wind
noun
[ wɪnd ]
• the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
• "the wind howled about the building"
• breath as needed in physical exertion, speech, etc., or the power of breathing without difficulty in such situations.
• "he waited while Jez got his wind back"
• air swallowed while eating or gas generated in the stomach and intestines by digestion.
• wind instruments, or specifically woodwind instruments, forming a band or a section of an orchestra.
• "these passages are most suitable for wind alone"
Similar:
wind instruments.,
wind
verb
• cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.
• "the fall nearly winded him"
Similar:
out of breath,
breathless,
gasping for breath,
panting,
puffing,
huffing and puffing,
puffing and blowing,
puffed out,
out of puff,
• make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back.
• "Paddy's wife handed him their six-month-old daughter to be winded"
• detect the presence of (a person or animal) by scent.
• "the birds could not have seen us or winded us"
• sound (a bugle or call) by blowing.
• "but scarce again his horn he wound"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus .
wind
verb
• move in or take a twisting or spiral course.
• "the path wound among olive trees"
Similar:
twist and turn,
twist,
turn,
bend,
curve,
loop,
zigzag,
weave,
snake,
meander,
ramble,
swerve,
veer,
• pass (something) round a thing or person so as to encircle or enfold.
• "he wound a towel around his midriff"
• make (a clock or other device, typically one operated by clockwork) operate by turning a key or handle.
• "he wound City Hall's clock every day until he retired at the age of 92"
wind
noun
• a twist or turn in a course.
• a single turn made when winding.
Origin:
Old English windan ‘go rapidly’, ‘twine’, of Germanic origin; related to wander and wend.
