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noun
- A windlass.
- A reel for winding something into a bundle, such as winding string or yarn into skeins or straw into bundles.
- Bent grass (Agrostis spp.).
- Also any of several species of grasses that leave such leaves or stalks, such as dog-tail grass, Plantago lanceolata.
- (now dialectal) A basket.
- Any dried-out grass leaf or stalk in a field.
- (UK, dialect) The redwing.
- An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
verb
adj
- Accompanied by wind.
- Long-winded; orally verbose.
- (informal) Flatulent.
- (slang) Nervous, frightened.
- Empty and lacking substance.
- Unsheltered and open to the wind.
- (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
- using or containing too many words
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
noun
noun
prefix
noun
- A windpump.
- A snare or trap for game.
- A pile driver.
- A machine for raising or moving heavy objects, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
- A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
- (Australia, now considered offensive, ethnic slur) An Aboriginal woman.
- (poker) Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
- (mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
- (uncountable) Gin rummy.
- A cotton gin.
- An instrument of torture worked with screws.
- a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
- a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
conj
verb
adj
noun
adv
noun
verb
noun
- A gust of wind.
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- A wind cone.
- (aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.
- (whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
- (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
- (aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
- a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
- restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
- a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
- a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
verb
- (transitive) To use a drogue with.
- (intransitive) To act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.
- (transitive) To harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.
- (transitive) To transport small loads along the coastline to larger ports, where they can be added to the cargo of larger ships that make longer journeys.
noun
noun
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A forceful blow or hit.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
verb
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
noun
- Something that has been blown down by the wind.
- (uncountable) The act of something being blown down by wind.
- (figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
- A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
- fruit that has fallen from the tree
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
noun
- the side toward the wind
- a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
- (nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
- (nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
- Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
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adj
noun
- the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
- (nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
- The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
- (countable, figuratively) A situation.
- Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
verb
- sail to the windward of
- cause to slope
- face and withstand with courage
- change under the action or influence of the weather
- To rain; to storm.
- (falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
- (nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
- (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
- To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
- (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
- To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.
- To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
noun
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- Calm, peace.
- (nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.
- A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
- (nautical) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
adj
noun
- A breeze; a gentle wind.
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- (uncountable, usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.
- (uncountable, loosely) The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.
- (uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
- The substance of the atmosphere seen as an agency of freshness.
- (historical, philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- (countable, uncountable) An air conditioning system.
- (uncountable, snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) The state of being briefly airborne during a jump.
- A feeling or sense.
- (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
- A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
- (music) A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.
- (uncountable) Publicity.
- (historical, medicine) A local environment or atmosphere, in the context of its effects on behavior, health, weather, etc.
- (usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
- A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- medium for radio and television broadcasting
- a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
- the region above the ground
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- travel via aircraft
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood
verb
- Pronunciation spelling of are.
- (transitive) To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).
- (transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
- (transitive, British, MLE, slang) To ignore (a person).
- (transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
- (transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
- (intransitive) To be broadcast.
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- be broadcast
- make public
- expose to fresh air
noun
- A light, gentle wind.
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
- (cricket) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
- A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
- An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
- A brief workout for a racehorse.
- (figurative) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
- any undertaking that is easy to do
verb
- (weather) To blow gently.
- To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
- (intransitive) To buzz.
- (of fish) To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface.
- (usually with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner.
- blow gently and lightly
- to proceed quickly and easily
noun
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verb
noun
- Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.
- A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.
- Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.
- A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.
- A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
- A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
- a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
- metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To excite.
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting.
- (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result.
- (intransitive) To increase (in some aspect).
- (transitive) To put (a clock, watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion by winding the spring or other energy-storage mechanism.
- (transitive) To conclude, complete, or finish (something).
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To upset; to anger or distress.
- (literally, transitive) To roll up (a car window or well bucket, etc., by cranking).
- (literally, transitive) To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely.
- (British, transitive) To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
- (transitive) To dissolve (a partnership or corporation) and liquidate its assets.
- (baseball, intransitive) To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.
