Definition of wind

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Wind (v. t.) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

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Large :: Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter..
Afflatus :: Afflatus (n.) A breath or blast of wind.
Puff :: Puff (n.) A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff..
Carminative :: Carminative (a.) Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic.
Vese :: Vese (n.) Onset; rush; violent draught or wind.
Typhon :: Typhon (n.) According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him..
Cyclone :: Cyclone (n.) A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward, often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour..
Calm :: Calm (n.) Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity..
Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn..
Equinox :: Equinox (n.) Equinoctial wind or storm.
Dwindlement :: Dwindlement (n.) The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling.
Sackbut :: Sackbut (n.) A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone..
Furious :: Furious (a.) Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm..
Dormer Window :: Dormer window (n.) A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained..
Water Mill :: Water mill () A mill whose machinery is moved by water; -- distinguished from a windmill, and a steam mill..
Wind :: Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows..
Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..
Badge :: Badge (n.) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one..
Lee :: Lee (n.) A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship..
Levanter :: Levanter (n.) A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean.
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