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单词 wind
释义
wind1 nounwind2 verbwind3 verb
windwind1 /wɪnd/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR windwind1 air2 get/have wind of something3 breath4 in your stomach5 take the wind out of somebody’s sails6 see which way the wind is blowing7 something is in the wind8 winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc9 put the wind up somebody/get the wind up10 music11 like the wind12 talk
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINwind1
Origin:
Old English
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a 30-mile-an-hour wind
  • A bitter wind was blowing from the East
  • A sudden gust of wind blew the paper out of his hand.
  • Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.
  • The flags fluttered gently in the wind.
  • We walked home through the wind and the rain.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But everyone erupted into giggles and bolted down the street as free of deference as the wind.
  • Gregson felt the wind whipping around him, felt the chill grow more intense.
  • She could not believe that the typhoon winds of change could alter our family.
  • Some kind of wind had risen outside and was whistling through the rotten window casement and the ill-fitted panes.
  • There was a biting wind from the right which made all the dead winter stems rattle and rustle feverishly.
  • We tie up the boats and wade up the creek towards it, enveloped in a wind of fine mist.
  • With the rain came a southerly wind, moderate at first but then steadily increasing until it built to gale force.
  • You can even feel the deck shift beneath your feet or shiver in the ice cold arctic wind.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
air moving in a current, especially strongly or quickly: · A cold wind was blowing from the east.· Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.
a gentle pleasant wind: · The trees were moving gently in the breeze.· A slight breeze ruffled her hair.
British English, draft American English a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you feel uncomfortable: · There’s a bit of a draught in here – can you close the door?
a strong wind
a very strong wind: · The ship was blown off course in a severe gale.· Howling gales and torrential rain continued throughout the night.
a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people.
a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.
(also twister American English informal) a violent storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle, often forming a cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top: · The town was hit by a tornado that damaged several homes.
a violent tropical storm with strong winds that spin in a circle: · A devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh in April that year.· This cyclone was traveling at speeds in excess of 21 miles per hour.
Longman Language Activatorto make someone feel less confident
if something shakes or damages someone's confidence , it makes them feel unsure of their abilities and less confident: · Being fired really shook his confidence.badly shaken: · Her confidence was badly shaken when she was involved in a car accident a few years ago.
making people feel that they cannot be successful at something they are trying to do, so that they become unwilling to continue with it: · the demoralizing effects of unemployment· Many of the teachers found the school board's criticism unfair and demoralizing.· Rivas says being on welfare was a demoralizing and humiliating experience.
informal to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected: · Last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails.
to make someone feel less confident about something they are trying to achieve: · What discouraged me most was our lack of progress in the pay negotiations.· Although the troubles in the financial markets have made him cautious, Reid said they haven't discouraged him.
making someone feel less confident about something they are trying to achieve: · My father made a few discouraging remarks about my academic abilities that have stayed with me to this day.· Despite discouraging viewing figures for their movie "For the Boys", Paramount decided to try to make another similar film.be discouraging to do something: · It's very discouraging to find out that your own team members have been lying to you.discouraging that: · It is deeply discouraging that the government can struggle with the nation's budget for nearly a year and still fail to achieve anything.
to find out something new or something that was secret
· He just had to hope he'd get away with it and that nobody would find out.· She doesn't want people to find out her age.· You read her diary? Just make sure she never finds out!find out what/why/how etc · Dad was furious when he found out where I was living.find out about · It's a surprise party, so I don't want her to find out about it.find out (that) · It was three months before my parents found out I'd been going out with Peter.find somebody out (=find out someone's secret) British · It won't work. Someone's bound to find you out eventually.
to find out information that has been deliberately kept secret, especially while you are studying or examining a particular subject: · Detectives have uncovered a plan to smuggle illegal weapons into the country.· Lawyers unearthed evidence that he held several bank accounts.
to find out information by searching carefully for it, especially information about someone's past that they have deliberately tried to keep secret: dig something up/dig up something: · I wanted to dig a few more facts up for my article.dig up dirt on somebody (=find out something bad about someone): · Politicians try to dig up dirt on their opponents.dig something up on somebody: · He wanted as much evidence as could be dug up on the girl.
to find something out, especially the truth about a situation, or facts that someone has tried to hide: · It's hard to get at the facts when people are afraid to speak out.· He was a good reporter, who wanted to get at the truth and present it without bias.
informal to find out about a situation or something that is going to happen, especially when it is supposed to be secret: · Reporters somehow got wind of the fact that Carr was going to be arrested.
informal to find out about something such as a trick or an illegal activity: · The police parked an empty patrol car there to reduce speeding, but drivers got wise to it pretty quickly.
windy
if the weather is windy , there is a lot of wind: · It was a bright windy day in October.· The windy conditions made it difficult to put the tent up.
a moving current of air near the ground: · We walked home through the wind and the rain.the wind blows: · A bitter wind was blowing from the Eastin the wind: · The flags fluttered gently in the wind.strong/high wind: · Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.gust of wind (=when the wind suddenly blows strongly): · A sudden gust of wind blew the paper out of his hand.
a gentle pleasant wind: · A cool breeze blew in off the sea.slight/gentle breeze: · A gentle breeze ruffled her hair.in the breeze: · Her black hair was blowing in the breeze as she waved goodbye to me.
a very strong wind: · The fence was blown down in the gale last night.a howling gale (=a very strong gale): · A howling gale and torrential rain lashed the windows.
