WIND
WIND, noun [Latin, G. The primary sense is to move, flow, rush or drive along.]1. Air in motion with any degree of velocity, indefinitely; a current of air. When the air moves m...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WIND-DROPSY
WIND-DROPSY, noun [wind and dropsy.] A swelling of the belly from wind in the intestines; tympauites.
WIND-EGG
WIND-EGG, noun [wind and egg.] An addle egg.
WIND-FALLEN
WIND-FALLEN, adjective Blown down by the wind.
WIND-FLOWER
WIND-FLOWER, noun [wind and flower.] A plant, the anemone.
WIND-FURNACE
WIND-FURNACE, noun [wind and furnace.] A furnace in which the air is supplied by an artificial current, as from a bellows.
WIND-GAGE
WIND-GAGE, noun [wind and gage.] A soft tumor on the fetlock joints of a horse.
WIND-GUN
WIND-GUN, noun An air gun; a gun discharged by the force of compressed air.
WIND-HATCH
WIND-HATCH, noun [wind and hatch.] In mining, the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth.
WIND-HOVER
WIND-HOVER, noun [wind and hover.] A species of hawk; called also the stannel, but more usually the kestrel.
WIND-INSTRUMENT
WIND-INSTRUMENT, noun An instrument of music, played by wind, chiefly by the breath; as a flute, a clarinet, etc.
WIND-MILL
WIND-MILL, noun [wind and mill.] A mill turned by the wind.
WIND-PUMP
WIND-PUMP, noun [wind and pump.] A pump moved by wind, useful in draining lands.
WIND-RODE
WIND-RODE, noun A term used by seamen to signify a ship when riding with wind and tide opposed to each other, driven to the leeward of her anchor.
WIND-SAIL
WIND-SAIL, noun [wind and sail.] A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air into the lower apartments of a ship.
WIND-SHOCK
WIND-SHOCK, noun [wind and shock.] A sort of bruise or shiver in a tree.
WIND-TIGHT
WIND-TIGHT, adjective [wind and tight.] So tight as to prevent the passing of wind.
WINDAGE
WINDAGE, noun The difference between the diameter of a piece and that of a ball or shell.
WINDBOUND
WINDBOUND, adjective [wind and bound.] Prevented from sailing by a contrary wind.]
WINDER
WINDER, verb transitive To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Local.]
WINDER-MEB
WINDER-MEB, noun A bird of the genus Larus, or gull-kind.
WINDFALL
WINDFALL, noun [wind and fall.]1. Fruit blown off the tree by wind.2. An unexpected legacy.
WINDGED-PEA
WINDGED-PEA, noun A plant.
WINDINESS
WINDINESS, noun [from windey.]1. The state of being windy or tempestuous; as the windiness of the weather or season.2. Fullness of wind; flatulence.3. Tendency to generate wind;...
WINDING
WINDING, participle present tense1. Turning; binding about; bending.2.adjective Bending; twisting from a direct line or an even surface.WINDING, noun1. A turn or turning; a bend...
WINDING-ENGINE
WINDING-ENGINE, noun An engine employed in mining, to draw up buckets from a deep pit.
WINDING-SHEET
WINDING-SHEET, noun [winding and sheet.] A sheet in which a corpse is wrapped.