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Noun (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action. (countable, uncountable) The ability to breathe easily. News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.) (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements). (uncountable, colloquial) Flatus. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument. The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds". A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words. A bird, the dotterel. (boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury. Verb (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. (transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen. (reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath. (Britain) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side. (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate. (transitive) To perceive or follow by scent. (transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe. (transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind. Verb (transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something. (transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle. (ergative) To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate. To cover or surround with something coiled about. Noun The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist. Find more words! 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