- to evoke sexual feelings
- coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
- finally be or do something
- give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
noun
- the act of sailing close to the wind
- (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- (nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
- (nautical) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
- (nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
- (nautical) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
verb
- sail close to the wind
- flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
- (nautical, transitive) to let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
- (nautical, of sailing vessels, intransitive) To bring the ship's head up closer to the wind. (Alternatively luff up)
- (mechanical) To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
- (nautical, of a sail, intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
noun
- Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.
- Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
- A light wind from the west.
verb
noun
- A strong wind.
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
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intj
verb
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- allow to regain its breath
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- The act of windmilling.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
- (dance) A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
- The building or structure containing such machinery.
- A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
- Any of various muscle exercises in which a large deal of the body makes a great circle, typically one where a kettlebell is raised overhead and the torso is rotated to the other side with the hand reaching its foot (hitting the core, glutes, hamstrings, trapezius, rhomboids, deltoids and rotator cuffs) but sometimes even a windshield wiper.
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
- (figurative) An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
- (music) A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
- (chess) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- (baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
- (juggling) The false shower.
- (colloquial, proscribed) A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.
- a mill that is powered by the wind
- generator that extracts usable energy from winds
verb
- To move in order to rotate the penis in a circle (similar to the rotation of a windmill).
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of a propeller or turbine rotor) To be rotated by the force of the fluid passing through (the propeller or turbine rotor).
- (intransitive, of a rotating part of a machine) To (become disengaged and) rotate freely.
- (transitive, intransitive) To rotate with a sweeping motion.
noun
- The act of breaking wind; fise.
- Synonym of manicule.
- A puffball.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A group of men.
- The talons of a bird of prey.
- A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
- (slang) A person's characteristic handwriting.
- (amateur radio) The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
- a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
verb
noun
- (informal) A strong wind.
- (loosely) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
- A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
- (specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
- (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
- a violent rotating windstorm
- (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
verb
noun
- A windlass.
- A reel for winding something into a bundle, such as winding string or yarn into skeins or straw into bundles.
- Bent grass (Agrostis spp.).
- Also any of several species of grasses that leave such leaves or stalks, such as dog-tail grass, Plantago lanceolata.
- (now dialectal) A basket.
- Any dried-out grass leaf or stalk in a field.
- (UK, dialect) The redwing.
- An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
verb
noun
noun
- A windpump.
- A snare or trap for game.
- A pile driver.
- A machine for raising or moving heavy objects, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
- A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
- (Australia, now considered offensive, ethnic slur) An Aboriginal woman.
- (poker) Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
- (mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
- (uncountable) Gin rummy.
- A cotton gin.
- An instrument of torture worked with screws.
- a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
- a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
conj
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A gust of wind.
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- A wind cone.
- (aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.
- (whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
- (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
- (aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
- a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
- restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
- a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
- a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
verb
- (transitive) To use a drogue with.
- (intransitive) To act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.
- (transitive) To harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.
- (transitive) To transport small loads along the coastline to larger ports, where they can be added to the cargo of larger ships that make longer journeys.
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adv
noun
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A forceful blow or hit.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
verb
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
noun
- Something that has been blown down by the wind.
- (uncountable) The act of something being blown down by wind.
- (figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
- A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
- fruit that has fallen from the tree
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
noun
- the side toward the wind
- a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
- (nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
- (nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
- Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
verb
noun
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- Calm, peace.
- (nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.
- A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
- (nautical) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
adj
noun
- A breeze; a gentle wind.
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- (uncountable, usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near-vacuum of outer space.
- (uncountable, loosely) The substance of the atmosphere on a planet other than Earth.
- (uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
- The substance of the atmosphere seen as an agency of freshness.
- (historical, philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- (countable, uncountable) An air conditioning system.
- (uncountable, snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) The state of being briefly airborne during a jump.
- A feeling or sense.
- (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
- A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
- (music) A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.
- (uncountable) Publicity.
- (historical, medicine) A local environment or atmosphere, in the context of its effects on behavior, health, weather, etc.
- (usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
- A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- medium for radio and television broadcasting
- a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
- the region above the ground
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- travel via aircraft
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood
verb
- Pronunciation spelling of are.
