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wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "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" |
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atmospheric condition,
conditions,
weather,
weather condition the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions"
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airstream a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
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calm,
calm air wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
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air,
breeze,
gentle wind,
zephyr a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
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chinook,
chinook wind,
snow eater large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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harmattan a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
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crosswind wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
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foehn,
fohn a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
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khamsin an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
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santa ana a city in western El Salvador
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high wind a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"
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headwind wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
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catabatic wind,
katabatic wind a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
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tailwind wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
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doldrums a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
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easter,
easterly,
east wind a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
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northwester,
northwest wind a wind from the northwest
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sou'wester,
southwester waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
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sou'easter,
southeaster a strong wind from the southeast
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gale a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
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blast,
blow,
gust a very long fly ball
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monsoon a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
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monsoon a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
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boreas,
norther,
northerly,
north wind (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
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prevailing wind the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"
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samiel,
simoom,
simoon a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
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souther,
southerly,
south wind a wind from the south
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squall sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
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thermal rising current of warm air
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draft,
draught the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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wester,
west wind wind that blows from west to east
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air a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
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wind - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" |
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winding,
twist |
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rotary motion,
rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
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wind - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" |
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malarkey,
malarky,
jazz,
nothingness |
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talk,
talking the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
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wind - breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him" |
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breathing out,
exhalation,
expiration the act of expelling air from the lungs
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wind - a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change" |
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influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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wind - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
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wrap,
roll,
twine |
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unroll,
unwind,
wind off reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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roll up,
wrap up form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"
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roll up,
wrap up form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"
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spool wind onto a spool or a reel
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reel wind onto or off a reel
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ball form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
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clew,
clue roll into a ball
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coil,
curl,
loop wind around something in coils or loops
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wind - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" |
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twist,
curve |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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circumvolute wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
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spiral form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
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snake move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"
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wind - coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch" |
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turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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fasten,
tighten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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