| gull | | |
| n. (person) | 1. chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of. |
| ~ dupe, victim | a person who is tricked or swindled. |
| n. (animal) | 2. gull, sea gull, seagull | mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs. |
| ~ larid | long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family. |
| ~ larus canus, mew gull, sea mew, mew | the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America. |
| ~ black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, larus marinus, cob | white gull having a black back and wings. |
| ~ herring gull, larus argentatus | large gull of the northern hemisphere. |
| ~ larus ridibundus, laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull, blackcap | small black-headed European gull. |
| ~ ivory gull, pagophila eburnea | white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick. |
| ~ kittiwake | small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe. |
| v. (social) | 3. befool, fool, gull | make a fool or dupe of. |
| ~ cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | be false to; be dishonest with. |
| v. (communication) | 4. befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| ~ kid, pull the leg of | tell false information to for fun.; "Are you pulling my leg?" |
| ~ deceive, lead astray, betray | cause someone to believe an untruth.; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
| seagull | | |
| west wind | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. west wind, wester | wind that blows from west to east. |
| ~ prevailing westerly, westerly | the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| zephyr | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr | a slight wind (usually refreshing).; "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" |
| ~ sea breeze | a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime). |
| ~ breath | a slight movement of the air.; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room" |
| ~ light air | wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ light breeze | wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ gentle breeze | wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ moderate breeze | wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ fresh breeze | wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ strong breeze | wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| n. (person) | 2. zephyr | (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind. |
| ~ greek mythology | the mythology of the ancient Greeks. |
| ~ greek deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks. |
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