wind
movement of air in a room or building AIR
see also WEATHER
- the movement of air across the earth: wind (noun C/U)
a cold/warm wind ◎ a tree blown over by the wind ◎ There was a lot of wind and rain all day.
- with a lot of wind: windy
windy weather ◎ a windy night
- a wind which comes from the north/south/east/west: north/south/east/west wind
- when it is windy, the wind blows*
The wind is blowing harder than ever.
- to fly away because of the wind: blow* away, be blown away
All his papers blew away. ◎ The roof of the house had been blown completely away.
- to fall off sth because of the wind: blow* off, be blown off
My hat blew off in the wind.
- to fall down because of the wind: blow* over, be blown over
The wind was so strong I was nearly blown over.
※ strong wind
- a wind that is blowing hard is a strong wind
- a very strong wind: gale, hurricane; different kinds of strong circular wind: cyclone, tornado, typhoon, whirlwind
- a short period of strong wind and heavy rain or snow: storm; adjective: stormy
a violent storm ◎ stormy weather
- a strong sudden movement of wind: gust
gusts of wind up to 100 mph
- when a strong wind makes a noise, it howls, whistles
We could hear the wind whistling through the trees.
※ more on storms STORM
※ wind which is not strong
- a wind that is not strong is light, gentle
a light south-westerly wind
- a light wind: breeze; when there is a breeze, the weather is breezy
a gentle breeze ◎ a sea breeze ◎ a breezy day
- a small amount of gentle wind: breath of wind
There was not even a breath of wind.
※ cold wind
- a very cold wind is biting, freezing, icy
a biting north wind
※ when the wind stops
- when the wind stops, it drops, dies down, (formal) subsides
- when there is no wind, the weather is calm, still
The wind died down and everything was still.
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- the most common wind direction in a particular place: prevailing wind
The prevailing wind is from the west.
- a tall building with long arms (sails) that stick out from it and turn in the wind; used for grinding corn, producing electricity, etc: windmill
- a place where there are several windmills used for producing electricity: wind farm
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