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wind

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1wind 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wint wind, Latin ventus, Greek aēnai to blow, Sanskrit vāti it blows
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: a natural movement of air of any velocity ; especially : the earth's air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally b: an artificially produced movement of air c: solar wind, stellar wind2 a: a destructive force or influence b: a force or agency that carries along or influences : tendency, trend <withstood the winds of popular opinion — Felix Frankfurter>3 a: breath 4a b: breath 2a c: the pit of the stomach : solar plexus4: gas generated in the stomach or the intestines <pass wind>5 a: compressed air or gas barchaic : air6: something that is insubstantial: as a: mere talk : idle words b: nothing, nothingness c: vain self-satisfaction 7 a: air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game) b: slight information especially about something secret : intimation <got wind of the plan>8 a: musical wind instruments especially as distinguished from strings and percussion bplural : players of wind instruments9 a: a direction from which the wind may blow : a point of the compass ; especially : one of the cardinal points b: the direction from which the wind is blowing
wind·less 
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wind·less·ly adverb
before the wind
: in the same direction as the main force of the wind
close to the wind
: as nearly as possible against the main force of the wind
have the wind of
1: to be to windward of2: to be on the scent of3: to have a superior position to
in the wind
: about to happen : astir, afoot <change is in the wind>
near the wind
1: close to the wind2: close to a point of danger : near the permissible limit
off the wind
: away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
on the wind
: toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
to the wind or to the winds
: aside, away <threw caution to the wind>
under the wind
1: to leeward2: in a place protected from the wind : under the lee
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