English noun: boreas | |||
1. | boreas (phenomenon) a wind that blows from the north | ||
Synonyms | north wind, norther, northerly | ||
Broader (hypernym) | air current, current of air, wind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bise, bize, mistral, tramontana, tramontane | ||
2. | Boreas (person) (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind | ||
Samples | Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold. | ||
Instance hypernym | Greek deity | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||