wind Definition - English Dictionary | wind Explanations and Pronunciations

NounPLwinds

NC NU Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
1. The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship. ‎
2. As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack. ‎
3. The winds in Chicago are fierce. ‎

(India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

NU COL Flatus.

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".

VT To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
1. Something higher must lie at the back of that eager response to pack-music and winded horn — something born of the smell of the good earth

VT To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.

VT To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

VT To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

VT To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

VT To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

More Examples

Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I always check the wind direction before I tee off.
- The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.
- Wound sizes were analyzed using ImageJ. The open wound was defined as the unepithelialized area and the number of pixels was counted for quantification.
Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Wind down the car window if you want to talk to me.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
- For instance, one writer who discussed tracking gut-shot deer talked about a kidney hit and compared it to the liver and stomach wound.
- You can make a complaint if you like, but you'll just be pissing in the wind.
- The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.

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