Waft vs. Weft — What's the Difference?

Waft is a term meaning to "carry along gently as through the air." The term is commonly used to describe scents that have diffused into other parts of a room, or to describe smoke as being seen moving through the air. Wafting may be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable.

The horizontal threads interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric; woof.

(with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air

Yarn used for the weft.

A gentle movement of air.

Woven fabric.

A knotted ensign, garment, etc. displayed by a ship as a signal.

(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water

(weaving) The yarn used for the weft; the fill.

To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift

(hairdressing) A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.

Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air

(obsolete) Something cast away; a waif.

A light breeze; a rush of air

A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif.

The act or action of fluttering or waving

The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.

(Nautical) A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction. Also called waif2.

A web; a thing woven.

(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.

The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

(intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

A light breeze.

Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.

(nautical) A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.

To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

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.

To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.

To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

A wave or current of wind.

A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.

An unpleasant flavor.

A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.

A long flag; often tapering

Be driven or carried along, as by the air;

Blow gently;