WORD SETS
abscess, nounache, verbache, nounacne, nounagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, nounague, noun-aholic, suffixAIDS, nounailment, nounairsick, adjectivealbino, nounalcoholic, nounalcoholism, nounallergic, adjectiveallergy, nounamnesia, nounamputee, nounanaemia, nounanaemic, adjectiveangina, nounanorexia, nounanorexic, adjectiveantacid, nounanthrax, nounantibody, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantigen, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounapoplectic, adjectiveapoplexy, nounappendicitis, nounarteriosclerosis, nounarthritis, nounaseptic, adjectiveaspirin, nounasthma, nounastigmatism, nounasymptomatic, adjectiveathlete's foot, nounatrophy, verbauto-immune disease, nounAyurvedic medicine, nounbaby blues, nounbacillus, nounbackache, nounbark, verbbattle fatigue, nounBCG, nounbedridden, adjectivebedsore, nounbed-wetting, nounbellyache, nounbenign, adjectiveberiberi, nounbespectacled, adjectivebetter, adjectivebilious, adjectivebinge, verbbiopsy, nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken pox, nounchilblains, nounChinese medicine, nouncholera, nounchronic, adjectivecirrhosis, nounCJD, nouncleanse, verbcleft palate, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclub foot, nouncold, nouncold sore, nouncolic, nouncolitis, nouncollapse, verbcolour-blind, adjectivecoma, nouncommon cold, nouncommon denominator, nouncommunicate, verbcomplaint, nouncomplicate, verbcomplication, nouncompound fracture, nounconcuss, verbconcussion, nouncondition, nouncongenital, adjectivecongested, adjectiveconjunctivitis, nounconstipation, nounconsumption, nounconsumptive, nouncontagion, nouncontagious, adjectivecontinent, adjectivecontract, verbcontusion, nounconvalesce, verbconvulsion, nouncorn, nouncortisone, nouncot death, nouncough, nounCPR, nouncrack-up, nouncramp, nounCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease, nouncrick, nouncrick, verbcripple, nouncripple, verbcross-eyed, adjectivecroup, nouncurable, adjectivecut, nouncyst, nouncystic fibrosis, nouncystitis, noundecompression sickness, noundeep vein thrombosis, noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, nounenervate, verbenteritis, nounepidemic, nounepilepsy, nounepileptic, adjectiveepileptic, nounetiology, nounexcruciating, adjectiveexposure, nouneyeless, adjectiveeye strain, nounfail, verbfaint, nounfester, verbfever, nounfever blister, nounfevered, adjectivefeverish, adjectivefirst aid, nounfit, nounflat feet, nounflat-footed, adjectiveflu, nounfood poisoning, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounfracture, verbfracture, nounfrostbite, noungall, noungammy, adjectiveganglion, noungangrene, noungas, noungash, noungastric, adjectivegastritis, noungastroenteritis, nounGerman measles, nounget, verbgingivitis, nounglandular fever, nounglaucoma, noungnarled, adjectivegonorrhea, noungout, noungrand mal, noungraze, verbgraze, noungriping, adjectivegroggy, adjectivegrowing pains, noungrowth, noungush, verbgynaecology, nounhacking cough, nounhaemophilia, nounhaemophiliac, nounhaemorrhage, nounhaemorrhage, verbhaemorrhoids, nounhalitosis, nounhandicap, nounhandicapped, adjectivehangover, nounhard of hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprickle, verbprickly heat, nounprognosis, nounprolapse, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprophylactic, nounprophylaxis, nounpsoriasis, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotic, adjectivepuffy, adjectivepull, verbpurulent, adjectivepus, nounpustule, nounqueasy, adjectiverabid, adjectiverabies, nounradiation sickness, nounradiography, nounrash, nounraw, adjectivereact, verbreaction, nounreceive, verbrecuperate, verbrecuperative, adjectiveregurgitate, verbrelapse, verbremission, nounrepetitive strain injury, nounresistance, nounrespond, verbretch, verbRhesus factor, nounrheumatic, adjectiverheumatic fever, nounrheumatism, nounrheumatoid arthritis, nounrickets, nounringworm, nounRSI, nounrubella, nounrun-down, adjectiverunny, adjectiverupture, nounsaddle-sore, adjectivesalmonella, nounscab, nounscabby, adjectivescabies, nounscald, verbscald, nounscaly, adjectivescar, nounscar, verbscarlet fever, nounschizophrenia, nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· The wind was so strong he could hardly stand.
(=not strong)· Winds tomorrow will be light.
(=strong wind)· High winds are making driving conditions difficult.
· There was a cold wind this afternoon.
(=very cold)· She shivered in the icy wind.
(=not blowing steadily)· A blustery wind was sending light flurries of rain against the window.
British English (=quite cold and strong)· It will feel colder in places exposed to a fresh northeasterly wind.
· The walkers struggled in 35-mile-an-hour winds.
(=very strong)· He was buffeted by the gale force winds.
(=coming from the north etc)· They sought shelter from the north wind.
(=coming from the north etc)· A fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards.
(=the most frequent wind in an area)· The prevailing wind comes from the west.
verbs
· A cold wind was blowing.
(also the wind gets up British English) (=becomes stronger)· The rain beat down and the wind was picking up.
(=becomes less strong)· The wind had dropped a little.
(=makes a lot of noise)· The wind howled round the house all night.
(=starts blowing from a different direction)· The wind had to change before his fighting ships could sail against the Spanish.
phrases
· A gust of wind rattled the window.
· The trees were all swaying in the wind.
wind + NOUN
· Wind speeds of up to 80 miles an hour were recorded.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He died from a bullet wound to his chest.
· He suffered serious chest injuries in the accident.
(=turn a key to keep it working)· It was one of those old clocks that you have to wind up.
· A cold wind was blowing from the north.
· The windmill uses wind energy to crush grain and pump water.
(=caused by water or wind)· Hedgerows and trees help to reduce the effect of wind erosion.
 The men drowned when a freak wave sank their boat.
· Violas blend very well with most of the wind instruments.
· She died from a single knife wound.
· A narrow path wound down towards the beach.
· He climbed the winding path up the hill.
(=energy produced by the wind)· Is wind power the answer to the energy crisis?
 The dragon disappeared in a puff of smoke.
(=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· He could see the river winding across the plain.
(=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· A long road wound through the park.
 She felt a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.
 He got his second wind and ran on.
 Avoid using words that might offend someone’s racial or moral sensibilities.
(=the speed of the wind)· The average wind speed will be about 14 knots.
(=streets that turn in many directions)· We spent hours exploring the town’s winding streets.
· He still suffered pain from an old war wound.
 They listened to the wind whistling through the trees.
 It must have been minus 5 with the wind chill factor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· A chill wind came through the open doors to the balcony.· Over the valley, a full moon was rising, and a chill wind was blowing down from the distant mountains.· Even as he looked the first drops of rain began to fall, whipped into a flurry by a chill little wind.· By now the skies were black, a chill wind was blustering down the street and the rain was slashing sideways.· But at least he was high above the city, where chill winds swept the air clean and freshened the skin.· There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead now and a chill wind.· He didn't even seem to be aware that a chill north wind was blowing.· For some, the chill wind of competition is again blowing through their offices.
