Definition of wind

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Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows..

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Holland :: Holland (n.) A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands..
Embouchure :: Embouchure (n.) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
Lambrequin :: Lambrequin (n.) A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like..
Wind :: Wind (n.) Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
Flamboyant :: Flamboyant (a.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..
Grated :: Grated (a.) Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows..
Windfall :: Windfall (n.) An unexpected legacy, or other gain..
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..
Catherine Wheel :: Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name.
Chopping :: Chopping (a.) Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea..
Window :: Window (v. t.) To furnish with windows.
Larynx :: Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis..
Sail :: Sail (n.) The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
Windle :: Windle (n.) A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
Withwind :: Withwind (n.) A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc..
Ventosity :: Ventosity (n.) Quality or state of being ventose; windiness; hence, vainglory; pride..
Becalm :: Becalm (v. t.) To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed..
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