Broken wind () The heaves. |
Fair-weather (a.) Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice |
Fair-weather (a.) Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous |
Thick wind () A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema. |
Vane (n.) A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows |
Vane (n.) Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind |
Vane (n.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together. |
Vane (n.) One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc. |
Weather (n.) The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena |
Weather (n.) Vicissitude of season |
Weather (n.) Storm |
Weather (n.) A light rain |
Weather (v. t.) To expose to the air |
Weather (v. t.) Hence, to sustain the trying effect of |
Weather (v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of |
Weather (v. t.) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. |
Weather (v. i.) To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere |
Weather (a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee |
Weather-beaten (a.) Beaten or harassed by the weather |
Weather-bit (n.) A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits. |
Weather-bitten (a.) Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather. |
Weather-board (v. t.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. |
Weather-bound (a.) Kept in port or at anchor by storms |
Weathercock (n.) A vane, or weather vane |
Weathercock (n.) Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently |
Weathercock (v. t.) To supply with a weathercock |
Weather-driven (a.) Driven by winds or storms |
Weather-fend (v. t.) To defend from the weather |
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 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 |
vane web | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft |
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 |
blade vane | flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water |
foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
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 |
sheet tack mainsheet weather sheet shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
vane | a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it |
weathercock | weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster |
weather deck shelter deck | upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below |
weather map weather chart | (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region |
weather radar | radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation |
weather satellite meteorological satellite | a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below |
weather ship | an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations |
weather strip weatherstrip weather stripping weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
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 |
watchfulness vigilance weather eye | vigilant attentiveness, he keeps a weather eye open for trouble |
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) |
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 |
meteorology weather forecasting | predicting what the weather will be |
weather forecast weather outlook | a forecast of the weather |
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 |
National Weather Service | the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps |
weather bureau | an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts |
meteorological observation post weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded |
Wind Cave National Park | a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns |
wind gap | a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it |
weatherman weather forecaster | predicts the weather |
wind | a tendency or force that influences events, the winds of change |
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 |
cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather |
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 |
east wind easter easterly | a wind from the east |