“wind”

Definitions

• noun

  air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

  Synonyms: air current, current of air, vayu, zephyr, zephyrus, aerate, aerophone, air, airify, allure, antelope, arch

  • Example:“Trees bent under the fierce winds.”
  • Example:“When there is no wind, row.”

• noun

  a tendency or force that influences events

  • Example:“the winds of change”

• noun

  breath

  • Example:“The collision knocked the wind out of him.”

• noun

  empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

  Synonyms: malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness

  • Example:“That's a lot of wind.”
  • Example:“Don't give me any of that jazz.”

• noun

  an indication of potential opportunity

  Synonyms: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint

  • Example:“He got a tip on the stock market.”
  • Example:“a good lead for a job”

• noun

  a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath

  Synonyms: wind instrument