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All shaitan synonyms

Shai·tan
S s

noun shaitan

  • dust devil — a small whirlwind 10–100 feet (3–30 meters) in diameter and from several hundred to 1000 feet (305 meters) high, common in dry regions on hot, calm afternoons and made visible by the dust, debris, and sand it picks up from the ground.
  • khamsin — a hot southerly wind, varying from southeast to southwest, that blows regularly in Egypt and over the Red Sea for about 50 days, commencing about the middle of March.
  • dust storm — a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).
  • duster — a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
  • black blizzard — a dust storm.
  • harmattan — (on the west coast of Africa) a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.
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