Fan

Noun

 * 1) A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
 * 2) An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
 * 3) Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

Derived terms

 * ceiling fan
 * cooling fan
 * desk fan


 * exhaust fan
 * fan belt
 * fan death
 * pedestal fan
 * wall fan

Verb

 * 1)  To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
 * We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind..
 * 1) * 1865, ,
 * Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking.
 * 1)  To slap (a behind, especially).
 * 2) * 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, 1992 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 148:
 * 3) * it would have been a real satisfaction toput her across my knees and pull up her skirts and giver [sic] her a swell fanning
 * 4)  To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

Derived terms

 * fanner

Noun

 * 1) An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone; an admirer.
 * I am a big fan of libraries.

Verbs for Fan
(devotee) breed—s; collect—s; produce—s; supply—s; —acclaims; —applauds; —attends; — cheers; — congregate; —s flock to; —indulges in; —is addicted to; —praises; — pursues; —rally; —responds; —roots for; — turn out; employ—; install—; regulate—; —agitates; —airs; —blasts; —blows; —buzzes; — cools; —churns; —creates a draft; —drives; —eases; —refreshes; —relieve.

Adjectives for Fan
(implement)

cooling; breezy; whirling; flirting; feather: winnowing.

Thesaurus
Maecenas, V, abettor, adherent, admirer, advocate, aerate, aerator, aficionado, agitate, air, air conditioner, air cooler, air filter, air out, air passage, air-condition, air-cool, airify, airscrew, amateur, angel, annoy, apologist, appendage, applauder, appreciator, arouse, attendant, attender, audience, authority, awake, awaken, backer, blow the coals, blow up, blower, bomb, booster, branch, branch out, buff, bug, call forth, call up, cavaliere servente, champion, chiller, claqueur, cold pack, collector, commender, connoisseur, cooler, cooling system, courtier, crank, crap out, critic, cross-ventilate, crotch, crutch, dangler, defender, delta, dependence, dependent, deploy, devotee, dilettante, disciple, disperse, draw a blank, driver, drop a bomb, drop the ball, electric fan, encomiast, encourager, endorser, energumen, enkindle, enrage, enthusiast, eulogist, eulogizer, excite, exhaust fan, expand, expert, exponent, extend, extoller, fan out, fan the fire, fan the flame, fanatic, fanatico, fancier, favorer, feed the fire, ferment, fire, flabellum, flame, flare, flop, flummox, flunky, fold, fold up, follower, following, foment, fork, freak, frenzy, frequenter, freshen, friend at court, frisk, furcula, furculum, get left, groin, groupie, habitue, hanger-on, haunter, heat, heat up, henchman, homme de cour, hound, ice bag, ice bucket, ice cube, ice pack, ice pail, idolater, idolizer, impassion, impeller, incense, incite, infatuate, inflame, infuriate, inguen, instigate, key up, kindle, lather up, lauder, lay an egg, light the fuse, light up, lose out, lover, lunatic fringe, madden, mainstay, maintainer, monomaniac, move, nettle, not hack it, not make it, nut, offshoot, open, open up, outspread, outstretch, overexcite, overgrow, overrun, oxygenate, oxygenize, paddle wheel, panegyrist, paranymph, parasite, partisan, patron, pique, piston, plugger, praiser, promoter, prong, prop, propellant, propeller, propulsor, protagonist, provoke, public, puffer, pundit, punkah, pursuer, pursuivant, put up to, rally, ramification, ramify, refresh, reliance, rooter, rotor, rouse, ruffle, satellite, savant, scholar, screw, screw propeller, second, seconder, sectary, set astir, set fire to, set on, set on fire, shadow, shake down, sic on, sider, specialist, spectator, splay, sponsor, spraddle, sprangle, sprawl, spread, spread like wildfire, spread out, stalwart, standby, steam up, stem, stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings, stir up, stooge, strike out, successor, summon up, support, supporter, surface cooler, sustainer, sympathizer, tagtail, tail, take the count, technical expert, technician, theatergoer, thermantidote, tickle, tout, touter, trainbearer, trident, turbine, turn on, twin screws, unfold, upholder, ventilate, ventilator, visitor, votary, wake, wake up, waken, ward heeler, warm, warm the blood, water cooler, well-wisher, wheel, whet, whiff, whip up, widen, wind, windcatcher, windsail, windscoop, wine cooler, winnow, wishbone, work into, work up, worshiper, zealot

Etymology 1
fann:, from the vannus:.

Etymology 2
Shortened from fanatic:.

