Definition of wind

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  • wind is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
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Definition of wind

  • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. hoist
    2. lift
  • catch the scent of; get wind of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. nose
    2. scent
  • a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. breaking wind
    2. fart
    3. farting
    4. flatus
  • form into a wreath (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. wreathe
  • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk (noun)

    Examples

    1. that's a lot of wind

    Synonyms

    1. idle words
    2. jazz
    3. malarkey
    4. malarky
    5. nothingness
  • arrange or or coil around (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. roll
    2. twine
    3. wrap
  • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course (verb)

    Examples

    1. the river winds through the hills

    Synonyms

    1. meander
    2. thread
    3. wander
    4. weave
  • extend in curves and turns (verb)

    Examples

    1. The road winds around the lake

    Synonyms

    1. curve
    2. twist
  • the act of winding or twisting (noun)

    Examples

    1. he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind

    Synonyms

    1. twist
    2. winding
  • a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. wind instrument
  • air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun)

    Examples

    1. trees bent under the fierce winds
    2. when there is no wind, row

    Synonyms

    1. air current
    2. current of air
  • coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem (verb)

    Examples

    1. wind your watch

    Synonyms

    1. wind up
  • an indication of potential opportunity (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. confidential information
    2. hint
    3. lead
    4. steer
    5. tip
  • a tendency or force that influences events (noun)

    Examples

    1. the winds of change
  • breath (noun)

    Examples

    1. the collision knocked the wind out of him

See definition of wind in Merriam Webster