· A light wind ruffled the leaves of the trees, but it was warm, not cold like the winds of winter.· The first cold winds rattled the windowpane, and I had made it just in time.· The bright October day belied the cold wind.· He stared at the ice-covered ground and half listened to the cold wind moaning gently amongst the trees.· He hid in doorways when the cold wind blew.· There was a cold wind outside the car.· You can feel the cold winds whipping across the barren island of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story.
· The more experienced may try Villa-Flotilla in Yalikavak, where high wind courses give the confidence needed to cope with choppy seas.· First, in high winds the building could twist and turn and pull sections of the walls or windows apart.· Earlier in the day it had been raining, now there was a high wind blowing.· Lightning or high winds can knock branches or whole trees on to power lines, cutting the electricity to an entire neighborhood.· The main problem is, of course, high wind.· Downpours, lightning and thunder, high winds, a tornado that barely missed carrying away the house.· There was a high wind and clouds scudded across the blue sky and when the sun was obscured the wind seemed cold.· The high winds did not cease.
· An icy wind howled and a great wall of snow bore down upon them.· She felt an icy wind howl over her, a graveyard stench enter her throat, a chill finger touch her cheek.· It is often their only protection against the icy winds of winter.· Through her fingers Tallis could hear the horses protesting against the growing, icy wind.· It snowed again in the night, on an icy wind.· Cold icy winds swept under the gaps of cottage doors rattling them fiercely.· It was cold, too, an icy wind sneaking in through the thatch and through gaps in the mud wall.
· It is, as the saying goes, an ill wind.· It's an ill wind, thought Charles.· It's the worst wind you can get: the nor-easter, the east and the south-east.
· The wet grass glittered and near-by a nut-tree sparkled iridescent, winking and gleaming as its branches moved in the light wind.· Clear skies and light winds helped cleanup crews Sunday.· This is generally okay in light to medium winds where the bait is moving very slowly through the water.· We are dead in the water, heading into a light wind and surface current.· We don't provide formal instruction, but novices pick up a lot by sailing out and back in light winds.· In the night with a light fair wind we had again lost out to the Black Stream.· Evening, and warmer air now with lighter winds.· A light wind sprang up, and the smoke of their guns drifted over the valley towards the cemetery.
· You should never sail in an offshore wind, particularly not alone.· Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated.· The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.· At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.· Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.· Avoid strong tides, offshore winds, poor visibility or sailing in the dark.· This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds.
· Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.· He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.· You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.· It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.· They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.
· Disadvantages: Lack of volume, thus difficult to sail in all but strong winds.· Driven thirty miles north last night by continuing strong southerly winds.· They walked for miles on the hilltops in the strong clean wind, alone with the birds and the sheep.· On one particular day I lay there watching a strong, high wind move the clouds.· Porto Heli and Cannigione additionally offer catamaran coaching. Strong winds and some racing provide further challenges.· A hurricane is a storm of strong circular wind flow which rotates in a counter-clockwise direction.· Sinker A very small board which is used in stronger winds.· Flying is often safer than towing into a really strong and gusty wind.
NOUN
· Do check on wind direction when siting your barbecue.· Bill would simply have to steer 106 degrees and adjust for wind direction and drift.· Four repeaters costing £140 are available for wind and boat speed, wind direction and depth and a multifunction repeater costs £160.· Fighting my feeling of dread, I went through the automatic routine of checking the smoke drift for wind direction.· Odour emissions are affected by wind direction, temperature inversion, ambient temperatures and humidity.· This would certainly be hazard in a cross wind and, to an inexperienced pilot, in any wind direction.· When sailing upwind, a change in the wind direction will make either the board point higher or lower than previously.· This was fine until the wind direction changed slightly and came across the fixed line.
· Kind skies and balmy breezes instead of the cutting east wind off the marshes.· Or was it the east wind blowing in through the open bell tower with renewed force?· It was cold, with an east wind blowing from the sea, and it was getting dark.· It was December and a bitterly cold east wind was blowing.· I adjusted the sail at forty-five degrees to the east wind, and walked south.· And with an east wind behind them they could not abruptly halt.
· The Countryside Commission has called for planning guidelines on wind farms to be issued to local authorities.· The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.· At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.· Offshore wind farms would be more expensive to establish but far less of an eyesore.
· As the Sea King hovered in gale force winds, alarms warned of engine trouble.· The superstar's Coral Gables mansion was battered by gale force winds which left windows smashed and wrecked her garden.· Gale force winds could not blow away the players' enthusiasm but they did make it very hard work.· The whole service has taken some five and a half hours in gale force winds and heavy seas.· Near hurricane force winds and free-roaming sheep put paid to early attempts at planting flowers and shrubs.· The tanker, the Braer, crashed into the rocky coast in heavy seas and gale force winds.· Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.
· The same held true for mouthpieces for wind instruments and replacement roots for teeth, Sakai explained.· Many of the stringed instruments imitate the sounds of horses; wind instruments imitate the sounds of birds and other wild animals.· Mac had said something about his fondness for wind instruments without actually saying what he played.· Both were playing a traditional wind instrument known as the didgeridoo.· Its high register gives brilliance and point when doubling at the octave phrases allotted to other wind instruments or to the violins.· The pre-Columbian Amerindian civilizations in particular produced a variety of vessel flutes, compound pipes and wind instruments.· Native wind instruments fashioned from tiny straws are sold at a fraction of the cost of matchbox-size ghetto-blasters.· They provided six of the centre's elephants, aged seven to 18, with a variety of percussion and wind instruments.
· Hot winds, and the sugary savor of the air! ... The squalling north wind beats against my windows.· A moaning north wind that ebbed and flowed like the sound of surf and ocean waves.· The morning was cold, in the wake of the north wind that had frozen the fields since mid-March.· Winter is coming on the north wind, and winter in the Maine woods comes to stay for six months.· Pine trees, swayed by the north wind, whisper; the bracken sighs.· He didn't even seem to be aware that a chill north wind was blowing.· Ships docking at Amnisos could well have found themselves trapped there by a north wind, just as Odysseus claimed he was.