Noun

 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian: fusha
 * Bulgarian: ветрило
 * Catalan: ventall,, palmito
 * Chamicuro:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 風扇, 风扇
 * Czech:
 * Danish: vifte
 * Dutch: waaier
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: მარაო
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מניפה
 * Hiligaynon:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Interlingua: flabello
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Korean:
 * Kurdish: باوه‌شێن
 * Lao: (wii)
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: vėduoklė
 * Macedonian: ладало, лепеза
 * Norwegian: vifte
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Rohingya: fangká
 * Romagnolo: vintàj
 * Russian:
 * Serbian: lepeza
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pamaypay,
 * Tamil: காத்தடி
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: (tay)


 * Bulgarian: вентилатор
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 電風扇, 电风扇, 電扇, 电扇
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: ventilaator
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ვენტილატორი
 * German:, Gebläse,
 * Hebrew: מאוורר
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Interlingua: ventilator
 * Italian:
 * Interlingua: ventilator
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: (せんぷうき
 * Kurdish:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: ventiliatorius
 * Macedonian: вентилатор
 * Norwegian: vifte
 * Persian: فن, فن الکتریکی
 * Polish: wentylator
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbian: vetrilo
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Tamil: காத்தடி
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: (máy)
 * Vietnamese: (máy)


 * Catalan: ventall
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 扇
 * Czech:
 * Danish: vifte
 * Finnish:, , (peacock's tail)
 * German:
 * Hiligaynon:
 * Hungarian:


 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: лепеза
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, , , flabelo
 * Russian:
 * Swahili:
 * Tamil: காத்தடி
 * Vietnamese:


 * : flabello (2)

Verb

 * Catalan: ventar
 * Danish: vifte
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: éventer
 * German: ventilieren, belüften, anfachen fire, embers, anwehen
 * Hiligaynon:
 * Interlingua: flabellar with a hand-held fan, ventilar
 * Kurdish: باوه‌شێن کردن
 * Latin:


 * Polish: wachlować (with a hand-held fan), wentylować, dmuchać
 * Portuguese: abanar, flabelar, ventilar
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: обдувать, овевать
 * Spanish: abanicar with a manual fan, ventilar
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Danish: spredes i vifteform
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: fächern fan, auffächern fan out
 * Interlingua: irradiar se, propagar se
 * Polish: rozdmuchać


 * Portuguese: espalhar-se
 * Russian: рассредотачиваться
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: sprida sig spread out

Noun

 * Azeri: azarkeş, fanat
 * Catalan: fan, aficionat
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, , fanoušek
 * Danish:, , tilhænger
 * Dutch:, bewonderaar, bewonderaarster,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: חובב, חובבת (things), אוהד, אוהדת (sports), מעריץ, מעריצה (persons)
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: ,
 * Interlingua:, ,
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: ファン
 * Lithuanian:, gerbėjas, sirgalius
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilhenger
 * Nynorsk: tilhengjar
 * Polish: (sports);, fanka (of somebody); miłośnik
 * Portuguese: fã
 * Russian: болельщик, , поклонник, любитель
 * Serbian: /, обожавалац/obožavalac, љубилац/ljubilac
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: hayran, taraftar
 * Volapük: keproan
 * Welsh: cefnogwr

Anagrams

 * NAF

Noun
fan (分)


 * 1) a traditional unit of length, legally defined as 1/10th of a tsun (1/100 of a chek) in Hong Kong

Noun

 * 1) fan, admirer, aficionado

Synonyms

 * fani

Noun

 * 1)  pubis

Derived terms

 * fanszőrzet

Verb

 * 1) to wait
 * 2) to stay

Noun

 * 1) fan (admirer or follower)

Pinyin syllable
fan



Noun

 * 1) language, speech

Preposition

 * 1) off, from

Descendants

 * Middle Dutch:
 * Dutch:
 * Afrikaans:

Noun

 * 1) betel leaf

Verb

 * 1) stay, remain
 * 2) wait

Noun

 * 1) fan

Synonyms

 * aficionado
 * admirador
 * entusiasta
 * fanático
 * hincha

Noun

 * 1) the devil, Satan
 * må fan ta dig
 * may the devil take you
 * du var mig en jobbig fan
 * you're one tricky little devil

Interjection

 * 1) damn (referring to the devil)
 * Fan! Jag glömde nycklarna.
 * Damn! I forgot my keys.

Noun

 * 1) fan (admirer)
 * jag är ett stort fan av saffransbullar
 * I'm a huge fan of saffron buns

Noun

 * 1) vane, web (part of the anatomy of a bird's feather)

Etymology
From فن:

Noun

 * 1) science

Synonyms

 * ilm

Noun

 * 1) a van.

Noun
fan


 * 1) Soft mutation form of man

Etymology
From Middle Frisian fen; compare Dutch van, German von

Preposition

 * 1) from
 * 2) of