wind : Idioms & Phrases

• (Naut.), a wind which necessitates tacking in order to make progress.

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• (Naut.), a light puff of wind.

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• half drunk. Sailors' Slang

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• adverb in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
  against the wind; upwind.
  
  • they flew upwind

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• (Naut.), a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.

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• noun winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
  antitrade.
  

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• (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another.

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• (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.

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• (Naut.), in that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface. Hence, colloquially, (as an injury to that part of a vessel, in an engagement, is particularly dangerous) the vulnerable part or point of anything.

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• noun a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad
  

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• very drunk. Sailors' Slang

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• verb expel intestinal gases through the anus
  fart.
  

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• noun a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
  fart; flatus; farting; wind.
  

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• noun a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
  heaves.
  

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Bro"ken wind`

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1. (Far.) The heaves.

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Bro"ken-wind`ed adjective

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1. (Far.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.

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• winds which blow from the cardinal points due north, south, east, or west.

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• noun a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
  catabatic wind.
  

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• noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
  snow eater; chinook.
  

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• adverb nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming
  
  • sailing close to the wind

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• (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; said of a vessel.

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• a wound attended with bruising.

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• a side wind; an unfavorable wind.

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• (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course.

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• . (a) A fatal wound or injury. (b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak.

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• a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.

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• . (a) In the direction of, and moving with, the wind; as, birds fly swiftly down the wind. (b) Decaying; declining; in a state of decay. Obs. "He went down the wind still." L'Estrange.

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• noun a wind from the east
  easter; easterly.
  

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• noun the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine
  field coil.
  

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• noun a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones
  

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• a favorable wind. Obs.

  Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne. Sandys.

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• noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
  air; breeze; zephyr.
  
  • the breeze was cooled by the lake
  • as he waited he could feel the air on his neck

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• verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; learn; find out; get word.
  
  • I learned that she has two grown-up children
  • I see that you have been promoted

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• a wind that blows in a direction opposite the vessel's course.

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• noun a very strong wind
  
  • rain and high winds covered the region

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• (Naut.), in a direction opposed to the wind; as, a ship sails in the eye of the wind.

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• (Naut.), directly toward the point from which the wind blows.

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• adverb in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
  against the wind; upwind.
  
  • they flew upwind

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• noun a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
  catabatic wind.
  

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• Same as Land breeze (above).

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• adjective satellite using or containing too many words
  tedious; windy; wordy; verbose.
  
  • long-winded (or windy) speakers
  • verbose and ineffective instructional methods
  • newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
  • proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes

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Long"-wind"ed adjective

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1. Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker. -- Long"-wind"ed*ness, n.

   A tedious, long-winded harangue. South.

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• (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.

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• noun a wind that blows from the north
  northerly; boreas; norther.
  

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• noun a wind from the northwest
  northwester.
  

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• (Naut.), sailing closehauled.

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• with the utmost velocity.

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• not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; said of surfaces.

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• noun a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
  pinwheel.
  

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• noun the predominant wind direction
  
  • the prevailing wind is from the southwest

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• noun coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
  primary coil; primary.
  
  • current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil

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• noun a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
  

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• noun renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking
  
  • She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting
  • the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind
• noun the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion
  

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• noun coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
  secondary coil; secondary.
  

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• adjective satellite designed so that manual winding is unnecessary
  
  • a self-winding watch

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• adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
  pursy; winded; blown.
  

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Short"-wind`ed adjective

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1. Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick, difficult respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons. May.

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• a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack, or indirect means. Wright.

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• a local variation of the wind from its general direction.

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• noun a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
  

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• noun a wind from the south
  souther; southerly.
  

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Stem"-wind`ing adjective

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1. Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch.

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Thick" wind`

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1. (Far.) A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema.

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Thick"-wind`ed adjective

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1. (Far.) Affected with thick wind.

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• unsteady from drink. Sailors' Slang usu. three sheets to the wind.

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• to be suggested or expected; to be a matter of suspicion or surmise. Colloq.

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• to give vent to wind from the anus.

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• (Man.), to toss the nose as high as the ears, as a horse.

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• (Naut.), to gain slowly to windward of her.

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• (Naut.), to reach the windward side of another ship.

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• to be divulged; to become public; as, the story got wind, or took wind.

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• (Naut.), to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows.

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• to procure ready money by some temporary expedient. Colloq.
• to procure money. Colloq.

