Definitions
There are 15 meanings of the word
Wind.
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Wind - as a noun
The act of winding or twisting
Example: "He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
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Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Example: "Trees bent under the fierce winds"
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- airstream
- calm
- calm air
- air
- breeze
- gentle wind
- zephyr
- chinook
- chinook wind
- snow eater
- harmattan
- crosswind
- foehn
- fohn
- khamsin
- santa ana
- high wind
- headwind
- catabatic wind
- katabatic wind
- tailwind
- doldrums
- languor
- east wind
- easter
- easterly
- northwest wind
- northwester
- sou'wester
- southwester
- sou'easter
- southeaster
- gale
- blast
- gust
- monsoon
- monsoon
- boreas
- north wind
- norther
- northerly
- prevailing wind
- samiel
- simoom
- simoon
- south wind
- souther
- southerly
- squall
- thermal
- draft
- draught
- west wind
- wester
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A tendency or force that influences events
Example: "The winds of change"
Breath
Example: "The collision knocked the wind out of him"
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
Example: "That's a lot of wind"
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An indication of potential opportunity
Example: "He got a tip on the stock market"
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A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
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A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
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Wind - as a verb
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Example: "The river winds through the hills"
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Catch the scent of; get wind of
Example: "The dog nosed out the drugs"
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Extend in curves and turns
Example: "The road winds around the lake"
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Arrange or coil around
Example: "Roll your hair around your finger"
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Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
Example: "Wind your watch"
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Example Sentences
"The strong wind blew away the tree branches."
"I love the feeling of the warm wind on my face."
"The wind was so powerful that it knocked over the street signs."
"The windmill rotated swiftly in the gusty wind."
"We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity."
Word Game Points
Is WIND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, wind is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
WIND has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
Is WIND a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, wind is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordWIND has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.
Is WIND a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, wind is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordWIND has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.
