wind
- noun
- /wɪnd/
- The Belo Monte dam is the most notorious, but wind also has a mixed record in Brazil.
- wind speed
- wind blows
- strong winds
Is God being or pure force, the wind or what commands it?
- Is God being or pure force, the wind or what commands it?
- And if they don't have oars and there's no wind, nothing, nothing.
- But we can't control the wind and we can't control the sun.
- And you're trying to to tack with each wind to get power.
- I said air, wind, air, wind, breeze, breeze.
- Just like going noise, delete wind, delete animal noise.
Examples
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The countryside is so pretty with the wind blowing in your hair.
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If a storm hits, or if the wind is simply too high, no one dives.
Academic text (2011) -
Please tell him that the wind is due to pick up.
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Oh, the wind is so strong!
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This tree hollow, safe from rain, wind and predators, is ideal.
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The wind is from the south-southwest at five miles an hour.
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No one expected it, but winds of 90 km/h are expected.
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It was just so windy that the wind kept knocking the fire.
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The man's words are like the cold wind that blows off the nearby Vistula River.
Academic text (2011) -
The wind was so strong that it knocked over several trees in the park.
Synonyms
The mixture of gases people and animals breathe
A light cool wind that feels pleasant
A very strong wind that can blow down trees and cause damage
A wind that blows very hard and can move things
The movement of air through or around things
A movement of air from one place to another
A light wind that moves leaves and cools the air
A gentle wind you feel on your face that moves leaves
Air moving through a place or system
A flow of air moving through a space, often as a breeze or strong gust
A steady current of air that moves across a region
A wind that is strong enough to move small branches and belongings
Antonyms
Idioms
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Sailing with the boat pointed almost into the wind to go as directly toward it as possible
- Literature
A person who moves or behaves in a smooth, flexible way like a dancer
Compounds
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An area of land or sea with many tall machines that make electricity from wind
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A large machine that moves air to test how it affects objects like cars or planes
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A steady wind that blows east to west near the equator in tropical regions
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
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A strong wind that blows when cold, heavy air flows down from high ground like a mountain or plateau
- US
A warm dry wind that blows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and quickly raises temperature
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A wind in the tropics that blows from west to east above the trade winds
A decorative thing of metal, glass or clay that hangs and makes a soft tinkling sound in wind
- US
A wildflower with thin stems and bright red cup-shaped flowers that grows in California
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A number scale from zero to twelve used worldwide to show how strong the wind is
How Windy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wind comes from an old word meaning 'moving air' or 'blowing', so imagine a great breath moving across the land — that is why wind means the air that moves and can push trees or chill you.