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Noun
wind - 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"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
air current, current of air
atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
airstream a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
calm air, calm wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
gentle wind, breeze, zephyr, air a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
chinook wind, snow eater, chinook large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
harmattan a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
crosswind wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
foehn, fohn a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
khamsin an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
santa ana a city in western El Salvador
high wind a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"
headwind wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
catabatic wind, katabatic wind a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
tailwind wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
doldrums a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
east wind, easterly, easter a wind from the east
northwest wind, northwester a wind from the northwest
southwester, sou'wester a strong wind from the southwest
sou'easter, southeaster a strong wind from the southeast
gale a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
gust, blast, blow a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
monsoon a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
monsoon a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
north wind, norther, northerly, boreas a wind that blows from the north
prevailing wind the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"
samiel, simoom, simoon a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
south wind, souther, southerly a wind from the south
squall sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
thermal rising current of warm air
draught, draft the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
west wind, wester wind that blows from west to east
wind - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
winding, twist
rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
wind - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"
malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness
talking, talk the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
wind - breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
wind - a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"
wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
wind instrument
musical instrument, instrument any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
bell a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
brass instrument, brass a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
free-reed instrument a wind instrument with a free reed
kazoo a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
embouchure, mouthpiece the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
ocarina, sweet potato egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
pipe organ, organ wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
organ pipe, pipework, pipe the flues and stops on a pipe organ
pipe a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
post horn wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
whistle acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
wind - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint
counseling, counselling, counsel, guidance, direction the act of guiding or showing the way
wind - a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Verb
wind - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
wrap, roll, twine
wind off, unroll, unwind reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
wrap up, roll up form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"
spool wind onto a spool or a reel
reel wind onto or off a reel
ball form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
clew, clue roll into a ball
coil, curl, loop wind around something in coils or loops
wind - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
twist, curve
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
circumvolute wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
spiral form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
snake move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"
wind - coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"
wind up
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
fasten, tighten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
wind - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
hoist, lift
elevate, bring up, get up, lift, raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
trice, trice up hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
wind - catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
scent, nose
smell become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
nose out, scent out, sniff out, smell out recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
wind - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
weave, thread, meander, wander
wander go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
snake move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"
wind - form into a wreath
wreathe
enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, twine, lace spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
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Substantiv
wind - Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
wind - The ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath.
wind - One of the five basic elements see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements.
wind - Flatus.

Verb
wind - To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
wind - To cause someone to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
wind - To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
wind - To turn a boat around in a canal.
wind - To turn coils of a cord or something similar around something.
wind - To tighten the spring of the clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
wind - To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.

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  • wind
    The motion of air relative to the earth's surface; usually means horizontal air motion, as distinguished from vertical motion.
  • wind
    To wrap something in loops around something else.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) wind
  • Presens: wind / winds
  • Preteritum: wound
  • Perfektum: (have) wound

Substantiv

  • Entall: wind
  • Flertall: winds

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