Wind 11
Wind 11 : To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. (n.) Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Syn: Air Current, Current of Air. There are 57 types of wind. Type of: Atmospheric Condition, Conditions, Weather, Weather Condition: The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation. (v.) (1) Catch the scent of; get wind of. Syn: Nose, Scent. Type of: Smell: Inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. (v.) (2-a) To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. Syn: (1) Meander, Thread, Wander, Weave. (2-b) Arrange or or coil around. Syn: Roll, Twine, Wrap. Ant: Unroll, Unwind, Wind off: Reverse the winding or twisting of. Seven Types, See: Spool; Reel; Ball; Clew, Clue; Coil, Curl, Loop; Cheese; Reel Off, Unreel. Type of: Displace, Move: Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense. (2-c) Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem. Syn: Wind Up. Type of: Fasten, Tighten: Make tight or tighter. (2-d) Extend in curves and turns. Syn: Curve, Twist. Types: (1) Circumvolute: Wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail. (2) Spiral: Form a spiral. (3) Snake: Form a snake-like pattern. Type of: Be: Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun). (2-e) Form into a wreath. Syn: Wreathe. Type of: Enlace, Entwine, Interlace, Intertwine, Lace, Twine: Spin, wind, or twist together. (2-f) Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. Syn: Hoist, Lift. Types: Trice, Trice Up: Hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope. Type of: Bring Up, Elevate, Get Up, Lift, Raise: Raise from a lower to a higher position. (n.) The act of winding or twisting. Syn: Twist, Winding. Type of: Rotary Motion, Rotation: The act of rotating as if on an axi
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