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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..

Mule :: Mule (n.) A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also jenny and mule-jenny..

Winder :: Winder (n.) One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant..

Hurricane :: Hurricane (n.) A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively..

Creek :: Creek (n.) Any turn or winding.

Strewed :: Stretto (n.) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time..

Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window..

Windlass :: Windlass (n.) A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam..

Windingly :: Windingly (adv.) In a winding manner.

Snithy :: Snithy (a.) Sharp; piercing; cutting; -- applied to the wind.

Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts..

Zephyrus :: Zephyrus (n.) The west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities..

Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn..

Eructate :: Eructate (v. t.) To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch..

Governing :: Governing (a.) Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state..

Fengite :: Fengite (n.) A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency..

Insinuate :: Insinuate (v. t.) To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..

Wind :: 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..

Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..

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