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• to gain or have the advantage. Bacon.

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• to cause one to stop, or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of another. Colloq.

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• (Naut.), to keep the ship as near the wind as possible.

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• (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

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• to unwind; to uncoil.

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• to extricate. Obs. Clarendon.

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• . (a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of thread; to coil completely. (b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up one's affairs; to wind up an argument. (c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for continued movement or action; to put in order anew. "Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years." Dryden. "Thus they wound up his temper to a pitch." Atterbury. (d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so as to tune it. "Wind up the slackened strings of thy lute." Waller.

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• noun steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
  trade.
  
  • they rode the trade winds going west

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• a wind in the torrid zone, and often a little beyond at, which blows from the same quarter throughout the year, except when affected by local causes; so called because of its usefulness to navigators, and hence to trade.

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• noun wind that blows from west to east
  wester.
  

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• (Mus.), a band of wind instruments; a military band; the wind instruments of an orchestra.

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• noun a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle
  wind bell.
  

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• noun a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
  

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• (Mus.), a chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.

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• noun a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle
  wind bell.
  

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• noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
  windsock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
  

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• noun the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
  windage.
  

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• . (Med.) (a) Tympanites. (b) Emphysema of the subcutaneous areolar tissue.

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• an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg.

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• noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
  wind energy facility; wind farm.
  

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• noun exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
  windage.
  

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• noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
  wind energy facility; wind farm.
  

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• . See the Note under Furnace.

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• noun a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
  wind gage; anemometer.
  

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• noun a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it
  

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• noun a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
  wind gage; anemometer.
  

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• . See under Gauge.

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• noun power derived from the wind (as by windmills)
  wind generation.
  

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• noun generator that extracts usable energy from winds
  windmill; aerogenerator.
  

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• . Same as Air gun.

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• noun a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
  aeolian lyre; aeolian harp.
  

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• (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth.

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• noun a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
  wind.
  

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• (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a flute, a clarinet, etc.

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• verb reverse the winding or twisting of
  unwind; unroll.
  
  • unwind a ball of yarn

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• noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
  wind energy facility; wind farm.
  

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• noun California wild poppy with bright red flowers
  flaming poppy; Papaver heterophyllum; Stylomecon heterophyllum.
  

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• noun power derived from the wind (as by windmills)
  wind generation.
  

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• a pump moved by a windmill.

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• noun weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions
  

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• a table of the points of the compass, giving the states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from the different directions.

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• (Zoöl.), the redwing. Prov. Eng.

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• . (a) (Naut.) A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel. (b) The sail or vane of a windmill.

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• noun an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
  Beaufort scale.
  

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• a crack or incoherence in timber produced by violent winds while the timber was growing.

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• a wind shake.

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• the side next the wind; the windward side. R. Mrs. Browning.

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• noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
  windsock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
  

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• noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
  windsock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
  

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• noun weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield
  

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• noun a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft
  

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• noun a turbine that is driven by the wind
  

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• verb finally be or do something
  finish; fetch up; land up; end up; finish up.
  
  • He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
  • he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
• verb give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
  
• verb stimulate sexually
  turn on; arouse; excite; sex.
  
  • This movie usually arouses the male audience
• verb coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
  wind.
  
  • wind your watch

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• noun mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
  weather vane; vane; weathervane.
  

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• a motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind.

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Wind"-break` transitive verb

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1. To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. R.

   'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her. Ford.

Wind"-break` noun

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1. A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. Local, U. S.

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Wind"-bro`ken adjective

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1. Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with heaves; -- said of a horse. Youatt.

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Wind"-fer`ti*lized adjective

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1. (Bot.) Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.

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Wind"-plant` noun

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1. (Bot.) A windflower.

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Wind"-rode` adjective

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1. (Naut.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other. Totten.

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Wind"-suck`er noun

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1. (Far.) A horse given to wind-sucking Law.
2. (Zoöl.) The kestrel. B. Jonson.

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Wind"-suck`ing noun

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1. (Far.) A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing. See Cribbing, 4.

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• noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  shroud; pall; winding-clothes; cerement.
  

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• noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  shroud; pall; winding-clothes; cerement.
  

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• (Mus.), the flutes and reed instruments of an orchestra, collectively.

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• noun a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers
  WTV.
  

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• adjective satellite brought to a state of great tension
  aroused.
  
  • all wound up for a fight

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