· Not surprisingly wind power is regarded as having considerable potential.· A big unknown is the fate of federal support for wind power.· Biofuels and wind power are regarded as the most promising technologies, along with small scale hydro and tidal power.· The market could grow much bigger if countries further subsidize wind power to curb greenhouse gas emissions.· Many congressmen are keen to revive research into renewable energy sources like solar and wind power.· It's hoped that wind power will eventually provide up to 20 percent of the country's energy needs.· The government hopes that wind power will meet around a tenth of total electricity demand by the year 2000.· Of course, wind power isn't new.
· There is less difference between the two hemispheres with respect to wind speeds than with respect to the pattern of the bands.· As the wind speed varied, so did the strength of the rain.· The reported wind speeds gave everyone a false sense of security.· Wind drift indicators were used to figure out wind speed and direction, but they worked only if they could be seen.· This is important because the balloon and payload could be damaged if the wind speed is above 10 knots.· Hsu Fu would advance at her own pace, depending on the wind speed and direction.· Another interesting option is the use of wind turbines as windbreaks to reduce wind speed and erosion.· The wind speed and direction, and the cloud height and type were major hurdles to be overcome each hour.
· To grasp the whole picture, envisage first the trade wind, blowing from east to west.· Sometimes a trade wind takes me toward land.· So in winter the trade winds are strengthened and diverted, and are almost reversed in summer.· Its economy, as a world trader, is sensitive to every trade wind that blows.
· Work includes full-scale experiments, wind tunnel studies and computational fluid dynamics.· Fall through the platform, and unless you're either amazingly brave or stupid head down the wind tunnel to the left.· The reverse acoustic ceilings amplify the din to a decibel range appropriate for a wind tunnel.· It was the wind tunnel which gave birth to the characteristic shape of the Boeing 747.· But the wind tunnel specifications called for this wall to be able to withstand seventy-five pounds a square foot.· During wind tunnel tests on the car, at the development stage, water was added.· By ensuring that only the most promising designs enter the wind tunnel, it has made physical evaluation more cost effective.
· The seasonal performance might be improved to some extent by using a wind turbine as the energy source.· Gipe gives values based on rotor diameter for the outputs of a range of wind turbines currently available.· The toilets are lit with electricity from a wind turbine.· The organisation hopes to power the village via a wind turbine.· Another interesting option is the use of wind turbines as windbreaks to reduce wind speed and erosion.· These, the largest offshore wind turbines in the world, have been tested for three months.· Britain's 2,000 kilometres of motorway could accomodate 130,000 wind turbines safely and efficiently at a cost of £10,000 for each device.
VERB
· Lifting up one of his legs he broke wind loudly, causing Sarah to purse her lips.· When the ice jam broke and the wind dropped, the Falls returned to their former glory.· The boy might break wind or say a naughty word and forfeit the protection of that great white spirit.· Why not plant millions of them on the high plains to break the wind and conserve the soil?
· Cold gusts dropped the wind chill into the low 40s and played havoc with final-round scores in the highest-scoring Nissan since 1984.
· If you can't avoid trouble, then throw valour to the winds and run.· Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.· My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.· It continued poorly, as Gatti threw to the winds any notion of coherent tempo relationships.· You may even throw caution to the wind and try one of our Mystery Trips.· Fair trial rights were thrown to the wind.· The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.· The players furnished all those elements in an alternately rapturous and probing performance that sporadically threw decorum to the winds.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • If there was talk of a merger in the wind, I'm sure we'd hear about it.
► winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc► put the wind up somebody/get the wind up► the winds/the wind section
  • A light wind ruffled the leaves of the trees, but it was warm, not cold like the winds of winter.
  • Cos it looks like the wind blew her face inside out.
  • He swept towards me, like the wind raising a storm as soaring eagles raise dust.
  • Something was sweeping through that massive arena like the wind moving through the top of the trees.
  • The boy was driving like the wind when suddenly we hit something.
  • We rode like the wind and by ten o'clock had come to the edge of the forest of Zenda.
  • Will and I ran like the wind and only stopped when we reached the river.
  • By February the local press had got wind of the affair.
  • Certainly the last thing she wanted was for Max to get wind of it all.
  • First it needs to boost its efforts to get wind of military-useful technology at an early stage.
  • If she were to get wind of this.
  • So, if she gets wind of Der Vampyr and wants to do it, you can believe it will get done.
  • The extension director and the Wyoming dean of agriculture finally got wind of what I was up to.
  • The notion of compulsion met a storm of controversy when mental health charities first got wind of the government's thoughts.
  • When Johnny misbehaves, parents get wind of it by e-mail before he gets home.
  • Last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails.
► see which way the wind is blowingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Lifting up one of his legs he broke wind loudly, causing Sarah to purse her lips.
  • The boy might break wind or say a naughty word and forfeit the protection of that great white spirit.
  • Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
  • It had been a very cold but bright morning, without a breath of wind.
  • Not a breath of air disturbs the tranquil spectacle.
  • Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air.
  • The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.
  • There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace.
  • There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.
  • There was scarcely a breath of wind.
  • Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
  • My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
  • The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
► the wind drops► twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger► a following wind
  • As the Sea King hovered in gale force winds, alarms warned of engine trouble.
  • Near hurricane force winds and free-roaming sheep put paid to early attempts at planting flowers and shrubs.
  • Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.
  • The superstar's Coral Gables mansion was battered by gale force winds which left windows smashed and wrecked her garden.
  • The tanker, the Braer, crashed into the rocky coast in heavy seas and gale force winds.
  • The whole service has taken some five and a half hours in gale force winds and heavy seas.
  • At present, they can only develop profitably in locations with high wind speed.
  • First high winds blow Stu Miller off the mound, forcing a balk, at Candlestick Park.
  • Four guylines are attached half way up the pole sleeve to storm-lash the tent - great for very high winds.
  • It was a shed that wobbled in high winds.
  • More than 1, 100 plows struggled to keep up with the high winds and drifts of four to six feet.
  • Nevertheless, there was a degree of innovation in one aspect of this design: its ability to resist high wind.
  • On one particular day I lay there watching a strong, high wind move the clouds.
  • This allows good use of space, but high winds compress the sides.
► it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
  • Saints twisted the knife with a glorious try from Tony Sullivan, set up by Gary Connolly.
