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wind
noun
moving
air
outdoors
,
especially
noticeable
when
it
blows
•
A
sudden
gust
of
wind
slammed
the
garden
gate
shut
.
A
sudden
gust
of
wind
slammed
the
garden
gate
shut
.
•
The
sailors
waited
for
the
wind
to
fill
their
bright
white
sails
.
The
sailors
waited
for
the
wind
to
fill
their
bright
white
sails
.
Old
English
“
wind
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
*windaz
,
ultimately
from
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂weh₁-
‘
to
blow
’.
noun
-
wind
the
ability
to
breathe
easily
;
breath
•
After
sprinting
up
the
stairs
,
I
was
out
of
wind
and
had
to
rest
.
After
sprinting
up
the
stairs
,
I
was
out
of
wind
and
had
to
rest
.
•
She
paused
during
the
hike
to
get
her
wind
back
.
She
paused
during
the
hike
to
get
her
wind
back
.
Extended
figurative
sense
of
‘
air
in
motion
’
to
‘
air
inside
the
body
’
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
wind
,
winding
,
winds
,
wound
to
turn
or
twist
something
around
and
around
,
or
to
turn
a
handle
or
key
to
make
a
device
work
•
Could
you
wind
the
music
box
for
the
baby
?
Could
you
wind
the
music
box
for
the
baby
?
•
He
carefully
wound
the
scarf
around
his
neck
.
He
carefully
wound
the
scarf
around
his
neck
.
Old
English
“
windan
”
meaning
‘
to
twist
or
turn
’;
related
to
German
“
winden
”.
verb
-
wind
,
winding
,
winds
,
wound
to
move
or
curve
in
a
twisting
,
indirect
way
•
A
narrow
path
winds
through
the
dense
bamboo
forest
.
A
narrow
path
winds
through
the
dense
bamboo
forest
.
•
The
river
wound
lazily
across
the
plain
toward
the
sea
.
The
river
wound
lazily
across
the
plain
toward
the
sea
.
Same
Old
English
source
as
the
turning
verb
sense
,
extended
to
describe
twisting
motion
of
objects
and
routes
.
window
noun
a
hole
in
the
wall
,
roof
,
or
side
of
a
vehicle
that
is
usually
filled
with
glass
and
lets
in
light
and
air
while
allowing
people
to
look
out
•
It
was
stuffy
in
the
room
,
so
Mia
opened
the
window
to
let
fresh
air
in
.
It
was
stuffy
in
the
room
,
so
Mia
opened
the
window
to
let
fresh
air
in
.
•
Raindrops
tapped
against
the
classroom
window
during
the
math
lesson
.
Raindrops
tapped
against
the
classroom
window
during
the
math
lesson
.
Old
English
‘
wind-ēage
’
literally
‘
wind
eye
’,
referring
to
an
opening
for
air
and
light
.
noun
a
rectangular
area
on
a
computer
,
tablet
,
or
phone
screen
that
shows
the
contents
of
a
program
,
file
,
or
webpage
separately
from
other
areas
•
Lena
dragged
the
photo
into
a
new
window
to
edit
it
.
Lena
dragged
the
photo
into
a
new
window
to
edit
it
.
•
Too
many
windows
were
open
,
so
the
laptop
began
to
slow
down
.
Too
many
windows
were
open
,
so
the
laptop
began
to
slow
down
.
Sense
extended
in
the
1980s
from
the
physical
‘
window
’
to
the
framed
area
on
a
screen
.
noun
a
clear
plastic
opening
in
an
envelope
or
package
that
lets
you
see
the
address
or
contents
inside
•
The
address
showed
through
the
window
of
the
envelope
,
so
no
label
was
needed
.
The
address
showed
through
the
window
of
the
envelope
,
so
no
label
was
needed
.
•
He
peeked
at
the
paycheck
amount
through
the
little
window
before
opening
the
envelope
.
He
peeked
at
the
paycheck
amount
through
the
little
window
before
opening
the
envelope
.
Adopted
in
the
early
20th
century
when
envelopes
with
transparent
film
became
common
for
mail
sorting
machines
.
noun
a
limited
period
of
time
when
something
can
happen
or
be
done
•
There
was
only
a
small
window
to
catch
the
train
before
the
doors
closed
.
There
was
only
a
small
window
to
catch
the
train
before
the
doors
closed
.
•
Doctors
have
a
critical
window
of
time
to
treat
a
stroke
patient
.
Doctors
have
a
critical
window
of
time
to
treat
a
stroke
patient
.
Metaphoric
use
recorded
since
the
15th
century
,
comparing
a
chance
to
an
opening
that
lets
something
pass
through
.
wound
verb
-
wind
,
winding
,
winds
,
wound
past
tense
and
past
participle
of
wind
:
to
turn
or
coil
something
around
or
to
twist
it
•
She
wound
the
scarf
around
her
neck
before
stepping
into
the
snow
.
She
wound
the
scarf
around
her
neck
before
stepping
into
the
snow
.
•
He
wound
the
rope
tightly
around
the
post
to
secure
the
boat
.
He
wound
the
rope
tightly
around
the
post
to
secure
the
boat
.
From
Old
English
windan
‘
to
twist
,
coil
’.