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Etymology 1
OE. wind#Old English|wind. Cognate with Dutch wind#Dutch|wind, German Wind#German|Wind, Swedish vind, Latin ventus, Welsh gwynt; ultimately probably cognate with weather.

Pronunciation
AHD|wĭnd, IPA|/�wɪnd/, SAMPA|/wInd/
audio|en-us-wind-air.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪnd|-ɪnd

Noun
wikipedia
wikipedia|Beaufort scale
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1. context|countable|uncountable Movement of air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

#:The wind blew through her hair, standing on the deck of the ship.
#:The winds in Chicago are fierce.

1. rfex countable The force developed by the movement of air, expressed as pressure.
2. rfex uncountable The ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath.
3. context|India and Japan One of the five basic elements (see w:Classical_element|Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

#:Give me a minute before we jog the next mile � I need a second wind.

1. context|uncountable|colloquial flatus|Flatus.

#:Ewww. Someone passed wind.

Synonyms
italbrac|movement of air: breeze, draft, gale
italbrac|flatus: gas (US)

Derived terms
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break wind
close to the wind
crosswind
downwind
fair wind
foul wind
get one's wind back
get the wind up
get wind of
go like the wind
headwind
long-winded
pass wind
run like the wind
scattered to the four winds
second wind
see which way the wind is blowing
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
tailwind
the winds
trade wind
take the wind out of somebody's sails
three sheets to the wind
throw caution to the wind
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upwind
whirlwind
windbag
wind band
wind-blown
windbound
wind-break, windbreak
windbreaker
wind-breaker
windburn
wind chart
wind-cheater, windcheater
windchill
wind chimes
wind cone, windcone
wind egg
windfall
wind farm
wind force
wind-gauge
wind gun
wind instrument
windily
mid3
windiness
windjammer
windless
windmill
window
windpipe
wind power
wind rose
wind scale
windscreen
wind shake
windshield
wind sleeve, windsleeve
wind sock, windsock
winds of change
windstorm
windsurf
windsurfer
windsurfing
wind-swept, windswept
wind tunnel
windward
windy

Slovak: vietor m
Slovene: t+|sl|veter|m
Spanish: t+|es|viento|m
Swedish: t+|sv|vind|c
Tagalog: hangin
Thai: THchar|ลม (lom), THchar|วายุ (Wa-yu)
Telugu: పవనమ� (pavanamu), త�మ�మ�ర (temmera)
Tamazight: ⴰⴹ� (a�u) m
Turkish: rüzgâr; yel
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trans-top|the force developed by the movement of air
Finnish: tuuli, tuulenpaine
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Japanese: 風� (fūryoku)
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trans-top|ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath
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Japanese: � (iki)
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trans-top|flatus
Danish: fjert c, prut c, vind c
Dutch: t+|nl|wind|m
Estonian: tuul, puhitus
Finnish: t+|fi|pieru
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Norwegian: fjert m?, fis m?, promp m?
Old English: t-|ang|wind|xs=Old English
Polish: wiatry m|p
Russian: ве�е�� (vétery) m|p
Spanish: flatulencia f
Swedish: t+|sv|fis|c
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ttbc|Breton: avel m, aveloù p
ttbc|Chinese: � (f�ng), �� (hūxī)
ttbc|Hungarian: szél; szell�, fuvallat; széljárás; szag; gázok, felfúvódás; lélegzet, szufla; huzat, leveg�
ttbc|Indonesian: angin
ttbc|Javanese: bayu
ttbc|Kurdish: ba#Kurdish|ba
ttbc|Lithuanian: v�jas m
ttbc|Nahuatl: ehecatl
ttbc|Swahili: upepo
ttbc|Tibetan: རླུ�� (rlung)
ttbc|Turkish: ossuruk
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See also
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blizzard
breeze
cyclone
gale
gust
hurricane
nor'easter, northeaster
northwester
mid2
sou'easter, southeaster
sou'wester, southwester
storm
tempest
tornado
twister
typhoon
zephyr

Verb
en-verb

1. rfex transitive To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
2. transitive To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.

#:The boxer was winded during round two.

1. reflexive To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.

#:I can�t run another step &mdash; I�m winded.

Translations
trans-top|blow air through (a wind instrument)
Danish: blæse
Dutch: t+|nl|blazen
German: t+|de|blasen
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Japanese: �� (fuku)
Swedish: t+|sv|blåsa
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trans-top|cause (someone) to become breathless
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Japanese: ��失� (ki-wo-ushinau)
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trans-top|wind oneself: exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath
Afrikaans: geblaas
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Japanese: ����� (iki-ga-kireru)
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Etymology 2
OE. windan

Pronunciation
AHD|wīnd, IPA|/waɪnd/, SAMPA|/waInd/
audio|en-us-wind-turn.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪnd

Homophones
whined (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
wined

Verb
en-verb|winds|winding|wound

1. transitive To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

#:Please wind up that kite string.

1. transitive To tighten the spring of the clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

#:Please wind up that old-fashioned alarm clock.

1. ergative To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight

#:* The river winds through the plain.
#*1969: Paul McCartney?
#*:The long and winding road / That leads to your door / Will never disappear.

Derived terms
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rewind
unwind
windable
wind down
winder
mid2
winding
windlass
wind somebody round one's finger<!-- also wind -> wrap, round -> around -->
wind up<!--phrasal verb-->
wind-up<!--noun and adjective-->

Translations
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trans-top|turn coils of something around
Danish: sno, vikle
Dutch: winden, wikkelen
Estonian: mässima, kerima
Finnish: t|fi|keriä, t|fi|kelata
French: t+|fr|tourner, t+|fr|retourner
German: t+|de|winden
Italian: t-|it|avvolgere, t-|it|arrotolare
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Japanese: 巻� (maku)
Portuguese: t+|pt|enrolar
Slovene: naviti
Swedish: vinda, rulla upp
Telugu: ������ (chuTTu)
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trans-top|tighten a clockwork mechanism
Danish: trække op
Dutch: opwinden
Finnish: t+|fi|vetää
French: t-|fr|remonter
Italian: t+|it|caricare
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Japanese: 巻� (maku)
Portuguese: dar#Portuguese|dar corda#Portuguese|corda a#Portuguese|a
Slovene: naviti
Swedish: vrida upp, skruva upp
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trans-top|to travel in a way that is not straight
Finnish: t|fi|kiemurrella, t|fi|mutkitella (road)
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ttbc|Hungarian: csavar, teker, tekercsel, gombolyít, göngyölít
ttbc|Indonesian: susur|menyusuri
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Dutch

Etymology
Old Saxon wind.

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|winden|windje

1. #English|wind (movement of air)

#: De wind waait door de bomen. &mdash; The wind blows through the trees.

1. flatulence
2. fart (not informal)

Derived terms
windstoot

Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *winda-, *wenda-, from a suffixed form *we-nt- of Indo-European *we- �blow, gust�. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian wind, Old Saxon wind (Dutch wind), Old High German wint (German Wind), Old Norse vindr (Swedish vind), Gothic �����. The IE root is also the source of Latin ventus (French vent), Welsh gwynt, Tocharian A want, Tocharian B yente.

Pronunciation
IPA|/wɪnd/

Noun
wind m

1. #English|wind
2. flatulence

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