Word

wind, n.
(winds)
freq. cnt. 30

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28

air current current of air wind

sample sentences

"trees bent under the fierce winds"
"when there is no wind, row"
"the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

windy windy

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition

substance meronym

air

breath
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wind

sample sentences

"the collision knocked the wind out of him"

semantic pointers

hypernym

exhalation, expiration, breathing out

a tendency or force that influences events
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wind

sample sentences

"the winds of change"

semantic pointers

hypernym

influence

the act of winding or twisting
<noun.act>

twist wind winding

sample sentences

"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wind

semantic pointers

hypernym

rotation, rotary motion

a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

breaking wind fart farting flatus wind

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fart

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fart

semantic pointers

hypernym

reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

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

wind wind instrument

semantic pointers

part meronym

bell mouthpiece, embouchure

hyponym

brass, brass instrument free-reed instrument kazoo ocarina, sweet potato organ, pipe organ organ pipe, pipe, pipework pipe post horn whistle woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood

hypernym

musical instrument, instrument