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91wind — English has three distinct words wind. The noun, ‘moving air’ [OE], came from a prehistoric Germanic *windaz, which also produced German and Dutch wind and Swedish and Danish vind. This in turn went back to Indo European *went , whose other… …
92wind — I noun 1) the trees were swaying in the wind Syn: breeze, current of air; gale, hurricane; literary zephyr 2) Jez got his wind back Syn: breath 3) the discomfort of holding back one s wind Syn …
93wind — I n 1. air, breeze, zephyr, stream of air, current of air, draft; puff, breath of air, wiffet, sough; inflow, indraft, inspiration, inrush; waft, gentle wind, light air, sea breeze, Naut. cat s paw. 2. gust, blast, squall, gale, flurry, flaw,… …
94Wind — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Wind, un opérateur de téléphonie mobile italien Wind, film de Caroll Ballard (1992) Wind, modèle d automobile de Renault Hans Wind, aviateur finlandais… …
95wind up — verb 1. finally be or do something (Freq. 4) He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart he wound up being unemployed and living at home again • Syn: ↑finish up, ↑land up, ↑fetch up, ↑end up, ↑finish …
96wind-up — [[t]wa͟ɪnd ʌp[/t]] wind ups 1) ADJ: ADJ n A wind up device is a mechanical device with a handle or key that you turn several times before you use it in order to make it work. ...an old fashioned wind up gramophone. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, usu a N A …
97wind-up — I UK [ˈwaɪnd ʌp] / US [ˈwaɪnd ˌʌp] noun [countable] Word forms wind up : singular wind up plural wind ups 1) British informal something that you say or do to deliberately annoy or trick someone When they said I d won I thought it was a wind up.… …
98wind-up — 1. noun /ˈwaɪndˌʌp/ a) The end or conclusion of something. : Everyone come to our end of the term wind up party. b) A punch line of a joke or comedy routine. Is this a wind up, or what? No, no, its true. He can really do it. See Also …
99wind — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Vayu, Zephyr, Zephyrus, about ship, aerate, aerophone, air, air out, air condition, air cool, airify, allure, antelope, arch, arrow, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, back and fill,… …
100Wind — 1. Herkunftsname (Stammesname) zu mhd. Wint, Winde »Wende, Slawe«. 2. Übername für jemanden, der Beziehungen zu slawischen Gebieten hatte. 3. Wohnstättenname zu mhd., mnd. wint »Wind«: »wohnhaft an einer dem Wind besonders ausgesetzten Stelle«. 4 …
