winds

/wษชndz/

IPA: /W IH1 N D Z/

noun
  1. 1

    Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

    โ€œAs they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.โ€

  2. 2

    Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

    โ€œthe wind of a cannon ball;ย  the wind of a bellowsโ€

  3. 3

    The ability to breathe easily.

    โ€œAfter the second lap he was already out of wind.โ€

  4. 4

    News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)

    โ€œSteve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.โ€

  5. 5

    One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements).

  6. 6

    Flatus.

    โ€œEww. Someone just passed wind.โ€

  7. 7

    Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

  8. 8

    The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

  9. 9

    A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".

  10. 10

    Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.

  11. 11

    A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

  12. 12

    Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

  13. 13

    A bird, the dotterel.

  14. 14

    The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

verb
  1. 1

    To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

  2. 2

    To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

    โ€œThe boxer was winded during round two.โ€

  3. 3

    To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

  4. 4

    To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

  5. 5

    To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

  6. 6

    To perceive or follow by scent.

    โ€œThe hounds winded the game.โ€

  7. 7

    To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

  8. 8

    To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

verb
  1. 1

    To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

    โ€œto wind thread on a spool or into a ballโ€

  2. 2

    To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

    โ€œPlease wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.โ€

  3. 3

    To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

  4. 4

    To travel in a way that is not straight.

    โ€œVines wind round a pole.โ€ƒ The river winds through the plain.โ€

  5. 5

    To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

  6. 6

    To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

  7. 7

    To cover or surround with something coiled about.

    โ€œto wind a rope with twineโ€

  8. 8

    To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.

  9. 9

    To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wind, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/winds