Definition of wind

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Wind (v. t.) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe..

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Levant :: Levant (n.) A levanter (the wind so called).
Organ :: Organ (n.) A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considired an organ..
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc..
Insinuate :: Insinuate (v. i.) To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices..
Inclemency :: Inclemency (n.) Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow..
Weathered :: Weathered (a.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill..
Haar :: Haar (n.) A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind..
Franking :: Franking (n.) A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter..
Helmwind :: Helmwind (n.) A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm.
Winder :: Winder (n.) A blow taking away the breath.
Vaporous :: Vaporous (a.) Producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent..
Serpentine :: Serpentine (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid..
Fan :: Fan (n.) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind..
Quade :: Quade (a.) Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind..
Windy :: Windy (superl.) Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food..
Meandrian :: Meandrian (a.) Winding; having many turns.
Hurlwind :: Hurlwind (n.) A whirlwind.
Veer :: Veer (v. i.) To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north..
Tumbleweed :: Tumbleweed (n.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc..
Weatherly :: Weatherly (a.) Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly ship..
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