wind
21 ENTRIES FOUND:
- wind (noun)
- wind (verb)
- winded (adjective)
- wind chime (noun)
- wind instrument (noun)
- wind tunnel (noun)
- wind turbine (noun)
- long–winded (adjective)
- second wind (noun)
- trade wind (noun)
- break (verb)
- cast (verb)
- caution (noun)
- fling (verb)
- get (verb)
- good (noun)
- sail (verb)
- sail (noun)
- sheet (noun)
- straw (noun)
- three (noun)
plural
winds
plural
winds
Britannica Dictionary definition of WIND
2
[count]
:
something that has force or influence
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the changing/shifting winds of political opinion
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The winds of change have begun to blow. [=change is going to happen; change is in the air]
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Her political opinions depend on which way the wind is blowing. [=what opinions are popular at the time]
3
[noncount]
:
the ability to breathe normally
—
see also second wind
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I needed to rest to get my wind back after the climb. [=to stop breathing hard and begin to breathe normally]
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The fall knocked the wind out of me. [=knocked the air out of my lungs and made me unable to breathe normally for a brief time]
4
[noncount]
British
:
gas in the stomach or intestines
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Certain foods give me wind. [=(US) gas]
5
winds
[plural]
music
:
musical instruments (such as flutes and horns) that are played by blowing air into them
:
wind instruments
break wind
:
to pass gas out of the anus
catch/get wind of (something)
:
to hear about (something private or secret)
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They got wind of our plans for a party.
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The police caught wind of the plot.
get/have the wind up
British, informal
:
to become/be afraid or nervous
-
When they started questioning him, he got the wind up.
in the wind
:
about to happen
-
Change is in the wind.
like the wind
:
very fast
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He grabbed the money and ran like the wind.
put the wind up (someone)
British, informal
:
to make (someone) afraid or nervous
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I tried to put the wind up him by threatening to call the police.
sail close to the wind
straw in the wind
take the wind out of someone's sails
:
to cause someone to lose confidence or energy
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The team's star player was injured and it really took the wind out of their sails.
three sheets to the wind
throw/fling/cast caution to the wind
2
wind
/ˈwaɪnd/
verb
2
wind
/ˈwaɪnd/
verb
Britannica Dictionary definition of WIND
1
of a river, road, etc.
:
to follow a series of curves and turns
[no object]
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The river winds through the valley.
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winding lanes/roads/streets
[+ object]
-
The river winds its way through the valley.
2
[+ object]
:
to wrap (something, such as a string) around something
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He wound more twine around the box.
-
wind thread on a spool
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She wound the scarf around her neck.
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The machine winds the tape from one reel to the other.
3
[+ object]
:
to turn a knob, handle, etc., on something (such as a clock) several times so that it can work
— often + up
-
wind a clock
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Her watch needs to be wound once a year.
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To start the old car, you have to wind the crank.
-
wind up a toy train
wind down
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to end gradually
-
The party was winding down.
2
:
to relax and stop thinking about work, problems, etc.
:
unwind
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I intend to wind down with a good book this weekend.
wind up
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to end
-
The meeting should be winding up soon.
2
wind (something) up
or
wind up (something)
:
to end or complete (something)
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It's time to wind up the meeting.
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It's getting late so let's wind things up.
3
:
to reach or come to a place, situation, or condition that was not planned or expected
—
see also 2wind 3 (above), wound up
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They wound up [=ended up] being millionaires.
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Although she studied art, she wound up [=ended up] working in publishing.
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After a wrong turn, we wound up in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
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a bobbin/clock winder
