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1. wind
noun. ['ˈwaɪnd, ˈwɪnd'] air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
Synonyms
- west wind
- squall
- boreas
- gale
- wester
- northwester
- weather condition
- chinook wind
- draft
- draught
- blow
- sou'easter
- crosswind
- airstream
- south wind
- thermal
- souther
- east wind
- simoom
- air
- foehn
- breeze
- khamsin
- simoon
- catabatic wind
- headwind
- harmattan
- chinook
- high wind
- air current
- monsoon
- easterly
- north wind
- tailwind
- gust
- norther
- Santa Ana
- atmospheric condition
- doldrums
- sou'wester
- calm
- snow eater
- calm air
- zephyr
- conditions
- southerly
- southwester
- current of air
- northerly
- blast
- prevailing wind
- katabatic wind
- samiel
- fohn
- weather
- gentle wind
- southeaster
- easter
Antonyms
Etymology
- windan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Wind Vane
- st_germain
- legerdemain
- st_germaine
- preordain
- lamontagne
- lafountaine
- lafountain
- inhumane
- constrain
- restrain
- overtrain
- mcswain
- explain
- complain
- champlain
- aquitaine
- ukraine
- tremaine
- sylvain
- sustain
- spokane
- sartain
- retrain
- refrain
- profane
- partain
- mustain
- mundane
- mcwain
- mcshane
Sentences with wind-vane
1. Noun Phrase
Set the wind vane in a safe place outdoors with the north marking facing north.
2. Noun Phrase
Use a drinking straw as the wind vane's cross-piece and mount it on a pencil.
3. Noun Phrase
Traditional wind vanes offer no other function beyond pointing out the direction of the wind.
4. Noun Phrase
These units combine an anemometer and wind vane into one single device to measure speed and direction.
2. wind
verb. ['ˈwaɪnd, ˈwɪnd'] to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.
Antonyms
Etymology
- windan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. wind
verb. ['ˈwaɪnd, ˈwɪnd'] extend in curves and turns.
Synonyms
Etymology
- windan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. wind
verb. ['ˈwaɪnd, ˈwɪnd'] arrange or or coil around.
Antonyms
Etymology
- windan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. wind
noun. ['ˈwaɪnd, ˈwɪnd'] a tendency or force that influences events.
Antonyms
Etymology
- windan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. vane
noun. ['ˈveɪn'] the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
Etymology
- fana (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. vane
noun. ['ˈveɪn'] flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- fana (Old English (ca. 450-1100))