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whiff
(encz) | whiff,foukat v: Zdeněk Brož |
whiff
(encz) | whiff,náznak n: čeho, hl. neblahého Pino |
whiff
(encz) | whiff,obláček n: vyfouknutého kouře ap. Pino |
whiff
(encz) | whiff,závan n: Pino |
whiff
(encz) | whiff,zavanutí n: kouře, vůně ap. Pino |
whiff
(gcide) | Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the
fish.] (Zool.)
A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); --
called also carter, and whiff.
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Whiff
(gcide) | Whiff \Whiff\, v. i.
To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
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Whiff
(gcide) | Whiff \Whiff\, n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative
origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
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1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or
slight gust, as of air or smoke.
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But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword
The unnerved father falls. --Shak.
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The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe,
And a scornful laugh laughed he. --Longfellow.
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2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. (Zool.) The marysole, or sail fluke.
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Whiff
(gcide) | Whiff \Whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whiffing.]
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1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
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2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff
or blow away.
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Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,
having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took
him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.
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whiff
(wn) | whiff
n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: puff, puff of air,
whiff]
2: a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England
to Brazil
3: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing
the ball for the third strike
v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
[syn: sniff, whiff]
2: drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air
whiffed away the clouds"
3: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the
third
4: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
[syn: puff, whiff]
5: utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer" |
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get a whiff
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horned whiff
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skew-whiff
(encz) | skew-whiff, adv: |
whiffer
(encz) | whiffer, n: |
whiffletree
(encz) | whiffletree, |
Whiff
(gcide) | Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the
fish.] (Zool.)
A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); --
called also carter, and whiff.
[1913 Webster]Whiff \Whiff\, v. i.
To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
[1913 Webster]Whiff \Whiff\, n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative
origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
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1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or
slight gust, as of air or smoke.
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But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword
The unnerved father falls. --Shak.
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The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe,
And a scornful laugh laughed he. --Longfellow.
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2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. (Zool.) The marysole, or sail fluke.
[1913 Webster]Whiff \Whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whiffing.]
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1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
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2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff
or blow away.
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Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,
having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took
him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.
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Whiffed
(gcide) | Whiff \Whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whiffing.]
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1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
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2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff
or blow away.
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Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,
having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took
him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.
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Whiffet
(gcide) | Whiffet \Whif"fet\, n.
A little whiff or puff.
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Whiffing
(gcide) | Whiffing \Whiff"ing\, n.
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1. The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
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2. A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel,
and the like.
[1913 Webster]Whiff \Whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whiffing.]
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1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
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2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff
or blow away.
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Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,
having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took
him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.
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Whiffle
(gcide) | Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whiffled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whiffling.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced
by D. weifelen to waver.]
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1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to
shift, turn, or veer about. --D?mpier.
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2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use
evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
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A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can
not keep close to a point of controversy. --I.
Watts.
[1913 Webster]Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. t.
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1. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to
scatter. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
[1913 Webster]Whiffle \Whif"fle\, n.
A fife or small flute. [Obs.] --Douce.
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Whiffled
(gcide) | Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whiffled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whiffling.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced
by D. weifelen to waver.]
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1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to
shift, turn, or veer about. --D?mpier.
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2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use
evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
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A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can
not keep close to a point of controversy. --I.
Watts.
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Whiffler
(gcide) | Whiffler \Whif"fler\, n.
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1. One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or
course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument;
hence, a trifler.
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Every whiffler in a laced coat who frequents the
chocolate house shall talk of the constitution.
--Swift.
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2. One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper. [Obs.]
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3. An officer who went before procession to clear the way by
blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who
marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
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Which like a mighty whiffler 'fore the king,
Seems to prepare his way. --Shak.
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Note: "Whifflers, or fifers, generally went first in a
procession, from which circumstance the name was
transferred to other persons who succeeded to that
office, and at length was given to those who went
forward merely to clear the way for the procession. . .
. In the city of London, young freemen, who march at
the head of their proper companies on the Lord Mayor's
day, sometimes with flags, were called whifflers, or
bachelor whifflers, not because they cleared the way,
but because they went first, as whifflers did."
--Nares.
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4. (Zool.) The golden-eye. [Local, U. S.]
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Whiffletree
(gcide) | Whiffletree \Whif"fle*tree`\, n.
Same as Whippletree.
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Whiffling
(gcide) | Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whiffled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whiffling.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced
by D. weifelen to waver.]
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1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to
shift, turn, or veer about. --D?mpier.
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2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use
evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
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A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can
not keep close to a point of controversy. --I.
Watts.
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get a whiff
(wn) | get a whiff
v 1: smell strongly and intensely [syn: get a noseful, {get a
whiff}] |
horned whiff
(wn) | horned whiff
n 1: a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf
of Mexico to Brazil [syn: horned whiff, {Citharichthys
cornutus}] |
skew-whiff
(wn) | skew-whiff
adv 1: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with
his necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew, awry, {skew-
whiff}]
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a
gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig
was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew,
awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff] |
whiffer
(wn) | whiffer
n 1: a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the
third strike |
whiffletree
(wn) | whiffletree
n 1: a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse
and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
[syn: whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree] |
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