wind

1. (noun) the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
Synonyms: twist, winding
Related Words: rotation

2. (verb) tighten the spring of (a mechanisms); wind up the toy"
Synonyms: wind up
Related Words: fasten, tighten

3. (noun) breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
Related Words: breathing out, exhalation, expiration

4. (verb) of springs
Synonyms: wind up
Related Words: fasten, tighten

5. (verb) wrap around, move around
Synonyms: roll, wrap
Related Words: ball, clew, clue, coil, curl, displace, loop, move, reel, spool
Antonyms: unwind

6. (verb) extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"
Synonyms: curve
Related Words: be, circumvolute, snake, spiral

7. (noun) empty or insincere or exaggerated talk; that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"
Synonyms: idle words, jazz, nothingness
Related Words: talk, talking

8. (noun) a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"
Related Words: influence

9. (noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"
Related Words: air, air current, airstream, atmospheric condition, blast, blow, boreas, breeze, calm air, chinook, chinook wind, crosswind, doldrums, draft, draught, east wind, easter, easterly, foehn, fohn, gale, gentle wind, gust, harmattan, headwind, monsoon, north wind, norther, northwest wind, northwester, prevailing wind, samiel, simoom, simoon, snow eater, sou'easter, sou'wester, south wind, southeaster, souther, southerly, southwester, squall, tailwind, the doldrums, weather, weather condition, west wind, wester, westerly, zephyr

10. (verb) form into a wreath
Synonyms: wreathe
Related Words: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine

11. (verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course: the river winds through the hills.
Synonyms: meander, thread, weave
Related Words: go, locomote, move, snake, travel

12. (noun) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Synonyms: wind instrument
Related Words: bagpipe, brass, free-reed instrument, kazoo, musical instrument, ocarina, organ, organ pipe, pandean pipe, panpipe, pipe, pipe organ, pipes, pipework, post horn, sweet potato, syrinx, tabor pipe, wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument

13. (verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
Synonyms: hoist, lift
Related Words: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise, trice, trice up

14. (verb) catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
Synonyms: nose, scent
Related Words: smell

15. (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Synonyms: breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus
Related Words: physiological reaction, reflex

16. (noun) an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
Synonyms: confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip
Related Words: counsel, counseling, direction, guidance



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