  • The tragedy is that you have to twist the knife in your own gray matter to make this defense work.
  • During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.
  • As she reads or hears the news reports of battles, she can ascertain whether he is in mortal danger.
  • Hellenism no longer represented a mortal danger.
  • His dragon had taken a mortal wound as he and Caledor clashed on the battlefield.
  • Railroad traffic is a mortal danger.
  • This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
  • Yesterday, the joint shop stewards committee of Corporate Jets said a loss of production would be a mortal blow.
  • At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.
  • Avoid strong tides, offshore winds, poor visibility or sailing in the dark.
  • Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.
  • Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated.
  • The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.
  • This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds.
  • When sailing in offshore winds, however, this rule is more often than not proved right, particularly in coastal bays.
  • You should never sail in an offshore wind, particularly not alone.
► piss in the wind
  • He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.
  • He faces the open end to the east, away from the sun and prevailing wind.
  • It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.
  • Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.
  • They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.
  • You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.
  • A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.
  • A car that squats low meets less wind resistance.
  • If you want to lower the wind resistance on a car body how low do you want to get it?
  • Naturally the water resistance was less, but modern tanning processes have improved leathers considerably.
  • The actual path taken by the orbiter is complex and designed to minimize the effect of air resistance on the craft.
  • This holds precisely because all objects fall at the same speed under gravity. Air resistance is being ignored here.
  • Boro rubbed salt into the wound by scoring with their first genuine scoring attempt.
  • To rub salt into the wound, they had Michael Mols sent off.
  • They had quite a reputation for sailing close to the wind.
  • With his own property, it was perhaps easier too for a baron to take risks or sail close to the wind.
  • By the 1980s Borge had got his second wind and looked like going on for ever as an international touring artist.
  • Cruising along on a second wind.
  • I was drunk, okay, but I was getting my second wind by now.
  • I won my race into a 1.5 metres per second wind.
  • She had got her second wind.
  • She seems to have acquired a second wind.
  • So one perennial idea getting a second wind is the campaign to raise the pitifully low current minimum wage.
  • The ground was hardened by a sharp frost making the going firm on a fine, sunny day.
  • There had been a sharp frost overnight and the ground was frozen hard.
  • A stiff breeze riffles the brush.
  • A stiff breeze shoves broken clouds across the moon.
  • Daylight broke, a stiff breeze struck up and the sky clouded over.
  • Put in on a shoe and it will wipe off in a stiff breeze.
  • The mastheads of beached yachts tinkled in a stiff breeze.
  • The next day was bright and cold, with a stiff breeze blowing straight down the field.
  • The skill is running down the beach with all your equipment often in a stiff breeze.
  • Within minutes a stiff wind was blowing over the harbor.
  • A final straw in the wind may be Tolkien's increasing desire to pull strands together.
  • But even before 1947 there were straws in the wind.
  • There were other straws in the wind.
  • These various statements amounted to straws in the wind rather than a fully defined policy for ending the war.
  • A strong wind was now blowing and there was a loud crack of thunder.
  • Disadvantages: Lack of volume, thus difficult to sail in all but strong winds.
  • Firefighters must contend with steep canyons and the strong winds, not to mention hot and dry conditions.
  • In very strong winds the critical place for ground handling is at the tail.
  • Rip A strong current, commonly experienced on surf beaches.
  • The same materials, thrown into the Martian atmosphere by strong winds, give the Martian sky a pinkish color.
  • There was a strong wind blowing from the north.
  • Toward late afternoon, a strong wind came up and the sky clouded over.
  • Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
  • My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
  • The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
  • You may even throw caution to the wind and try one of our Mystery Trips.
1air (also the wind) [countable, uncountable] moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current → windy:  The wind blew from the northeast. Planes were unable to take off because of high winds. → crosswind, downwind, headwind, tailwind, trade wind, upwind2get/have wind of something informal to hear or find out about something secret or private:  You’d better hope the press doesn’t get wind of this.3breath [uncountable] your ability to breathe normallyget your wind (back) (=be able to breathe normally again, for example after running)knock the wind out of somebody (=hit someone in the stomach so that they cannot breathe for a moment) → second wind at second1(12), → windpipe4in your stomach [uncountable] British English the condition of having air or gas in your stomach or intestines, or the air or gas itself SYN gas American English:  I can’t drink beer – it gives me wind. ‘What’s wrong with the baby?’ ‘Just a little wind.’5take the wind out of somebody’s sails informal to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected6see which way the wind is blowing to find out what the situation is before you do something or make a decision7something is in the wind used to say that something is happening or going to happen, but the details are not clear:  If there was a merger in the wind, I’m sure we’d hear about it.8winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc used to refer to things that have important effects, and that cannot be stopped:  The winds of change are blowing through the entire organization.9put the wind up somebody/get the wind up British English informal if you put the wind up someone, you make them feel anxious or frightened. If you get the wind up, you become anxious or frightened:  The threat of legal action will be enough to put the wind up them.10music the winds/the wind section the people in an orchestra or band who play musical instruments that you blow through, such as a flute11like the wind if someone or something moves or runs like the wind, they move or run very quickly:  She ran like the wind down the stairs to escape.12talk [uncountable] British English informal talk that does not mean anything → break wind at break1(31), → it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) at ill1(4), → sail close to the wind at sail1(6), → straw in the wind at straw(5)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesstrong· The wind was so strong he could hardly stand.light/gentle (=not strong)· Winds tomorrow will be light.high winds (=strong wind)· High winds are making driving conditions difficult.a cold/chill wind· There was a cold wind this afternoon.an icy/biting/bitter wind (=very cold)· She shivered in the icy wind.a gusty/blustery wind (=not blowing steadily)· A blustery wind was sending light flurries of rain against the window.a fresh wind British English (=quite cold and strong)· It will feel colder in places exposed to a fresh northeasterly wind.a 20-/40-mile-an-hour wind· The walkers struggled in 35-mile-an-hour winds.gale force/hurricane force winds (=very strong)· He was buffeted by the gale force winds.the north/south etc wind (=coming from the north etc)· They sought shelter from the north wind.a northerly/southerly etc wind (=coming from the north etc)· A fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards.the prevailing wind (=the most frequent wind in an area)· The prevailing wind comes from the west.verbsthe wind blows· A cold wind was blowing.the wind picks up (also the wind gets up British English) (=becomes stronger)· The rain beat down and the wind was picking up.the wind drops/dies down (=becomes less strong)· The wind had dropped a little.the wind howls (=makes a lot of noise)· The wind howled round the house all night.the wind changes (=starts blowing from a different direction)· The wind had to change before his fighting ships could sail against the Spanish.phrasesa gust of wind· A gust of wind rattled the window.be blowing/swaying/flapping etc in the wind· The trees were all swaying in the wind.wind + NOUNwind speed· Wind speeds of up to 80 miles an hour were recorded.THESAURUSwind air moving in a current, especially strongly or quickly: · A cold wind was blowing from the east.· Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.breeze a gentle pleasant wind: · The trees were moving gently in the breeze.· A slight breeze ruffled her hair.draught British English, draft American English /drɑːft $ dræft/ a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you feel uncomfortable: · There’s a bit of a draught in here – can you close the door?a strong windgale a very strong wind: · The ship was blown off course in a severe gale.· Howling gales and torrential rain continued throughout the night.hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people.typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.tornado (also twister American English informal) a violent storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle, often forming a cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top: · The town was hit by a tornado that damaged several homes.cyclone a violent tropical storm with strong winds that spin in a circle: · A devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh in April that year.· This cyclone was traveling at speeds in excess of 21 miles per hour.
