Associations to the word «Waft»
Noun
- Breeze
- Fragrance
- Perfume
- Scent
- Odor
- Incense
- Odour
- Smell
- Smoke
- Stink
- Garlic
- Wind
- Float
- Breath
- Spice
- Sigh
- Mist
- Cloud
- Gale
- Er
- Sail
- Kindness
- Shore
- Feather
- Flower
- Sea
- Aroma
- Tide
- Stench
- Heaven
- Kiss
- Wave
- Mercy
- Ear
- Nostril
- Despair
- Sunshine
- Wing
- Paradise
- Stair
- Rose
- Wisp
- Leaf
- Stream
- Ocean
- Fume
- Loving
- Air
- Faint
- Tree
- Blossom
- Grass
- Handel
- Cinnamon
- Rapture
- Murmur
- Indus
- Gust
- Coolness
Adjective
Wiktionary
WAFT, verb. (ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
WAFT, verb. (intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
WAFT, verb. To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
WAFT, noun. A light breeze.
WAFT, noun. Something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air.
WAFT, noun. (nautical) A flag (also called a waif or wheft) used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal.
WAFT OFF, verb. To shoo by wafting with the hands.
Dictionary definition
WAFT, noun. A long flag; often tapering.
WAFT, verb. Be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room".
WAFT, verb. Blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door".
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