Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly.
- intransitive verb To wrap or encircle (an object) in a series of coils; entwine.
- intransitive verb To go along (a curving or twisting course).
- intransitive verb To proceed on (one's way) with a curving or twisting course.
- intransitive verb To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate.
- intransitive verb To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.
- intransitive verb To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example.
- intransitive verb To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.
- intransitive verb To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool.
- intransitive verb To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch.
- intransitive verb To move in or have a curving or twisting course.
- intransitive verb To move in or have a spiral or circular course.
- intransitive verb To be coiled or spiraled.
- intransitive verb To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.
- intransitive verb To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.
- intransitive verb To become wound.
- noun The act of winding.
- noun A single turn, twist, or curve.
- noun Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
- noun A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
- noun The direction from which a movement of air comes.
- noun A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass.
- noun Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent.
- noun Breath, especially normal or adequate breathing; respiration.
- noun Gas produced in the stomach or intestines during digestion; flatulence.
- noun The brass and woodwinds sections of a band or orchestra.
- noun Wind instruments or their players considered as a group.
- noun Woodwinds.
- noun Something that disrupts or destroys.
- noun A tendency; a trend.
- noun Information, especially of something concealed; intimation.
- noun Speech or writing empty of meaning; verbiage.
- noun Vain self-importance; pomposity.
- transitive verb To expose to free movement of air; ventilate or dry.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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_He stayeth His rough wind in the day of the east wind_.
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Snow is falling and the wind is howling, as Washington and Knox stand together near the boat landing -- (_wind and murmur of crowd with occasional sharp commands in background through this scene.
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I now asked the Lord for two things, viz.: "That He would be pleased to change the _north wind into a south wind_, and that he would give the workmen a mind to work.
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In the Old Testament the word wind is used many times to describe “things of no value” being tossed out in the current of air.
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One of the things they point out is that the term wind farm is deceptive ... they're large-scale industrial facilities and need to be treated as such.
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One of the things they point out is that the term wind farm is deceptive ... they're large-scale industrial facilities and need to be treated as such.
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One of the things they point out is that the term wind farm is deceptive ... they're large-scale industrial facilities and need to be treated as such.
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One of the things they point out is that the term wind farm is deceptive ... they're large-scale industrial facilities and need to be treated as such.
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One of the things they point out is that the term wind farm is deceptive ... they're large-scale industrial facilities and need to be treated as such.
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One of the things they point out is that the term wind farm is deceptive ... they're large-scale industrial facilities and need to be treated as such.
bilby commented on the word wind
Strong.
September 7, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word wind
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. --from the definitions.
January 17, 2013
grandpa27 commented on the word wind
Wind - rimes with dimmed wind rimes with kind. Why is it so difficult to get these two words properly separated in the dictionary.
December 12, 2014 ⋅ delete ⋅ edit
December 12, 2014