wind

¹wind

noun

Definition of WIND

1

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction <there's a wind coming from underneath the front door>

Synonyms current, draft

Related Words blast, blow, flurry, gale, gust, headwind, squall, tailwind, tempest, tornado, windstorm; breath, breeze, puff, waft, zephyr

2

a prevailing or general movement or inclination <the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue>

Synonyms current, direction, drift, leaning, run, tendency, tide, wind

Related Words curve, downside, shift, swing, turn, turnabout, upside; custom, habit, propensity, tenor, way; countercurrent, countertrend; undercurrent, undertow

3

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere <the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind>

Synonyms bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, oratory, verbiage, wind

Related Words claptrap, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, humbug, jabberwocky, jazz, moonshine, nonsense; affectedness, floweriness, grandiosity, loftiness, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness; garrulity, garrulousness, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness