Broken wind () The heaves. |
High-pressure (a.) Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere |
High-pressure (a.) Fig.: Urgent |
Low-pressure (a.) Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure. |
Pressure (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed |
Pressure (n.) A contrasting force or impulse of any kind |
Pressure (n.) Affliction |
Pressure (n.) Urgency |
Pressure (n.) Impression |
Pressure (n.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force |
Thick wind () A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema. |
Wind (v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns |
Wind (v. t.) To entwist |
Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over |
Wind (v. t.) To introduce by insinuation |
Wind (v. t.) To cover or surround with something coiled about |
Wind (v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly |
Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction |
Wind (v. i.) To go to the one side or the other |
Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning |
Wind (n.) Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity |
Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action |
Wind (n.) Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument. |
Wind (n.) Power of respiration |
Wind (n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels |
Wind (n.) Air impregnated with an odor or scent. |
Wind (n.) A direction from which the wind may blow |
Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. |
Wind (n.) Mere breath or talk |
Wind (n.) The dotterel. |
Wind (v. t.) To expose to the wind |
Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent |
Wind (v. t.) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind |
Wind (v. t.) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered |
Wind (v. t.) To blow |
Wind-break (v. t.) To break the wind of |
Wind-break (n.) A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. |
Wind-broken (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 effort, the expiration is by two |
Wind-fertilized (a.) Anemophilous |
Wind-plant (n.) A windflower. |
Wind-rode (a.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide |
Wind-sucker (n.) A horse given to wind-sucking |
Wind-sucker (n.) The kestrel. |
Wind-sucking (n.) A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air |
press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
wind winding twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
wind | breath, the collision knocked the wind out of him |
second wind | the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion |
fart farting flatus wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
aeolian harp aeolian lyre wind harp | a harp having strings tuned in unison, they sound when wind passes over them |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
lubricating system force-feed lubricating system force feed pressure-feed lubricating system pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings |
pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
pressure cabin | cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft |
pressure cooker | autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water |
pressure dome | a dome-shaped building that is pressurized |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
pressure suit | protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying |
weathervane weather vane vane wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure, rotates freely to show the direction of the wind |
wind chime wind bell | a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
wind instrument wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
windmill aerogenerator wind generator | generator that extracts usable energy from winds |
wind rose | weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions |
wind tee | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield |
wind tunnel | a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft |
wind turbine | a turbine that is driven by the wind |
second wind | renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking, She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting, the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind |
windage wind deflection | the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind |
windage wind exposure | exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) |
acoustic power sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
acoustic radiation pressure | (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave |
pressure | a force that compels, the public brought pressure to bear on the government |
pressure point | an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure, you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu |
pressure point | where problems or difficulties are likely to occur, a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit |
pressure pressure sensation | the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin, the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal |
tip lead steer confidential information wind hint | an indication of potential opportunity, he got a tip on the stock market, a good lead for a job |
wind malarkey malarky idle words jazz nothingness | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk, that's a lot of wind, don't give me any of that jazz |
windsock wind sock sock air sock air-sleeve wind sleeve wind cone drogue | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast, used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
lobby pressure group third house | a group of people who try actively to influence legislation |
Wind Cave National Park | a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns |
pressure point | any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point |
wind gap | a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it |
wind | a tendency or force that influences events, the winds of change |
atmospheric pressure air pressure pressure | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere |
blood pressure | the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels, results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart, sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health, adult blood pressure is considered normal at where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure |
systolic pressure | the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart |
diastolic pressure | the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood |
arterial pressure | the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries, arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance |
venous pressure | the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood |
breeze zephyr gentle wind air | a slight wind (usually refreshing), the breeze was cooled by the lake, as he waited he could feel the air on his neck |
chinook chinook wind snow eater | a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies |
high wind | a very strong wind, rain and high winds covered the region |
katabatic wind catabatic wind | a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air |