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as in blow

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

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Relevance

as in tide

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

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as in rhetoric

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

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wind

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as in curvature

something that curves or is curved there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea

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wind

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verb

as in to coil

to follow a circular or spiral course flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns

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straighten

straighten

as in to worm

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way self-interest winds itself into everything that he does—even his alleged favors for other people

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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 3 Dec. 2022.

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