Definition of wind

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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.

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Beat :: Beat (v. i.) A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other..
Meander :: Meander (v. i.) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
Windfall :: Windfall (n.) An unexpected legacy, or other gain..
Southwester :: Southwester (n.) A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest..
Corkscrew :: Corkscrew (v. t.) To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd..
Weather :: Weather (v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship..
Windy :: Windy (superl.) Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
Knubs :: Knubs (n. pl.) Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon.
Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..
Windlestraw :: Windlestraw (n.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis Spica-ventis..
Ball :: Ball (v. t.) To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton..
Thorough-lighted :: Thorough-lighted (a.) Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building..
The Gapes :: The gapes () A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which obstructs the breathing. See Gapeworm..
Lodge :: Lodge (v. i.) To fall or lie down, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind..
Fill :: Fill (a.) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
Flawy :: Flawy (a.) Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
Stormy :: Stormwind (n.) A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm; the blast of a storm.
Levanter :: Levanter (n.) A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean.
Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors..
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