- (transitive) To make public (an opinion, concern, issue, secret, differences, etc); to present to public view (and sometimes discussion).
- (transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
- (transitive, British, MLE, slang) To ignore (a person).
- (transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
- (transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
- (intransitive) To be broadcast.
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- be broadcast
- make public
- expose to fresh air
noun
- A light, gentle wind.
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
- (cricket) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
- A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
- An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
- A brief workout for a racehorse.
- (figurative) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
- any undertaking that is easy to do
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- (weather) To blow gently.
- To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
- (intransitive) To buzz.
- (of fish) To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface.
- (usually with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner.
- blow gently and lightly
- to proceed quickly and easily
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- Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.
- A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.
- Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.
- A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.
- A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
- A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
- a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
- metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
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- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To excite.
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting.
- (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result.
- (intransitive) To increase (in some aspect).
- (transitive) To put (a clock, watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion by winding the spring or other energy-storage mechanism.
- (transitive) To conclude, complete, or finish (something).
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To upset; to anger or distress.
- (literally, transitive) To roll up (a car window or well bucket, etc., by cranking).
- (literally, transitive) To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely.
- (British, transitive) To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
- (transitive) To dissolve (a partnership or corporation) and liquidate its assets.
- (baseball, intransitive) To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.
- to evoke sexual feelings
- coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
- finally be or do something
- give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
noun
- the act of sailing close to the wind
- (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- (nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
- (nautical) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
- (nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
- (nautical) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
verb
- sail close to the wind
- flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
- (nautical, transitive) to let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
- (nautical, of sailing vessels, intransitive) To bring the ship's head up closer to the wind. (Alternatively luff up)
- (mechanical) To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
- (nautical, of a sail, intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
noun
- Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.
- Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
- A light wind from the west.
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- A strong wind.
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
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- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- allow to regain its breath
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- The act of windmilling.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
- (dance) A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
- The building or structure containing such machinery.
- A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
- Any of various muscle exercises in which a large deal of the body makes a great circle, typically one where a kettlebell is raised overhead and the torso is rotated to the other side with the hand reaching its foot (hitting the core, glutes, hamstrings, trapezius, rhomboids, deltoids and rotator cuffs) but sometimes even a windshield wiper.
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
- (figurative) An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
- (music) A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
- (chess) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- (baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
- (juggling) The false shower.
- (colloquial, proscribed) A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.
- a mill that is powered by the wind
- generator that extracts usable energy from winds
verb
- To move in order to rotate the penis in a circle (similar to the rotation of a windmill).
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of a propeller or turbine rotor) To be rotated by the force of the fluid passing through (the propeller or turbine rotor).
- (intransitive, of a rotating part of a machine) To (become disengaged and) rotate freely.
- (transitive, intransitive) To rotate with a sweeping motion.
noun
- The act of breaking wind; fise.
- Synonym of manicule.
- A puffball.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A group of men.
- The talons of a bird of prey.
- A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
- (slang) A person's characteristic handwriting.
- (amateur radio) The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
- a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
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- (informal) A strong wind.
- (loosely) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
- A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
- (specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
- (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
- a violent rotating windstorm
- (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
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- the act of sailing close to the wind
- (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- (nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
- (nautical) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
- (nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
- (nautical) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
verb
- sail close to the wind
- flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
- (nautical, transitive) to let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
- (nautical, of sailing vessels, intransitive) To bring the ship's head up closer to the wind. (Alternatively luff up)
- (mechanical) To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
- (nautical, of a sail, intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
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- Accompanied by wind.
- Long-winded; orally verbose.
- (informal) Flatulent.
- (slang) Nervous, frightened.
- Empty and lacking substance.
- Unsheltered and open to the wind.
- (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
- using or containing too many words
- not practical or realizable; speculative
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
- abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
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- the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
- (nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
- The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
- (countable, figuratively) A situation.
- Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
verb
- sail to the windward of
- cause to slope
- face and withstand with courage
- change under the action or influence of the weather
- To rain; to storm.
- (falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
- (nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
- (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
- To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
- (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
- To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.
- To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.