Definition of wind

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of wind is as below...

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.

Lern More About Wind

Vessignon :: Vessignon (n.) A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.
Set :: Set (v. i.) To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward..
Afore :: Afore (prep.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass..
Leno :: Leno (n.) A light open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
Surged :: Surge (v. i.) To slip along a windlass.
Thick-winded :: Thick-winded (a.) Affected with thick wind.
Fresh :: Fresh (superl) Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind..
Meandry :: Meandry (a.) Winding; flexuous.
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain..
Creek :: Creek (n.) Any turn or winding.
Lightroom :: Lightroom (n.) A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is lighted, being separated from the magazine by heavy glass windows..
Heaves :: Heaves (n.) A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind..
Swindle :: Swindle (v. t.) To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property..
Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column..
Windore :: Windore (n.) A window.
Auster :: Auster (n.) The south wind.
Enwind :: Enwind (v. t.) To wind about; to encircle.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes..
Ciliated :: Ciliated (a.) Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us