boreas
English Thesaurus
1. (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | greek deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
2. a wind that blows from the north (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | air current, current of air, wind, |
| definition | : | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | bise, bize, |
| definition | : | a dry cold north wind in southeastern France (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | mistral, |
| definition | : | a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | tramontana, tramontane, |
| definition | : | a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | northerly, northern, |
| definition | : | coming from the north; used especially of wind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | boreal, |
| definition | : | relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | northerly, northern, |
| definition | : | coming from the north; used especially of wind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | boreal, |
| definition | : | relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind (adj.pert) |
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