Definition (noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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trees bent under the fierce winds
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when there is no wind, row
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the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
Definition (noun) a tendency or force that influences events
Definition (noun) breath
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the collision knocked the wind out of him
Definition (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
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that's a lot of wind
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don't give me any of that jazz
Definition (noun) an indication of potential opportunity
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he got a tip on the stock market
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a good lead for a job
Definition (noun) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Definition (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Definition (noun) the act of winding or twisting
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he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
Definition (verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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the river winds through the hills
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the path meanders through the vineyards
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sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Definition (verb) extend in curves and turns
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The road winds around the lake
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the path twisted through the forest
Definition (verb) arrange or or coil around
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roll your hair around your finger
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Twine the thread around the spool
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She wrapped her arms around the child
Definition (verb) catch the scent of; get wind of
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The dog nosed out the drugs
Definition (verb) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
Definition (verb) form into a wreath
Definition (verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
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hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car