whiff
English Thesaurus
1. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | strikeout, |
| definition | : | an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes (noun.act) |
2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil (noun.animal)
3. a short light gust of air (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | blast, blow, gust, |
| definition | : | a strong current of air (noun.phenomenon) |
4. utter with a puff of air (verb.communication)
5. smoke and exhale strongly (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | smoke, |
| definition | : | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption) |
6. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | strike out, |
| definition | : | put out or be put out by a strikeout (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
| definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
7. drive or carry as if by a puff of air (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | blow, |
| definition | : | cause to move by means of an air current (verb.motion) |
8. perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | smell, |
| definition | : | inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense (verb.perception) |
9. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike (noun.act)
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third (verb.contact) |
10. a short light gust of air (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | utter with a puff of air (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | drive or carry as if by a puff of air (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | gusty, puffy, |
| definition | : | blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts (adj.all) |
11. utter with a puff of air (verb.communication)
12. smoke and exhale strongly (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | puffing, |
| definition | : | blowing tobacco smoke out into the air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drag, puff, pull, |
| definition | : | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act) |
13. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | whiffer, |
| definition | : | a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike (noun.person) |
14. drive or carry as if by a puff of air (verb.motion)
15. perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | sniff, snuff, |
| definition | : | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sniffer, |
| definition | : | a person who sniffs (noun.person) |
16. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike (noun.act)
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third (verb.contact) |
17. a short light gust of air (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | utter with a puff of air (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | drive or carry as if by a puff of air (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | gusty, puffy, |
| definition | : | blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts (adj.all) |
18. utter with a puff of air (verb.communication)
19. smoke and exhale strongly (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | puffing, |
| definition | : | blowing tobacco smoke out into the air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drag, puff, pull, |
| definition | : | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act) |
20. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | whiff, |
| definition | : | a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | whiffer, |
| definition | : | a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike (noun.person) |
21. drive or carry as if by a puff of air (verb.motion)
22. perceive by inhaling through the nose (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | sniff, snuff, |
| definition | : | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sniffer, |
| definition | : | a person who sniffs (noun.person) |
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