wind1 nounwind2 verbwind3 verb
windwind2 /waɪnd/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle wound /waʊnd/) Verb Table
VERB TABLE
wind
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywind
he, she, itwinds
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywinded
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave winded
he, she, ithas winded
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad winded
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill wind
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have winded
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I hate watches that you have to wind.
  • My watch has stopped - I must have forgotten to wind it.
  • Route 101 winds along the coastline for several hundred miles.
  • She wound the car window down to speak to the police officer.
  • The staircase appears almost to be floating on air, as it winds its way up three stories.
  • The trail winds through the hills and then down towards Ironhorse Falls.
  • We decided to take the Blueridge Parkway, which winds its way through the Smoky Mountains.
  • You wind the handle on the side to make the music play.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As the day winds on, he collects a few possums, a couple of skunks.
  • He could maybe wind her up a bit if he had the chance.
  • Herb could wind up on the Ginza in Tokyo.
  • Once they were driving to meet friends for dinner when they spotted a pair winding across the highway.
  • Try winding four or five large curlers into the crown to add height.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto deliberately make someone angry
· The dog wouldn't bite you for just petting her. You must have provoked her.provoke somebody into (doing) something · Paul tried to provoke Fletcher into a fight.
especially British informal to deliberately say or do something in order to make someone angry, especially because you enjoy making them angry: · She's married again? You're winding me up!· He only pretends to be sexist in order to wind me up.
to make someone feel angry with you by doing something that they do not like: · The White House does not want to antagonize Beijing.· The police department antagonizes the black community here on an almost regular basis.
to finish a performance, speech, meeting etc
· When Sir George finished his speech there was a moment's silence.finish/end something by doing something · The priest ended the service by saying a short prayer.finish/end something with something · She ended her recital with an old French song.
to gradually end an event or activity such as a meeting, making sure that it finishes at the right time: · About 40 minutes after the interview starts, the interviewer will signal to you to start winding up.wind up something: · He was fired and the board would give him no more time to wind up his affairs.wind something up: · Mark wanted to wind the meeting up quickly because he had a plane to catch.
to formally finish a meeting, lesson, process etc: · The committee has brought to a close one of the longest-running Senate investigations ever.· Efforts must continue to bring the conflict to an end.
to formally or officially end a meeting, public event, speech etc by doing one final thing: conclude something with something: · This year, Muslims will conclude Ramadan with the usual festivities on April 15 or 16.conclude with: · He concluded with an appeal to everyone to support the campaign.conclude by doing something: · I'd like to conclude by thanking everyone who has worked so hard to make this conference possible.
to do something as a way of ending an event, performance etc in a suitable or satisfactory way: round off something: · To round off National Peace Week, a concert was organized in the park.round something off with something: · She served us a splendid dinner, rounded off with a marvellous orange mousse.· They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.
to complete an event, performance, piece of work etc by doing one final thing that is necessary or suitable: · Please finish off now. The test will end in three minutes.· You can finish up the puzzle tomorrow morning. It's time for bed now.finish off/up something by doing something: · We finished off our vacation by spending two days in Santa Fe.finish off/up something with something: · Dan finished up his act with a joke about the Vice-President.
to pretend that something is true as a joke
informal to say something that is not true as a joke: · When he asked me to marry him I wasn't sure whether he was joking or being serious.just/only kidding: · "You're just kidding, right Mom?" Joe asked anxiously.· Don't get mad - I was only joking!are you kidding?/you're kidding! (=say this when you think someone is joking): · You're kidding. You mean it only rains once a year there?· "They wanted $425 just for the room." "Are you kidding?"no kidding (=say this to show you are serious): · It was the best pizza I've ever eaten, no kidding.no kidding? (=say this when you think someone could be joking): · She's only sixteen? No kidding? She looks twenty-five.
if you say something jokingly you say it to amuse people, and do not really mean it seriously: · Braden jokingly refers to her daughter as "the demon."
British /you're putting me on American spoken say this when you think someone is trying to make you believe something that is not true: · Come on, you guys, you're putting me on, right?· He makes £80,000 a year? You're having me on.
informal to try to make someone believe something that is not true, as a friendly joke: · Is all this really true, or are you pulling my leg?· You don't really have to buy tickets. I was just pulling your leg.
British to say something that is untrue, or do or say something to deliberately annoy someone, as a joke: · I was only winding you up - don't take it so seriously!
to open a door, window, box etc
· It's very hot in here. Do you mind if I open the window?· The drawer's locked - you need a key to open it.open something wide · He opened the door wide, and gestured for me to come in.
to turn the a key in the lock on a door, drawer, cupboard etc so that you can open it: · Unlock the door! We can't get out!· Which of these keys unlocks the safe?· "Come and see", Jo said, unlocking a huge iron gate.
to open a drawer, window, cupboard etc by using force, often with a tool: force something/it open: · The door's stuck - we'll have to force it open.force open something: · The burglars had forced open the window with an iron bar.· It looked as though the shed had been forced open.
to open a container by using force, so that it is damaged: break open something: · We managed to break open the crate with an axe.break something/it/them open: · There's no key for the suitcase - we'll have to break it open.· Gulls carry shellfish into the air, then drop them onto hard surfaces to break them open.
