Waft

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An unpleasant flavor.

II. Waft ·noun A wave or current of wind.

III. Waft ·noun A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.

IV. Waft ·noun A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.

V. Waft ·vt To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to Buoy.

VI. Waft ·vi To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to Float.

VII. Waft ·vt To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to Beckon.

VIII. Waft ·vt To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.

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