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noun (wikipedia, Beaufort scale)
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(context, countable, uncountable) Movement of air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The blew through her hair, standing on the deck of the ship.
The winds in Chicago are fierce.
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(rfex) (countable) The force developed by the movement of air, expressed as pressure.
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(rfex) (uncountable) The ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath.
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(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 .
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(context, uncountable, colloquial) flatus, Flatus.
Ewww. Someone passed .
verb
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(rfex) (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
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(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
The boxer was winded during round two.
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(reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
I can"t run another step — I"m winded.
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noun
- A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.
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