wind
What is the Definition of wind?
Noun:
- air moving (sometimes with considerable force)
- a tendency or force that influences events
- breath
- empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
- a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
- the act of winding or twisting
Verb:
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- extend in curves and turns
- arrange or or coil around
- catch the scent of; get wind of
- coil the spring of (some mechanical device)
- form into a wreath
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
How can I use wind in a sentence?
He leaned forward and pointed his broom handle down — next second he was gathering speed in a steep dive, racing the ball — wind whistled in his ears, mingled with the screams of people watching — he stretched out his hand — a foot from the ground he caught it, just in time to pull his broom straight, and he toppled gently onto the grass with the Remembrall clutched safely in his fist.
While the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall had roaring fires, the drafty corridors had become icy and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms.
The inside was horrible; it smelled strongly of seaweed, the wind whistled through the gaps in the wooden walls, and the fireplace was damp and empty.
In their nervous state, every statue's shadow looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping down on them.
Spray from the high waves splattered the walls of the hut and a fierce wind rattled the filthy windows.
Other meanings of wind (synonyms, cognates).
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| windage |
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| windbag |
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| windblown |
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| windbreak |
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| windbreaker |
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| winded |
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| winder |
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| windfall |
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| windfall profits |
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| winding |
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| windless |
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| windmill |
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| window |
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| window dressing |
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| window shopping |
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| windowing system |
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| windowing transformation |
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| windowless |
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| windowpane |
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| windows |
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| windows manager |
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| windowsill |
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| windpipe |
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| windproof |
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| windscreen |
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| windshield |
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| windsock |
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| windsor |
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| windstorm |
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| windsurf |
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| windsurfing |
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| windswept |
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| windup |
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| windward |
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| windy |
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