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| wind [ wind ] |
noun (plural winds) |
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1. moving air: air moving across the surface of the planet or through the atmosphere at a speed fast enough to be noticed
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2. air moved artificially: air that is being made to move by a device such as a fan
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3. social or economic force: a force or movement bringing something such as change or destruction
  the winds of change
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4. breath: the breath of normal breathing and talking
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5. power to breathe: the power to breathe, especially when making an effort such as running
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6. music musical instruments: a group of musical instruments that requires a flow of air to produce a sound, including both woodwind and brass instruments
the wind section of the orchestra
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7. hinting information: news that brings information of something intended to be secret
If wind of this gets out, we've had it.
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8. physiology stomach gas: gas that builds up in the stomach and intestines while food is being digested
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9. idle talk: talk that is empty and meaningless
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10. direction of wind: the direction from which the wind blows
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11. vanity: boastful vanity or self-importance
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12. astronomy flow of particles into space: a flow of particles ejected into space from the surface of the Sun or a star
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13. hunting air carrying scent: the air on which a scent such as that of a hunter is carried
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plural noun winds |
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music players of wind instruments: the musicians in an ensemble, especially an orchestra, who play wind instruments
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verb (past and past participle wind·ed, present participle wind·ing, 3rd person present singular winds) |
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1. transitive verb make somebody short of breath: to make somebody temporarily unable to breathe properly, e.g. because of too much exertion or by a blow to the abdomen
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2. transitive verb let horse rest: to allow a horse to rest after exertion
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3. transitive verb expose something to wind: to expose something to the wind, e.g. in order to dry it
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4. transitive and intransitive verb smell somebody or something: to get a scent of somebody or something in the air
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5. transitive verb pursue animal by scent: to pursue an animal in a hunt by following its scent
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| [ Old English, < Indo-European, "to blow"] |
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| wind·ed adjective |
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be in the wind to be about to happen or be likely to happen
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break wind to pass intestinal gas through the anus
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get your or a second wind to recover your natural breathing pattern, and your usual energy levels, after a period of breathlessness and great effort
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get wind of something to hear indirectly about something
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it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) somebody somewhere will benefit from an unfortunate event
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piss in the wind an offensive phrase meaning to do something that is likely to have little or no effect (slang)
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sail close to the wind to come very close to breaking the law or a rule
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see which way or how the wind blows to wait and find out the nature of a situation before making a decision
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swing or twist in the wind to be left in a difficult or unpleasant situation without any help or support from other people (informal)
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take the wind out of somebody's sails to make somebody feel deflated, silly, or embarrassed, or put somebody at a disadvantage
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