wind
wahynd
- 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 - 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 - n an indication of potential opportunity
- n a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
- n a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
- n the act of winding or twisting
he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind - v to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
the river winds through the hills - v extend in curves and turns
The road winds around the lake - v arrange or or coil around
- v catch the scent of; get wind of
- v coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
wind your watch - v form into a wreath
- v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- The measures approved by the state Legislature Friday night would have required California to get a third of its energy from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal by .
- In the fierce wind at Djmila, he finds the natural renewal that defies the despair leading to suicide: "The violent bath of sun and wind drained me of all strength.
- These days, the coolest eco-savvy accessory is a wind turbine for your home.