All fan synonyms
fan
F f noun fan
- devotee β Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
- lover β Samuel, 1797β1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- follower β a person or thing that follows.
- admirer β If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much.
- supporter β a person or thing that supports.
- buff β Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
- leaf β one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- blade β The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
- draft β a drawing, sketch, or design.
- propeller β a device having a revolving hub with radiating blades, for propelling an airplane, ship, etc.
- vane β Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613β62, British statesman and author.
- windmill β any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails.
- ventilator β a person or thing that ventilates.
- adherent β An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
- freak β a fleck or streak of color.
- aficionado β If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
- votary β a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- zealot β a person who shows zeal.
- addict β An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.
- amateur β An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- hound β Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
- groupie β a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour.
- rooter β a person who roots for, supports, or encourages a team or contestant.
- air conditioner β An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
- flabellum β a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
- palm leaf β the leaf or frond of a palm tree, especially that of a fan palm, used in making fans, hats, thatch, mats, etc.
- habitue β a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habituΓ© of art galleries.
verb fan
- whip up β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- arouse β If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- rouse β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- ventilate β to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- aerate β To aerate a substance means to cause air or gas to pass through it.
- winnow β to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
- refresh β to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
- spread β to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- wind β the act of winding.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- air-condition β to apply air conditioning to
- air-cool β to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- stimulate β to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- work up β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- impassion β to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- stir up β to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- waft β to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- circulate β If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.