Definition of wind

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Wind (v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball..

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Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..
Windy :: Windy (superl.) Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines..
Winrow :: Winrow (n.) A windrow.
Roaring :: Roaring (n.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the making of the noise so caused. See Roar, v. i., 5..
Oillet :: Oillet (n.) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture..
Calm :: Calm (super.) Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed..
Dwindlement :: Dwindlement (n.) The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling.
Ventose :: Ventose (a.) Windy; flatulent.
Gusty :: Gusty (a.) Subject to, or characterized by, gusts or squalls; windy; stormy; tempestuous..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ..
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Horn :: Horn (n.) A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a horn (of an ox or a ram); now applied to various elaborately wrought instruments of brass or other metal, resembling a horn in shape..
Moderate :: Moderate (v. i.) To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated..
Winded :: Winded (imp. & p. p.) of Win.
Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
Weathercock :: Weathercock (n.) A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction..
Kestrel :: Kestrel (n.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species..
Longiloquence :: Longiloquence (n.) Long-windedness.
Aeolus :: Aeolus (n.) The god of the winds.
Fan :: Fan (n.) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc..
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