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Wind

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Definitions for Wind

noun
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Synonyms
air current current of air
Examples
  1. trees bent under the fierce winds
  2. when there is no wind, row
  3. the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
noun
a tendency or force that influences events
Examples
  1. the winds of change
noun
breath
Examples
  1. the collision knocked the wind out of him
noun
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
Synonyms
malarkey malarky idle words jazz nothingness
Examples
  1. that's a lot of wind
  2. don't give me any of that jazz
noun
an indication of potential opportunity
Synonyms
tip lead steer confidential information hint
Examples
  1. he got a tip on the stock market
  2. a good lead for a job
noun
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
Synonyms
wind instrument
noun
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Synonyms
fart farting flatus breaking wind
noun
the act of winding or twisting
Synonyms
winding twist
Examples
  1. he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
verb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Synonyms
weave thread meander wander
Examples
  1. the river winds through the hills
  2. the path meanders through the vineyards
  3. sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
verb
extend in curves and turns
Synonyms
twist curve
Examples
  1. The road winds around the lake
  2. the path twisted through the forest
verb
arrange or or coil around
Synonyms
wrap roll twine
Examples
  1. roll your hair around your finger
  2. Twine the thread around the spool
  3. She wrapped her arms around the child
verb
catch the scent of
Synonyms
scent nose
Examples
  1. get wind of
  2. The dog nosed out the drugs
verb
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
Synonyms
wind up
Examples
  1. wind your watch
verb
form into a wreath
Synonyms
wreathe
verb
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
Synonyms
hoist lift
Examples
  1. hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car

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