British /pry open American to open something by forcing one part of it away from the other part, using a tool: prise something/it/them open: · All the flats were boarded up, but we managed to prise a few boards open.prise open something: · Laura leaned forward to pry open the crate.prise the lid off (=remove the lid to open it): · I picked up the coffee tin and, using a knife, prised the lid off.
to try to open a door or window in order to see if it is locked: · I knocked, then tried the door. It was open, but the room was empty.· I went around the back to try the windows, but they were all locked.
to completely break a locked door in order to get into a room or building: break down something: · Firemen had to break the door down.break something/it down: · Open the door now or we'll break it down!
British to open a car window, especially by turning a handle: wind/roll down something: · The driver wound down his window and asked us the way to the stadium.wind/roll something down: · Mom, will you roll your window down a little please?
spoken use this to tell someone to open a door: · Open up - it's the police!
when a company reduces its activities, the amount it spends etc
also scale back American to reduce something, such as the size of an organization or a plan, so that it is still operating but on a smaller level: scale down/back something: · European central banks have scaled down their operations in South Africa.scale something down/back: · The two companies have announced plans to scale back production next year.· Development projects were scaled down, and some proposals for new buildings were put on hold.
to reduce the numbers of something or the time or money spent on something, especially because you can no longer afford to continue at the previous level: cut back on: · Her friends know that she is under stress and have warned her to cut back on her workload.cut back something: · Our budget has been cut back this year.· Farmers have agreed to cut back wheat production.cut something back: · We have had to cut expenditure back in an effort to increase profits.
especially American to reduce the number of people who work for a company, especially in order to save money: · They are downsizing the workforce in a desperate attempt to save the firm.· Advised to rightsize its operation, the company has shrunk to 2,000 employees.
to reduce something by small amounts over a period of time so that the effect is not very serious or noticeable while it is happening: pare down something: · The company has pared down expenditure and hopes to recoup its losses this year.pare something down: · We have managed to pare our costs down to the absolute minimum.
also rationalise British to try to make a company more effective by getting rid of unnecessary workers etc: · We are a small company, and we need to rationalize if we want to compete in this market.· The company has done a lot to rationalize production.
to gradually reduce the work of a company or organization so that it can be closed down completely: wind something down: · The old sickness benefit system is slowly being wound down.wind something down: · I want to return in a few years' time - I've already started to wind the business down.
especially British to deliberately make something such as a company, an industry, or a public service weaker and weaker, by giving it less and less money: run down something: · Opposition leaders are accusing the government of running down the Health Service.run something down: · They buy up rival companies then just run them down.
to reduce something by a small amount that will not harm or change it very much, especially in order to save money: · By trimming costs and improving service the hotel has now started to make a profit again.trim something by 10% etc: · The proposed bill would trim welfare spending by $5 billion.
to reduce the costs of something such as a service or industry by employing fewer people, reducing the number of things you produce or provide etc - used especially in business contexts: · The government is once again attempting to streamline the health care service in order to pay for tax cuts.· The company announced it was to streamline its operations and close down three factories in the UK.
to use someone for your own advantage
· Can't you see they're just using you?· She lets herself be used and then dropped by almost every man she meets.use somebody to do something · The drug smugglers used innocent travellers to carry the drugs through customs.use somebody for your own ends (=for your own advantage) · In his political life, he was not above using his family for his own ends.
to use someone for your own advantage, especially someone who is very generous or is easily persuaded or deceived: · Don't let them take advantage of you. Stand up for yourself.· Older brothers and sisters often take advantage of the younger children in a family.take advantage of somebody's good nature: · She's always willing to babysit, but I don't want to take advantage of her good nature.
to use someone in order to get what you want, especially to make money from their work: · Many employers are only too ready to exploit and underpay female part-time workers.· Peasants in remote areas of the country were being shamelessly exploited by wealthy land owners.
to make someone do exactly what you want them to do by influencing them in a clever and dishonest way: · He's so crazy about her he doesn't realize he's being manipulated.manipulate somebody into (doing) something: · He managed to manipulate her into lending his company £500,000.· He's such a nice man, I could imagine him getting manipulated into a situation like that.
informal to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, especially someone who likes or loves you: · Young girls quickly learn how to wind Daddy around their little finger.have somebody wound/wrapped around your little finger: · It was obvious she had her mother wrapped around her little finger.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He died from a bullet wound to his chest.
· He suffered serious chest injuries in the accident.
(=turn a key to keep it working)· It was one of those old clocks that you have to wind up.
· A cold wind was blowing from the north.
· The windmill uses wind energy to crush grain and pump water.
(=caused by water or wind)· Hedgerows and trees help to reduce the effect of wind erosion.
 The men drowned when a freak wave sank their boat.
· Violas blend very well with most of the wind instruments.
· She died from a single knife wound.
· A narrow path wound down towards the beach.
· He climbed the winding path up the hill.
(=energy produced by the wind)· Is wind power the answer to the energy crisis?
 The dragon disappeared in a puff of smoke.
(=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· He could see the river winding across the plain.
(=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· A long road wound through the park.
 She felt a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.
 He got his second wind and ran on.
 Avoid using words that might offend someone’s racial or moral sensibilities.
(=the speed of the wind)· The average wind speed will be about 14 knots.
(=streets that turn in many directions)· We spent hours exploring the town’s winding streets.
· He still suffered pain from an old war wound.
 They listened to the wind whistling through the trees.
 It must have been minus 5 with the wind chill factor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The body of the creature began to wind around him.· However, he was reluctantly persuaded to buy a secondhand gold band with a worn heart pattern winding around it.
· The Volvo, whose windows wind down to reveal plush red curtains, is surrounded by stepladders.· As we have pointed out elsewhere, t6day the economy automatically deploys fiscal stimuli when the business cycle winds down.· But Mr Clarke showed no signs of winding down.· Moments later, we saw the Fast on the screen change to West and the numbers began to wind down backwards.· The government was essentially faced with the option of winding down MDC's operations or extending its boundaries.· I stopped pushing and let the swing wind down to a stop.· They will wind down the pain.· Dumenil Leble has been gradually winding down its banking operations since 1993.
