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What is the noun for windmill?

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windmill
  1. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
  2. The structure containing such machinery.
  3. A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
  4. (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
  5. A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
  6. A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
  7. (juggling) The false shower.
  8. (figuratively) An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “The villagers erected a windmill near the river to harness wind energy and power the nearby corn mill.”
windmilling
  1. The process of milling with a windmill.
windmiller
  1. (rare) The miller who manages a windmill
windmillers
  1. plural of windmiller
windmills
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