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wind > 15 senses
NOUN	1	wind, air current, current of air	Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
	2	wind	A tendency or force that influences events
	3	wind	Breath
	4	wind, idle words, jazz, nothingness	Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
	5	wind, tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint	An indication of potential opportunity
	6	wind, wind instrument	A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
	7	wind, fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind	A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
	8	wind, winding, twist	The act of winding or twisting
VERB	1	wind, weave, thread, meander, wander	To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
	2	wind, twist, curve	Extend in curves and turns
	3	wind, wrap, roll, twine	Wrap or coil around
	4	wind, scent, nose	Catch the scent of
	5	wind, wind up	Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
	6	wind, wreathe	Form into a wreath
	7	wind, hoist, lift	Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

wind > pronunciation
Sounds	way'nd; wih'nd
Rhymes	aligned, assigned, behind, and 38 more rhymes in aynd...
Rhymes	chagrined, destined, downwind, and 13 more rhymes in ihnd...

wind > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
Examples	"trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"
Synonyms	air current, current of air
Substances	air
Broader	weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
Narrower	airstream; calm air; breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air; chinook, chinook wind, snow eater; harmattan; crosswind; fohn, foehn; khamsin; Santa Ana; high wind; headwind; katabatic wind, catabatic wind; tailwind; doldrums; east wind, easter, easterly; northwest wind, northwester; southwester, sou'wester; southeaster, sou'easter; gale; gust, blast, blow; monsoon; monsoon; north wind, northerly, norther, boreas; prevailing wind; simoom, simoon, samiel; south wind, souther, southerly; squall; thermal; draft, draught; west wind, wester
Adjectives	windy; windy; windy; aeolian; windy

wind > noun 2, phenomenon
Meaning	A tendency or force that influences events.
Examples	"the winds of change"
Broader	influence

wind > noun 3, act
Meaning	Breath.
Examples	"the collision knocked the wind out of him"
Broader	exhalation, expiration, breathing out

wind > noun 4, communication
Meaning	Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.
Examples	"that's a lot of wind"
Synonyms	idle words, jazz, nothingness
Broader	talk, talking
Adjectives	windy; windy

wind > noun 5, communication
Meaning	An indication of potential opportunity.
Synonyms	tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint
Broader	guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction

wind > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath.
Synonyms	wind instrument
Parts	bell; mouthpiece, embouchure
Broader	musical instrument, instrument
Narrower	bagpipe, pipe; brass, brass instrument; free-reed instrument; kazoo; ocarina, sweet potato; organ, pipe organ; organ pipe, pipe, pipework; panpipe, pandean pipe, syrinx; post horn; woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood

wind > noun 7, act
Meaning	A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.
Synonyms	fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind
Broader	reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

wind > noun 8, act
Meaning	The act of winding or twisting.
Examples	"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
Synonyms	winding, twist
Broader	rotation, rotary motion
Verbs	wind

wind > verb 1, motion
Meaning	To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"the river winds through the hills"
Synonyms	weave, thread, meander, wander
Similar to	wander
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower	snake

wind > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Extend in curves and turns.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"The road winds around the lake"
Synonyms	twist, curve
Broader	be
Narrower	circumvolute; spiral; snake

wind > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Wrap or coil around.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They wind the wire around the stick; The wires wind around the stick
Synonyms	wrap, roll, twine
Contrary	unwind, wind off, unroll
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	spool; reel; ball; clue, clew; coil, loop, curl
Nouns	winder; winder

wind > verb 4, perception
Meaning	Catch the scent of. Get wind of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	scent, nose
Broader	smell

wind > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"wind your watch"
Synonyms	wind up
Broader	tighten, fasten
Entails	turn
Nouns	winder; winder; wind

wind > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Form into a wreath.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	wreathe
Broader	intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace

wind > verb 7, contact
Meaning	Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	hoist, lift
Broader	raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Narrower	trice, trice up

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