Wind
verbNoun
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”
Type of:WeatherConditionsempty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
“that's a lot of wind”
Type of:TalkingTalkthe act of winding or twisting
“he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind”
a tendency or force that influences events
“the winds of change”
Type of:Influencebreath
“the collision knocked the wind out of him”
Type of:ExpirationExhalationa reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Type of:Reflexa musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
Type of:Instrumentan indication of potential opportunity
Verb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
“the river winds through the hills”
extend in curves and turns
“The road winds around the lake”
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
“wind your watch”
Type of:FastenTightenraise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
catch the scent of; get wind of
form into a wreath
Similar:Wreathearrange or or coil around
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