wind (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 15 senses of the word *wind*:
NOUN	phenomenon	wind, air current, current of air	air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
phenomenon	wind	a tendency or force that influences events
act	wind	breath
communication	wind, malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
communication	wind, tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint	an indication of potential opportunity
artifact	wind, wind instrument	a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
act	wind, fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind	a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
act	wind, winding, twist	the act of winding or twisting
VERB	motion	wind, weave, thread, meander, wander	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
stative	wind, twist, curve	extend in curves and turns
contact	wind, wrap, roll, twine	arrange or or coil around
perception	wind, scent, nose	catch the scent of
contact	wind, wind up	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
contact	wind, wreathe	form into a wreath
contact	wind, hoist, lift	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

wind pronunciation
Sounds	way'nd; wih'nd
Rhymes	affined ... unwind: 39 rhymes with aynd...
chagrined ... woodwind: 17 rhymes with ihnd...

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
Examples	"trees bent under the fierce winds" "when there is no wind, row"
Synonyms	air current, current of air
Narrower	Santa Ana	A strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
	airstream	A relatively well-defined prevailing wind
	breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air	A slight wind (usually refreshing)
	calm air, calm	wind moving at less than 1 knot
	chinook, chinook wind, snow eater	A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
	crosswind	wind blowing across 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
	draft, draught	A current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
	east wind, easter, easterly	A wind from the east
	fohn, foehn	A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
	gale	A strong wind moving 45-90 knots
	gust, blast, blow	A strong current of air
	harmattan	A dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
	headwind	wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
	high wind	A very strong wind
	katabatic wind, catabatic wind	A wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
	khamsin	An oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
	languor	Oppressively still air
	monsoon	A seasonal wind in southern Asia
	monsoon	Any wind that changes direction with the seasons
	north wind, northerly, norther, boreas	A wind that blows from the north
	northwest wind, northwester	A wind from the northwest
	prevailing wind	The predominant wind direction
	simoom, simoon, samiel	A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
	south wind, souther, southerly	A wind from the south
	southeaster, sou'easter	A strong wind from the southeast
	southwester, sou'wester	A strong wind from the southwest
	squall	sudden violent winds
	tailwind	wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
	thermal	Rising current of warm air
	west wind, wester	wind that blows from west to east
Broader	weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition	The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Substances	air	A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing
Spanish	aire, viento
Catalan	aire, vent
Adjectives	windy	resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
Adjectives	windy	abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 2, phenomenon
Meaning	A tendency or force that influences events.
Example	"the winds of change"
Broader	influence	The effect of one thing (or person) on another

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 3, act
Meaning	breath.
Example	"the collision knocked the wind out of him"
Broader	exhalation, expiration, breathing out	The act of expelling air from the lungs
Spanish	aliento

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 4, communication
Meaning	Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
Example	"that's a lot of wind"
Synonyms	malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness
Broader	talk, talking	An exchange of ideas via conversation
Spanish	charla frívola, frivolidades, malarky, payasadas
Catalan	conversa frívola, frivolitats, malarky
Adjectives	windy	using or containing too many words

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 5, communication
Meaning	An indication of potential opportunity.
Synonyms	tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint
Broader	guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction	Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Spanish	aviso, consejo, filtración, idea, indicación, información confidencial, información, ventaja
Catalan	consell, idea, indicació

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath.
Synonym	wind instrument
Parts	bell	The flared opening of a tubular device
Parts	mouthpiece, embouchure	The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Narrower	brass, brass instrument	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
	ocarina, sweet potato	egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
	organ, pipe 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, pipe, pipework	The flues and stops on a pipe organ
	pipe	A tubular wind instrument
	post horn	wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
	whistle	A small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
	woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood	Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
Broader	musical instrument, instrument	Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Spanish	aerófono, instrumento de viento
Catalan	instrument de vent

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 7, act
Meaning	A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.
Synonyms	fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind
Broader	reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction	An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Spanish	aire, cuesco, flatulencia, gas, pedo, ventosidad
Catalan	aire, gas, pet, ventositat

Englishwind: 15 senses noun 8, act
Meaning	The act of winding or twisting.
Example	"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
Synonyms	winding, twist
Broader	rotation, rotary motion	The act of rotating as if on an axis
Spanish	vuelta
Catalan	bobinatge, volta
Verbs	wind	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 1, motion
Meaning	To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"the river winds through the hills"
Synonyms	weave, thread, meander, wander
Narrower	snake	Move along a winding path
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Similar to	wander	Go via an indirect route or at no set pace
Spanish	arremolinar, serpentear, zigzaguear
Catalan	arremolinar, serpejar, serpentejar, vagar

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 2, stative
Meaning	Extend in curves and turns.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The road winds around the lake"
Synonyms	twist, curve
Narrower	circumvolute	wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
	snake	form a snake-like pattern
	spiral	form a spiral / spiral
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	serpentear, zigzaguear
Catalan	serpejar, serpentejar

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 3, contact
Meaning	Arrange or or coil around.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They wind the wire around the stick; The wires wind around the stick
Synonyms	wrap, roll, twine
Narrower	ball	form into a ball by winding or rolling
	clue, clew	Roll into a ball
	coil, loop, curl	wind around something in coils or loops
	reel	wind onto or off a reel
	spool	wind onto a spool or a reel
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Opposite	unwind, wind off, unroll	reverse the winding or twisting of
Spanish	arrollar, enrollar, envolver, girar, la guita
Catalan	circumdar, embolicar, encerclar, enrotllar, envoltar, girar, voltar
Nouns	winder	mechanical device around which something can be wound
Nouns	winder	a worker who winds / winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 4, perception
Meaning	catch the scent of; get wind of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	scent, nose
Broader	smell	inhale the odor of
Spanish	aromar, husmear, olfatear
Catalan	ensumar, flairar, olorar

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 5, contact
Meaning	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"wind your watch"
Synonym	wind up
Entails	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Narrower	rewind	Wind (up) again
Broader	tighten, fasten	make tight / tight or tighter / tighter
Catalan	aixecar, pujar
Nouns	wind	the act of winding or twisting
	winder	mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
	winder	a worker who winds / winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 6, contact
Meaning	form into a wreath.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	wreathe
Broader	intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace	spin,wind, or twist together
Spanish	enrollar, envolver
Catalan	embolicar, enrotllar, trenar

Englishwind: 15 senses verb 7, contact
Meaning	Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	hoist, lift
Narrower	trice, trice up	hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
Broader	raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up	Raise from a lower to a higher position
Spanish	elevar, enarbolar, izar, levantar, subir
Catalan	aixecar, alçar, elevar, hissar, pujar

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