flurry (of wind)

  • 21snow flurry — noun a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that) he had to close the window against the flurries there was a flurry of chicken feathers • Syn: ↑flurry • Hypernyms: ↑snow, ↑snowfall …

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  • 22Flurries — Flurry Flur ry, n.; pl. {Flurries}. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.] 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. [1913 Webster] 2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. [1913 Webster] Like a flurry… …

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  • 23flur|ry — «FLUR ee», noun, plural ries, verb, ried, ry|ing. –n. 1. a sudden gust: »A flurry of wind upset the small sailboat. 2. a light fall of rain or snow: »flurries of snow. 3. Figurative. a) a sudden burst or round of activity: » …

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  • 24breeze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. zephyr, breath [of air]. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gentle wind, zephyr, flurry; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . • in a breeze, Syn. effortlessly, readily, jauntily; see easily 1 . •… …

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  • 25Rose (Doctor Who) — This article is about the Doctor Who episode. For the titular character, see Rose Tyler. 157 – Rose Doctor Who episode The Doctor and Rose escape from the Autons …

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  • 26The Unquiet Dead — Doctorwhobox number=163 serial name= The Unquiet Dead caption= The Gelth break through the rift show=DW type=episode doctor=Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor) companion=Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) guests= *Alan David – Gabriel Sneed *Huw Rhys –… …

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  • 27flaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. imperfection, defect, fault, mar, crack; error, mistake, gust, squall, flurry. See wind, interval. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defect, imperfection, blemish, stain; see blemish , defect 2 . See Synonym… …

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  • 28literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 29Track and Field Sports — ▪ 2007 Introduction World Indoor Championships.       At the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world indoor championships, held in Moscow on March 10–12, 2006, Russia and the U.S. divided up a majority share of the gold… …

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  • 30performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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