Webster's Dictionary 1913

1945

Win

Win (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Won (?), Obs.Wan (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Winning.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen ...

1946

Win (2)

Win, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.Nor is it aught but justThat he, who in debate of truth hath won,should win in arms. Milton.To win of, t...

1947

Wince

Wince (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Winced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wincing (?).] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winch...

1948

Wince (2)

Wince, n. The act of one who winces.

1949

Wince (3)

Wince, n. [See Winch.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to...

1950

Wincer

Win″cer (?), n. One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.

1951

Wincey

Win″cey (?), n. Linsey-woolsey.

1952

Winch

Winch (?), v. i. [See Wince.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

1953

Winch (2)

Winch, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.

1954

Winch (3)

Winch, n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink.]1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.2. An instrument with...

1955

Wincing

Win″cing (?), n. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince.Wincing machine. (a) A wince. Ure. (b) A succession of winces. See Wince. Knight.

1956

Wincopipe

Win″co‐pipe (?), n.(Bot.) A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day. See Pimpernel.There is small red flow...

1957

Wind

Wind (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wound (wound) (rarely Winded); p. pr. & vb. n.Winding.] [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda,...

1958

Wind (2)

Wind (?), v. i. 1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.So swift your judgments t...

1959

Wind (3)

Wind (?), n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

1960

Wind (4)

Wind (wĭnd, in poetry and singing often wīnd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, ...

1961

Wind (5)

Wind (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.Winding.]1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the ...

1962

Wind (6)

Wind (?), v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.Wound (wound), R.Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.Winding.] To blow; to s...

1963

Wind (7)

Wind (?), n.(Boxing) The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark.

1964

Wind signal

Wind signal. In general, any signal announcing information concerning winds, and esp. the expected approach of winds whose direction and force are dangerous to shipping, etc. Th...

1965

Wind-break

Wind″–break′ (?), v. t. To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her. Ford.

1966

Wind-break (2)

Wind″–break′, n. A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind.

1967

Wind-broken

Wind″–bro′ken (?), a. Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one e...

1968

Wind-fertilized

Wind″–fer′ti‐lized (?), a.(Bot.) Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.

1969

Wind-plant

Wind″–plant′ (?), n.(Bot.) A windflower.

1970

Wind-rode

Wind″–rode′ (?), a.(Naut.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; — said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each ot...

1971

Wind-shaken

Wind″–shak′en (?), a. Shaken by the wind; specif. (Forestry), affected by wind shake, or anemosis (which see, above).