gust

gust
    n 1: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double
         by the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blast}, {blow}]
    

Gust \Gust\ (g[u^]st), n. [Icel. gustr a cool breeze. Cf.
   {Gush}.]
   1. A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and
      brief rushing or driving of the wind.
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            Snow, and hail, stormy gust and flaw. --Milton.
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   2. A sudden violent burst of passion. --Bacon.
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Gust \Gust\, n. [L. gustus; cf. It. & Sp. gusto. [root]46.]
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   1. The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.
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            An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as
            much gust and appetite.               --Jer. Taylor.
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   2. Gratification of any kind, particularly that which is
      exquisitely relished; enjoyment.
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            Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust. --Pope.
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   3. Intellectual taste; fancy.
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            A choice of it may be made according to the gust and
            manner of the ancients. --Dryden.
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Gust \Gust\, v. t. [Cf. L. gustare, It. gustare, Sp. gustar. See
   {GUST} a relish.]
   To taste; to have a relish for. [Obs.]
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133 Moby Thesaurus words for "gust":
      access, affection, aftertaste, alacrity, animation, anxiety,
      anxiousness, appetite, aroma, attribute, avidity, avidness, badge,
      bitter, blast, blaze, blow, brand, breathless impatience, breeze,
      burst, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, cheerful readiness,
      configuration, convulsion, crush, cut, cyclone, differentia,
      differential, distinctive feature, eagerness, earmark, elan,
      eruption, explosion, feature, figure, fit, flare-up, flavor, flaw,
      flurry, fondness, forwardness, gale, gusto, hallmark, hurricane,
      idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, impatience, impress, impression, increase,
      index, individualism, infatuation, irruption, keen desire,
      keenness, keynote, life, likes, liking, lineaments, liveliness,
      love, mannerism, mark, marking, mold, nature, odor, outbreak,
      outburst, palate, paroxysm, particularity, passion, peculiarity,
      promptness, property, puff, quality, quickness, quirk, readiness,
      relish, sally, salt, sapidity, sapor, savor, savoriness, scud,
      seal, seizure, shape, singularity, smack, sour, spasm, specialty,
      spirit, stamp, stomach, storm, surge, sweet, taint, tang, taste,
      tempest, token, tongue, tooth, tornado, trait, trick, upheaval,
      verve, vitality, vivacity, weakness, whirlwind, wind, wind gust,
      zest, zestfulness