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Edge :: Edge (v. i.) To sail close to the wind.

Broken-winded :: Broken-winded (a.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse..

Anemography :: Anemography (n.) The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph..

Shutter :: Shutter (n.) A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind..

Swindlery :: Swindler (n.) One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat..

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls..

Moulinet :: Moulinet (n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

Hanging :: Hanging (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural..

Thimblerig :: Thimblerig (v. t.) To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick..

Eavesdropper :: Eavesdropper (n.) One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener..

Orb :: Orb (n.) A blank window or panel.

Anemorphilous :: Anemorphilous (a.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized.

Veer :: Veer (v. i.) To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north..

Double-hung :: Double-hung (a.) Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a window.

Wind :: Wind (v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole..

Valance :: Valance (n.) Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor..

Stormy :: Stormwind (n.) A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm; the blast of a storm.

Eavesdrop :: Eavesdrop (v. i.) To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private..

Upblow :: Upblow (v. i.) To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea..

Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.

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