fan fan

noun

() a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces  ( fan )
a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
  A fan is a great way to cool down a room during the summer
A fan is a great way to cool down a room during the summer

() an ardent follower and admirer  ( buff, devotee, lover, fan )
an ardent follower and admirer
  The concert was filled with screaming fans who knew every word to every song
The concert was filled with screaming fans who knew every word to every song

() an enthusiastic devotee of sports  ( rooter, sports fan, fan )
an enthusiastic devotee of sports

verb

() strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)  ( fan )
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

() make (an emotion) fiercer  ( fan )
make (an emotion) fiercer
 fan hatred
fan hatred

() agitate the air  ( fan )
agitate the air

blow away or off with a current of air  ( fan, winnow )
blow away or off with a current of air
 winnow chaff
winnow chaff
 The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum
The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum

 phylogeny phylogeny

noun

(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms  ( evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny )
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

 Lateran Palace Lateran Palace

noun

a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century  ( Lateran Palace )
a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century

 survival of the fittest survival of the fittest

noun

a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment  ( natural selection, selection, survival, survival of the fittest )
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment