Definition of wind

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Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

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Light :: Light (superl.) Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind..
Bine :: Bine (n.) The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant.
Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla..
Quern :: Quern (n.) A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills..
Anemography :: Anemography (n.) A description of the winds.
Surged :: Surge (v. i.) To slip along a windlass.
Hurlwind :: Hurlwind (n.) A whirlwind.
Blow :: Blow (v. i.) To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows..
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind..
Balcony :: Balcony (n.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater..
Broken Wind :: Broken wind () The heaves.
Glomerate :: Glomerate (v. t. & i.) To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads..
Cutting :: Cutting (a.) Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind..
Winding :: Winding (n.) A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator..
Pneumato- :: Pneumato- () A combining form from Gr. pney^ma, pney`matos, wind, air, breath, respiration; as, pneumatograph, pneumatology..
Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..
Boyau :: Boyau (n.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc..
Vane :: Vane (n.) Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc..
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind..
Propel :: Propel (v. t.) To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder..
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