be+wafted
111smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f …
112float — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glide, drift, be wafted, hover, soar, be buoyed up. n. ferry, ship, raft; launch. See ascent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A watertight vessel used for buoyancy] Syn. buoy, air cell, air cushion, lifesaver …
113blown — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. buffeted, blasted, windblown, puffed, fluttered, flung, fanned, waved, flapped, whisked, whirled, flicked, wafted. Ant. quiet*, still, sucked in …
114Navigation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Locomotion by water, or air. < N PARAG:Navigation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 navigation navigation Sgm: N 1 aquatics aquatics Sgm: N 1 boating boating yachting Sgm: N 1 ship ship &c. 273 Sgm: N 1 oar …
115waft — [ waft ] verb intransitive if a smell or noise wafts, it floats through the air in a gentle way: The aroma of freshly made pancakes wafted through the air. ╾ waft noun count …
116waft — (v.) 1510s, to carry over water, back formation from obsolete wafter convoy ship (late 15c.), from M.Du. or M.L.G. wachter a guard, from wachten to guard, related to waken rouse from sleep (see WAKE (Cf. wake) (1)). The meaning pass through air… …
117waft — [[t]wɒ̱ft, wæ̱ft[/t]] wafts, wafting, wafted V ERG If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air. [V prep/adv] The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window...… …
118drift — I. n. 1. Course, bearing, direction. 2. Aim, purpose, intention, intent, proposal, design, scope, tendency, object, mark. 3. (Geol.) Diluvium, diluvial formations. 4. (Mining.) Passage (under ground, between shafts). 5. Sw …
119waft — I. v. a. Bear (through a buoyant medium), convey, transport, carry, transmit. II. v. n. (Rare.) Float, be wafted …
120tantalizing — also tantalising BrE adjective making you feel a strong desire to have something that you cannot have: The tantalizing smell of warm bread wafted out of the shop. tantalizingly adverb …
