Usually means: Gentle, soft breeze from west.
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General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. zephyr: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. zephyr: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. zephyr: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. zephyr: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Zephyr, zephyr: Vocabulary.com
  6. Zephyr, zephyr: Wordnik
  7. zephyr: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Zephyr, zephyr: Wiktionary
  9. zephyr: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. zephyr: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. zephyr: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Zephyr: Dictionary.com
  13. zephyr: Online Etymology Dictionary
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  15. Zephyr: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. zephyr: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. Zephyr: Rhymezone
  18. Zephyr: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. zephyr: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. Zephyr: E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook
  21. zephyr: Free Dictionary
  22. zephyr: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  23. zephyr: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. zephyr: Dictionary/thesaurus
  25. Zephyr: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology (No longer online)
  2. zephyr-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Zephyr (disambiguation), zephyr: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)
  2. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. zephyr: A Word A Day
  4. zephyr: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. zephyr: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. zephyr: Urban Dictionary

Tech (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Textile (No longer online)
  3. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  4. Zephyr: Latitude Mexico

(Note: See zephyrs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A light wind from the west.
noun:  Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
noun:  Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
noun:  A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.
verb:  (intransitive, poetic) To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
verb:  (transitive, poetic) To blow or blow on gently like a zephyr; to cool or refresh with a gentle breeze.
noun:  (Greek mythology) The god of the West Wind.
noun:  (poetic) The west wind personified.

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