Antonyms for
fans
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
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No Antonyms Found for Fans

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All Definitions for Fans

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1A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
2An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
3The action of fanning
4Agitation of the air.
5Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
6An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
7A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
8A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
9To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
10To slap (a behind, especially).
11To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
12To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
13To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
14To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
15To winnow grain.
16To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
17To strike out.
18To strike out (a batter).
19A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
20A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.
21A surname from Mandarin.
22A diminutive of Frances.
23A county of Puyang, Henan, China.
24The station code of Fanling in Hong Kong.
25Initialism of file area network.
26Initialism of free amino nitrogen, amino acids available for yeast metabolism.

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