gust
nounEtymology
Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush). The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare.
Definitions
A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
- The maximum sustained winds recorded at Waglan Island, Tate’s Cairn and Cheung Chau Beach were 113, 101 and 97 kmh (70, 62, 60 mph) respectively, with maximum gusts 135, 154 and 130 kmh (84, 96, 81 mph)
Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
- they are merely driven about by every sudden gust and impulse of the mind
To blow in gusts.
- Do the dryers disperse bacteria and viruses through the restroom, like autumn breezes gusting leaves across a lawn?
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The physiological faculty of taste.
Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
- , "The Spirit of Grace" An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite.
- Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust.
- 1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)
Intellectual taste
Intellectual taste; fancy.
- A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients.
To taste.
To have a relish for.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gust. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA