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 | ||