[noun] air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" Synonyms: air current, current of air
[noun] a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"
[noun] breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
[noun] empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" Synonyms: idle words, jazz, nothingness
[noun] an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" Synonyms: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint
[noun] a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath Synonyms: instrument
[noun] a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus Synonyms: fart, farting, flatus, breaking
[noun] the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" Synonyms: ing, twist
[verb] to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" Synonyms: weave, thread, meander, wander
[verb] extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake" Synonyms: curve
[verb] wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" Synonyms: wrap, roll, twine
[verb] catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" Synonyms: scent, nose
[verb] coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch" Synonyms: up
