wind
- noun
- /wɪnd/
- I'd say the wind's definitely blowing in our direction.
- winds of change
- political winds
- shift in the wind
The divine Miss M, The wind beneath our wings.
- The divine Miss M, The wind beneath our wings.
- The police, though, were not sure which way the political winds would blow, and they hesitated.
- Like, I like investing in these companies because the wind is at their back.
- She was the wind to my sail, right, as cheesy as that sounds.
- You have Sir, you are a wind upon the tense, a polar verse.
Examples
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" Indeed, the Bush team is most focused on the political winds blowing from its right.
Academic text (2002) -
The number of people killed would depend on which way the wind is blowing.
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Like, I like investing in these companies because the wind is at their back.
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That is, if the wind's with me.
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Or am I just supposed to go whichever way the wind blows?
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The BBC got their first wind of the Chinese quake from Twitter.
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If the press or authorities get wind of this, the kidnappers might panic.
Fiction book (1994) -
By 1870, the political winds had shifted enough that the proposed reforms never really took hold.
Academic text (2017) -
Now, finally, doubt whispered its chill in the wind, and she began shivering and couldn't stop.
Fiction book (1990) -
After everyone got wind of the new project, excitement spread throughout the department.
Synonyms
A very strong wind that can blow down trees and cause damage
A wind that blows very hard and can move things
A strong spinning column of air that lifts dust and leaves
A storm with very strong winds that can cause damage
A wind from behind that helps a vehicle go faster
A sudden powerful change that makes many people excited
Antonyms
Idioms
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
An area of land or sea with many tall machines that make electricity from wind
- Specialized
A large machine that moves air to test how it affects objects like cars or planes
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A number scale from zero to twelve used worldwide to show how strong the wind is
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wind meaning a tendency or influence comes from the image of moving air that pushes things, so the phrase 'winds of change' shows how a force can move events.