قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.

To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.

To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Power of respiration; breath.

Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.

Air impregnated with an odor or scent.

A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

The dotterel.

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.

To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.

To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.

To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.