wind

CEFRA1

/ˈwɪnd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Moving air, especially when it is strong enough to feel.

  2. 02

    verb

    To turn or twist something around itself.

Examples

  • Wind power doesn't release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

  • Someday I'll run like the wind.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwaɪ̯nd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

  2. The ability to breathe easily.

  3. Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

More examples

In context

  • As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.

  • The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.

  • The wind calmed down.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Yola weend, wyeene (“wind”), North Frisian win, winj (“wind”), Saterland Frisian Wíend (“wind”), West Frisian wyn (“wind”), Alemannic German wend, wind, winn, wénn (“wind”), Bavarian bint, Wind (“wind”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno bint (“wind”), Dutch wind (“wind”), German and German Low German Wind (“wind”), Luxembourgish Wand (“wind”), Yiddish ווינט (vint, “wind”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk,...