All wind synonyms
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W w noun wind
- airstream — a wind, esp at a high altitude
- gale — Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
- squall — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- gust — Archaic. flavor or taste.
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- chinook — a warm dry southwesterly wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
- draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draught — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- flurry — a light, brief shower of snow.
- flutter — to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
- puff — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- tempest — a comedy (1611) by Shakespeare.
- typhoon — a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
- wafting — to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- whiff — any of several flatfishes having both eyes on the left side of the head, of the genus Citharichthys, as C. cornutus (horned whiff) inhabiting Atlantic waters from New England to Brazil.
- whirlwind — any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout.
- whisk — to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- zephyr — a gentle, mild breeze.
- report — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- warning — the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- clue — A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
- cue — In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.
- gossip — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- hint — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- inkling — a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation: They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen.
- intimation — the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
- notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- rumour — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
- rumor — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
- suggestion — the act of suggesting.
- talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tidings — news, information, or intelligence: sad tidings.
- whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- hot air — empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing: His report on the company's progress was just so much hot air.
verb wind
- coil — A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- encircle — Form a circle around ; surround.
- curl — If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- twine — a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- loop — a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
- meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.