winds

1. n air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure n a tendency or force that influences events n breath n empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk n an indication of potential opportunity n a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath n a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus n the act of winding or twisting v to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course v extend in curves and turns v arrange or or coil around v catch the scent of; get wind of v coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem v form into a wreath v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help Source: ecdict

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