man named Simon (Paul Dano).
- Another thing they've talked about putting into place is a software program they're calling zephyr which will allow parents to see if their child has a MySpace profile and see what age their child is claiming to be.
- This is what happened after the convention of the blackbirds: A moaning south wind brought rain; a southwest wind turned the rain to snow; what is called a zephyr, out of the west, drifted the snow; a north wind sent the mercury far below freezing.
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