Definition of wind

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Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

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Air :: Air (n.) Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
Molendinarious :: Molendinarious (a.) Resembling the sails of a windmill.
Rose :: Rose (n.) A rose window. See Rose window, below..
Blirt :: Blirt (n.) A gust of wind and rain.
Blain :: Blain (n.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath..
Casing :: Casing (n.) An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See Case, n., 4..
Anfractuous :: Anfractuous (a.) Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born..
Etesian :: Etesian (a.) Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August..
Flutist :: Flutist (n.) To move with quick vibrations or undulations; as, a sail flutters in the wind; a fluttering fan..
Stowce :: Stowce (n.) A windlass.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread..
Anemography :: Anemography (n.) The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph..
Do :: Do (n.) A cheat; a swindle.
Whelp :: Whelp (n.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass..
Uncoil :: Uncoil (v. t.) To unwind or open, as a coil of rope..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes..
Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds..
Aweather :: Aweather (adv.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather!.
Unwind :: Unwind (v. i.) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
Efflation :: Efflation (n.) The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a puff, as of wind..
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