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noun
- A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
- (figuratively) A body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
- The weeks leading up to the convention were a of preparation and hurried activity.
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noun
- the process of being a whore; prostitution
- And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by . And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. -Genesis 38:24
- Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to , and the land become full of wickedness. -Leviticus 19:29
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noun
- An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting juice of grapes.
- An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable; for example, "dandelion wine".
- (countable) A serving of wine
- (uncountable) A dark purplish red colour; the colour of red wine.
- <table><tr><td>wine colour: </td><td bgcolor="
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- (computing) An interface that allows Windows® programs to run under UNIX and Linux.
verb (win, ing)
- (transitive) To entertain with wine.
- 1919, Lee Meriwether, The War Diary of a Diplomat, Dodd, Mead and Company, page 159:
- : Neither Major Wadhams nor I is accustomed to being wined and dined by perfect strangers who do not even present themselves, but leave servants to do the honors, consequently to both of us our present situation smacks of romance and adventure;
- (intransitive) To drink wine.
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proper noun
- (biblical) The Wisdom of Solomon,a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
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