Wind
noun
Moving air, especially as a force of nature.
The wind is very strong today.
Often appears as...
- wind speed
- wind direction
verb
To turn or twist something, usually to tighten or adjust.
I need to wind my watch.
Often appears as...
- wind a clock
- wind a reel
verb
To move or cause something to move in a path that is not straight.
The road winds through the mountains.
Often appears as...
- wind through
- wind around
noun
Breath or the power to breath.
I got the wind knocked out of me.
Often appears as...
- get the wind knocked out
- second wind
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
Information or news.
I got wind of the rumors.
Often appears as...
- get wind of
- catch wind of
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
To make a person or an animal short of breath.
The sprint up the hill really winded me.
Often appears as...
- winded by
- winded from
verb
To wrap something around or to be coiled around something else.
She winded the scarf around her neck.
Often appears as...
- wind around
- wind between
noun
Moving air, especially as a force of nature.
The wind is very strong today.
Often appears as...
- wind speed
- wind direction
verb
To turn or twist something, usually to tighten or adjust.
I need to wind my watch.
Often appears as...
- wind a clock
- wind a reel
verb
To move or cause something to move in a path that is not straight.
The road winds through the mountains.
Often appears as...
- wind through
- wind around
noun
Breath or the power to breath.
I got the wind knocked out of me.
Often appears as...
- get the wind knocked out
- second wind
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
Information or news.
I got wind of the rumors.
Often appears as...
- get wind of
- catch wind of
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
To make a person or an animal short of breath.
The sprint up the hill really winded me.
Often appears as...
- winded by
- winded from
verb
To wrap something around or to be coiled around something else.
She winded the scarf around her neck.
Often appears as...
- wind around
- wind between
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Related
Usually discusses weather patterns and outdoor conditions.
The weather forecast warns of high winds tomorrow.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Felt
Wind might be invisible, but its effects like moving leaves are noticeable.
Even though I can't see the wind, I see the branches swaying.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Metaphors
Often used metaphorically to represent change or instability.
The winds of change are blowing through the company.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Related
Usually discusses weather patterns and outdoor conditions.
The weather forecast warns of high winds tomorrow.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Felt
Wind might be invisible, but its effects like moving leaves are noticeable.
Even though I can't see the wind, I see the branches swaying.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Metaphors
Often used metaphorically to represent change or instability.
The winds of change are blowing through the company.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Related
Usually discusses weather patterns and outdoor conditions.
The weather forecast warns of high winds tomorrow.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Felt
Wind might be invisible, but its effects like moving leaves are noticeable.
Even though I can't see the wind, I see the branches swaying.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Metaphors
Often used metaphorically to represent change or instability.
The winds of change are blowing through the company.
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Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
deep, frozen versions of our solar system. In the sky, they look like this. We know them for their tails. There are actually two tails. One is a dust tail, which is blown away by the solar wind. The other one is an ion tail, which is charged particles, and they follow the magnetic field in the solar system.
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Tornadoes 101 PIPE National...
and their devastation can last a lifetime exactly how and why tornadoes occur is still a bit of a mystery but an indication that one is forming is a wall cloud fast-moving winds roll air below into a horizontal vortex above opposing surface similar to a spinning to warm by
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Catching up with...
that sold incredibly well the boy who harnessed the wind that's taking you really around the world people wanting to hear what you've learned what what has that experience been like do you have any stories you can share from that
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Swarm Of Locusts DEVOUR...
It's rarely seen on this scale and it won't last long. Once the food has gone, the steady roar of a billion beating locust wings will once again be replaced by nothing more than the sound of the desert wind.
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Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
So, they leave seashells near the rubbish piles to help the homeless crustaceans. The crab normally winds its body into the spiral of a shell. It's far harder to grip a straight and slippery can.
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Would you sacrifice one...
to address the complex problem of programming ethics into machines, which goes to show that even hypothetical dilemmas can wind up on a collision course with the real world.
