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
[ Syn: air current , current of air ]
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; thats a lot of wind; dont give me any of that jazz
[ Syn: malarkey , malarky , idle words , jazz , nothingness ]
an indication of potential opportunity; he got a tip on the stock market; a good lead for a job
[ Syn: tip , lead , steer , confidential information , hint ]
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
[ Syn: wind instrument ]
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
[ Syn: fart , farting , flatus , breaking wind ]
the act of winding or twisting; he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
wind (n.)
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
extend in curves and turns; The road winds around the lake; the path twisted through the forest
arrange or or coil around; roll your hair around your finger; Twine the thread around the spool; She wrapped her arms around the child
catch the scent of; get wind of; The dog nosed out the drugs
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; wind your watch
[ Syn: wind up ]
form into a wreath
[ Syn: wreathe ]
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car