wind
1. air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (Freq. 28)
- trees bent under the fierce winds
- when there is no wind, row
- the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
• Syn:
air current, current of air
• Derivationally related forms:
windy
• Hypernyms:
weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
• Hyponyms:
airstream, calm air, calm, breeze, zephyr,
gentle wind, air, chinook, chinook wind, snow eater, harmattan,
crosswind, fohn, foehn, khamsin, Santa Ana, high wind,
headwind, katabatic wind, catabatic wind, tailwind, doldrums, east wind,
easter, easterly, northwest wind, northwester, southwester, sou'wester,
southeaster, sou'easter, gale, gust, blast, blow,
monsoon, north wind, northerly, norther, boreas, prevailing wind,
simoom, simoon, samiel, south wind, souther, southerly,
squall, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester
• Substance Meronyms:
air
2. a tendency or force that influences events (Freq. 1)
- the winds of change
• Hypernyms:
influence
3. breath (Freq. 1)
- the collision knocked the wind out of him
• Hypernyms:
exhalation, expiration, breathing out
4. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
- that's a lot of wind
- don't give me any of that jazz
• Syn:
malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness
• Derivationally related forms:
windy
• Hypernyms:
talk, talking
5. an indication of potential opportunity
- he got a tip on the stock market
- a good lead for a job
• Syn:
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint
• Derivationally related forms:
hint (for: hint), steer (for: steer), tipster (for: tip), tip (for: tip)
• Hypernyms:
guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
6. a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
• Syn:
wind instrument
• Hypernyms:
musical instrument, instrument
• Hyponyms:
brass, brass instrument, free-reed instrument, kazoo, ocarina,
sweet potato, organ, pipe organ, organ pipe, pipe, pipework,
post horn, whistle, woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood
• Part Meronyms:
bell, mouthpiece, embouchure
7. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
• Syn:
fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind
• Derivationally related forms:
fart (for: farting), fart (for: fart)
• Hypernyms:
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex,
inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
8. the act of winding or twisting
- he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
• Syn:
winding, twist
• Hypernyms:
rotation, rotary motion
1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course (Freq. 3)
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
• Syn:
weave, thread, meander, wander
• Derivationally related forms:
meander (for: meander), thread (for: thread)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
snake
• Verb Group:
wander
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. extend in curves and turns (Freq. 2)
- The road winds around the lake
- the path twisted through the forest
• Syn:
twist, curve
• Derivationally related forms:
curve (for: curve)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
circumvolute, spiral, snake
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
3. arrange or or coil around (Freq. 2)
- roll your hair around your finger
- Twine the thread around the spool
- She wrapped her arms around the child
• Syn:
wrap, roll, twine
• Ant:
unwind
• See Also:
roll up (for: roll), wrap up (for: wrap)
• Derivationally related forms:
roller (for: roll), roll (for: roll), winder
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
spool, reel, ball, clue, clew,
coil, loop, curl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They wind the wire around the stick
- The wires wind around the stick
4. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
• Syn:
hoist, lift
• Derivationally related forms:
lift (for: lift), hoist (for: hoist), hoister (for: hoist)
• Hypernyms:
raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
• Hyponyms:
trice, trice up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
5. catch the scent of;
get wind of
- The dog nosed out the drugs
• Syn:
scent, nose
• See Also:
scent out (for: scent)
• Derivationally related forms:
nose (for: nose), scent (for: scent)
• Hypernyms:
smell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
- wind your watch
• Syn:
wind up
• Derivationally related forms:
winder
• Hypernyms:
tighten, fasten
• Entailment:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. form into a wreath
• Syn:
wreathe
• Hypernyms:
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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