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wind

Noun

Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (synset 111546388)
"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"

is a type of: atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
subtypes:
- airstream - a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
- calm, calm air - wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
- air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr - a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- chinook, chinook wind, snow eater - a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
- harmattan - a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
- crosswind - wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
- foehn, fohn - a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
- khamsin - an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
- santa ana - a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
- high wind - a very strong wind
- headwind - wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- catabatic wind, katabatic wind - a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
- tailwind - wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
- doldrums - a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
- languor - oppressively still air
- east wind, easter, easterly - a wind from the east
- northwest wind, northwester - a wind from the northwest
- sou'wester, southwester - a strong wind from the southwest
- sou'easter, southeaster - a strong wind from the southeast
- gale - a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
- blast, blow, gust - a strong current of air
- monsoon - a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
- monsoon - any wind that changes direction with the seasons
- boreas, north wind, norther, northerly - a wind that blows from the north
- prevailing wind - the predominant wind direction
- samiel, simoom, simoon - a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
- south wind, souther, southerly - a wind from the south
- squall - sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
- thermal - rising current of warm air
- draft, draught - a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- west wind, wester - wind that blows from west to east
substance holonym: air - a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

same as: air current, current of air
A tendency or force that influences events (synset 111435606)
"the winds of change"

is a type of: influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another
Breath (synset 100838198)
"the collision knocked the wind out of him"

is a type of: breathing out, exhalation, expiration - the act of expelling air from the lungs
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk (synset 107151419)
"that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

is a type of: talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation

same as: idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness
An indication of potential opportunity (synset 106664322)
"he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

is a type of: counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

same as: confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip
A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath (synset 104594218)
is a type of: instrument, musical instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
subtypes:
- brass, brass instrument - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
- free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
- kazoo - a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
- ocarina, sweet potato - egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
- organ, pipe organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
- organ pipe, pipe, pipework - the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- pipe - a tubular wind instrument
- post horn - wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
- whistle - a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
- wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
has:
- bell - the flared opening of a tubular device
- embouchure, mouthpiece - the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
same as: wind instrument
A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus (synset 100841258)
is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

same as: breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus
The act of winding or twisting (synset 100346467)
"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

is a type of: rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis

same as: twist, winding

Verb

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course (synset 201886807)
"the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

subtypes: snake - move along a winding path

same as: meander, thread, wander, weave

verb group: wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
Extend in curves and turns (synset 202744576)
"The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
subtypes:
- circumvolute - wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
- spiral - form a spiral
- snake - form a snake-like pattern
same as: curve, twist
Arrange or or coil around (synset 201525056)
"roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- spool - wind onto a spool or a reel
- reel - wind onto or off a reel
- ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling
- clew, clue - roll into a ball
- coil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loops
same as: roll, twine, wrap
Catch the scent of;
Get wind of (synset 202129688)
"The dog nosed out the drugs"

is a type of: smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

same as: nose, scent
Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem (synset 201524685)
"wind your watch"

entail: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

is a type of: fasten, tighten - make tight or tighter

subtypes: rewind - wind (up) again

same as: wind up
Form into a wreath (synset 201519597)
is a type of: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine - spin, wind, or twist together

same as: wreathe
Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (synset 201457813)
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position

subtypes: trice, trice up - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

same as: hoist, lift

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