wind
n 1: 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" [syn: {air current},
{current of air}]
2: a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of
change"
3: breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
4: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a
lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: {idle
words}, {jazz}, {nothingness}]
5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead},
{steer}, {confidential information}, {hint}]
6: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an
enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath [syn: {wind
instrument}]
7: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart},
{farting}, {flatus}, {breaking wind}]
8: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old
clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {winding}, {twist}]
v 1: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular
course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path
meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout
wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {thread},
{meander}, {wander}]
2: extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"
[syn: {curve}]
3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger";
"Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wrap}, {roll},
{twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
4: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
drugs" [syn: {scent}, {nose}]
5: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a
stem; "wind your watch" [syn: {wind up}]
6: form into a wreath [syn: {wreathe}]
7: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {hoist}, {lift}]
[also: {wound}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
