wind

Nouns

  • (n) 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,
  • (n) a tendency or force that influences events
    • the winds of change
  • (n) breath
    • the collision knocked the wind out of him
  • (n) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
    • that's a lot of wind
    • don't give me any of that jazz
    idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness,
  • (n) an indication of potential opportunity
    • he got a tip on the stock market
    • a good lead for a job
    confidential information, steer, tip, hint, lead,
  • (n) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath wind instrument,
  • (n) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus,
  • (n) the act of winding or twisting
    • he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
    winding, twist,

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    meander, thread, wander, weave,
  • (v) extend in curves and turns
    • The road winds around the lake
    • the path twisted through the forest
    curve, twist,
  • (v) arrange or or coil around
    • roll your hair around your finger
    • Twine the thread around the spool
    • She wrapped her arms around the child
    twine, wrap, roll,
  • (v) catch the scent of; get wind of
    • The dog nosed out the drugs
    scent, nose,
  • (v) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
    • wind your watch
    wind up,
  • (v) form into a wreath wreathe,
  • (v) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    • hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
    hoist, lift,

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

unroll unwind wind off

See also

wrap up roll up nose out scent out smell out sniff out

Words of close approximity

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