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Definition of "wind" []
- Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground. (noun)
- A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan. (noun)
- The direction from which a movement of air comes: The wind is north-northwest. (noun)
- A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass: the four winds. (noun)
- Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent. (noun)
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Use "wind" in a sentence
- "_He stayeth His rough wind in the day of the east wind_."
- "Snow is falling and the wind is howling, as Washington and Knox stand together near the boat landing -- (_wind and murmur of crowd with occasional sharp commands in background through this scene."
- "I now asked the Lord for two things, viz.: "That He would be pleased to change the _north wind into a south wind_, and that he would give the workmen a mind to work."