Dictionary Check: wind

"wind" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

noun

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

Example: "trees bent under the fierce winds"
noun

the act of winding or twisting

Example: "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
Synonyms:
noun

a tendency or force that influences events

Example: "the winds of change"
noun

breath

Example: "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
noun

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

Example: "that's a lot of wind"
noun

an indication of potential opportunity

Example: "he got a tip on the stock market"

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