Definition of wind

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Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing..

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Oillet :: Oillet (n.) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture..
Winder :: Winder (v. i.) To wither; to fail.
Sirocco :: Sirocco (n.) An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily..
Weathercock :: Weathercock (n.) A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction..
Scant :: Scant (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants..
Whiffle :: Whiffle (v. i.) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about..
Windrowing :: Windrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Windro.
Thrapple :: Thrapple (n.) Windpipe; throttle.
Paned :: Paned (a.) Having panes; provided with panes; also, having openings; as, a paned window; paned window sash..
Turning :: Turning (n.) The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander..
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..
Pibcorn :: Pibcorn (n.) A wind instrument or pipe, with a horn at each end, -- used in Wales..
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..
Northwester :: Northwester (n.) A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..
Bellows :: Bellows (n. sing. & pl.) An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind..
Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.
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..
Down :: Down (prep.) A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural.
Rush :: Rush (n.) A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of winds; a rush of water..
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