wind

Plural: winds

Noun

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"
a tendency or force that influences events
- "the winds of change"
breath
- "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
- "that's a lot of wind"
an indication of potential opportunity
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
the act of winding or twisting
- "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
The ability to breathe easily.
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.
A tendency or trend.
One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
Flatus.
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
A woodwind instrument. Occasionally also used to describe a brass instrument.
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
A bird, the dotterel.
The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

Verb

Verb Forms: wound, winded, winding, winds

To pass around an object or fixed center; to coil.
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"
arrange or or coil around
catch the scent of; get wind of
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
- "wind your watch"
form into a wreath
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
To perceive or follow by scent.
To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
To travel or follow a path with numerous curves.
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter at will; to regulate; to govern.
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist as by a winch.
To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

Examples

After the second lap he was already out of wind.
As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
He had to wind his way through the complex board, looking for a scoring opportunity.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.
The boxer was winded during round two.
The fall knocked the wind out of him.
the four winds
The hounds winded the game.
The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
the wind of a bellows
the wind of a cannon ball
the wind of change
The window was banging in the wind.
The winds in Chicago are fierce.
There was a sudden gust of wind, on which spores were borne away.
to catch wind of something
to pass wind
to wind a rope with twine
to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch wind, German Wind, West Frisian wyn, Norwegian and Swedish vind, Icelandic vindur, Latin ventus, Welsh gwynt, Sanskrit वात (vā́ta), Russian ве́тер (véter), perhaps Albanian bundë (“strong damp wind”). Doublet of athlete, vent, weather and nirvana.

Synonyms

air current, breaking wind, confidential information, current of air, curve, fart, farting, flatus, hint, hoist, idle words, jazz, lead, lift, malarkey, malarky, meander, nose, nothingness, roll, scent, steer, thread, tip, twine, twist, wander, weave, wind instrument, wind up, winding, wrap, wreathe, breeze, draft, gale, gas, wind

Antonyms

unwind

Scrabble Score: 8

wind: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wind: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wind: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

wind: valid Words With Friends Word