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Fire and Feast PIPE A...
the grasslands to tinder life on the savannah is about to change one spark is all it takes a fire is born whipped by the wind it rages across the
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Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
the natural world can offer us a place of tranquility and rest. Some time-out to slow down and replenish. Allowing our body and mind to unwind.
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the queen has chosen to set up home in the riverbank underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and sun
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A Perfect Planet:...
life from mighty storms to freezing winds weather is vital to life
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
deep, frozen versions of our solar system. In the sky, they look like this. We know them for their tails. There are actually two tails. One is a dust tail, which is blown away by the solar wind. The other one is an ion tail, which is charged particles, and they follow the magnetic field in the solar system.
Video examples
Tornadoes 101 PIPE National...
and their devastation can last a lifetime exactly how and why tornadoes occur is still a bit of a mystery but an indication that one is forming is a wall cloud fast-moving winds roll air below into a horizontal vortex above opposing surface similar to a spinning to warm by
Video examples
Catching up with...
that sold incredibly well the boy who harnessed the wind that's taking you really around the world people wanting to hear what you've learned what what has that experience been like do you have any stories you can share from that
Video examples
Swarm Of Locusts DEVOUR...
It's rarely seen on this scale and it won't last long. Once the food has gone, the steady roar of a billion beating locust wings will once again be replaced by nothing more than the sound of the desert wind.
Video examples
Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
So, they leave seashells near the rubbish piles to help the homeless crustaceans. The crab normally winds its body into the spiral of a shell. It's far harder to grip a straight and slippery can.
Video examples
Would you sacrifice one...
to address the complex problem of programming ethics into machines, which goes to show that even hypothetical dilemmas can wind up on a collision course with the real world.
Video examples
Fire and Feast PIPE A...
the grasslands to tinder life on the savannah is about to change one spark is all it takes a fire is born whipped by the wind it rages across the
Video examples
Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
the natural world can offer us a place of tranquility and rest. Some time-out to slow down and replenish. Allowing our body and mind to unwind.
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the queen has chosen to set up home in the riverbank underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and sun
Video examples
A Perfect Planet:...
life from mighty storms to freezing winds weather is vital to life
Example 1 of 10
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Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
And my mother caught wind of this. She never had really tried to guide my career or really had any say in my life as an adult, but this was the one time she said she would never speak to me again if I quit acting.
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Bai Ling
Chinese Actress
I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.
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Paul Pierce
American Athlete
I think you're a product of your influences, your environment. You see guys with so much talent, but they got the wrong people around them telling them the wrong things. They wind up going down the wrong path.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.
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John Lewis
American Politician
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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Barrett Wilbert Weed
American Actress
I wind up playing these characters a lot: They have self-esteem issues, or they're going through a lot as a young adult.
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Rafael dos Anjos
Brazilian Athlete
When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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Patty Smyth
American Musician
It's funny. You travel all over the world, and you wind up with a guy from your hometown.
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Francesca Hayward
English Dancer
Finding ways to unwind and switch off is just as important as working very hard.
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Chris Mullin
American Athlete
Whatever you wind up doing in life, things aren't handed to you.
Quote examples
Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
And my mother caught wind of this. She never had really tried to guide my career or really had any say in my life as an adult, but this was the one time she said she would never speak to me again if I quit acting.
Quote examples
Bai Ling
Chinese Actress
I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.
Quote examples
Paul Pierce
American Athlete
I think you're a product of your influences, your environment. You see guys with so much talent, but they got the wrong people around them telling them the wrong things. They wind up going down the wrong path.
Quote examples
Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.
Quote examples
John Lewis
American Politician
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
Quote examples
Barrett Wilbert Weed
American Actress
I wind up playing these characters a lot: They have self-esteem issues, or they're going through a lot as a young adult.
Quote examples
Rafael dos Anjos
Brazilian Athlete
When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
Quote examples
Patty Smyth
American Musician
It's funny. You travel all over the world, and you wind up with a guy from your hometown.
Quote examples
Francesca Hayward
English Dancer
Finding ways to unwind and switch off is just as important as working very hard.
Quote examples
Chris Mullin
American Athlete
Whatever you wind up doing in life, things aren't handed to you.
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