· Looking past Adam, she saw Fand had stopped by another set of steps winding up into the rock.· Moreover, battered women often wind up dropping the charges as reconciliation with the abuser.· Perhaps my right hon. Friend the Minister will tell the House when he winds up.· And should you wind up in court, a call to your friend the governor will set things straight.· That section enables the court to wind up a company if its membership falls below two.· If he fails he's likely to become expendable and could even wind up back at Barnsley, a forgotten man.
NOUN
· So like an old-fashioned clock, Trevor simply winds the handle.
· Follow the path as it winds its way through the forest.· These paths go winding into physical, psychological, and historical realms, all three.· The path to employment often winds back home.· It widened but nothing could be seen in the gap, save for the path ahead, winding on down to the valley.· The path winds its way around the Newtown river and Clamerkin Lake providing some fine estuary walking and taking you inland a little.· Walk along the path, as it winds its way up into the mountain.
· A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.· Another consequence of the finite phase winding inductance is that the phase current can not be switched off instantaneously.· The complete model must also take account of the voltages induced in the phase winding by rotor motion.
· The road was hilly and winding.· The road winds crazily through the farms, between their buildings from one farmhouse to another.· The road begins to wind downward; they are now passing along the main street.· In my imagination I saw a country road winding through granite hills or threading the sides of dunes.· Sheridan Road, which winds so prettily through the North Shore, used to be a military road for moving troops.· Her reverie is interrupted by the sound of hooves on the long white road winding towards the house.
· Then we wind through interminable streets of Edwardian terraced houses converted to flats and rooms.· I find a tiny winding street in the Marais that takes me to a shack in the courtyard of a run-down mansion.· The only access was through the narrow, winding streets of Sandwich.· Motorcycles whiz through winding streets, adding to a cacophony of rumbling truck motors and screaming vendors.· It is a town of simple charms and colourful history, where winding narrow streets and alleyways present surprises at every turn.· It is a quiet resort of winding narrow streets lined with cafés and shops.· There are winding streets, museums, half-timbered houses and lush gardens of figs, mulberries, sweet chestnuts and vines.· Everywhere the narrow, winding streets were lined with little golden terraced houses.
· Follow the path as it winds its way through the forest.· Despite my inability to follow my own advice, we wind our way into the heart of the Cerro Colorado Mountains.· Two freeform swimming pools wind their way through the hotel complex.· These waterways wind their way through countryside often inaccessible by road and unchanged over the years.· Burgon winded his way through the Bangor defence and passed the ball to Minnis whose shot was well saved by Brown.· The path winds its way around the Newtown river and Clamerkin Lake providing some fine estuary walking and taking you inland a little.· Dozens of the cars will wind their way around the scenic coastline on Friday.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► wind something ↔ down► wind something ↔ up► wind somebody ↔ up► wind something ↔ up► wind something ↔ up► wind something ↔ downPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Lifting up one of his legs he broke wind loudly, causing Sarah to purse her lips.
  • The boy might break wind or say a naughty word and forfeit the protection of that great white spirit.
  • Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
  • It had been a very cold but bright morning, without a breath of wind.
  • Not a breath of air disturbs the tranquil spectacle.
  • Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air.
  • The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.
  • There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace.
  • There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.
  • There was scarcely a breath of wind.
  • Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
  • My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
  • The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
► the wind drops► twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger► a following wind
  • As the Sea King hovered in gale force winds, alarms warned of engine trouble.
  • Near hurricane force winds and free-roaming sheep put paid to early attempts at planting flowers and shrubs.
  • Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.
  • The superstar's Coral Gables mansion was battered by gale force winds which left windows smashed and wrecked her garden.
  • The tanker, the Braer, crashed into the rocky coast in heavy seas and gale force winds.
  • The whole service has taken some five and a half hours in gale force winds and heavy seas.
  • At present, they can only develop profitably in locations with high wind speed.
  • First high winds blow Stu Miller off the mound, forcing a balk, at Candlestick Park.
  • Four guylines are attached half way up the pole sleeve to storm-lash the tent - great for very high winds.
  • It was a shed that wobbled in high winds.
  • More than 1, 100 plows struggled to keep up with the high winds and drifts of four to six feet.
  • Nevertheless, there was a degree of innovation in one aspect of this design: its ability to resist high wind.
  • On one particular day I lay there watching a strong, high wind move the clouds.
  • This allows good use of space, but high winds compress the sides.
► it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
  • Saints twisted the knife with a glorious try from Tony Sullivan, set up by Gary Connolly.
  • The tragedy is that you have to twist the knife in your own gray matter to make this defense work.
  • During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.
  • As she reads or hears the news reports of battles, she can ascertain whether he is in mortal danger.
  • Hellenism no longer represented a mortal danger.
  • His dragon had taken a mortal wound as he and Caledor clashed on the battlefield.
  • Railroad traffic is a mortal danger.
  • This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
  • Yesterday, the joint shop stewards committee of Corporate Jets said a loss of production would be a mortal blow.
  • At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.
  • Avoid strong tides, offshore winds, poor visibility or sailing in the dark.
  • Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.
  • Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated.
  • The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.
  • This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds.
  • When sailing in offshore winds, however, this rule is more often than not proved right, particularly in coastal bays.
  • You should never sail in an offshore wind, particularly not alone.
► piss in the wind
  • He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.
  • He faces the open end to the east, away from the sun and prevailing wind.
  • It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.
  • Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.
  • They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.
  • You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.
  • A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.
  • A car that squats low meets less wind resistance.
  • If you want to lower the wind resistance on a car body how low do you want to get it?
  • Naturally the water resistance was less, but modern tanning processes have improved leathers considerably.
  • The actual path taken by the orbiter is complex and designed to minimize the effect of air resistance on the craft.
  • This holds precisely because all objects fall at the same speed under gravity. Air resistance is being ignored here.
  • Boro rubbed salt into the wound by scoring with their first genuine scoring attempt.
  • To rub salt into the wound, they had Michael Mols sent off.
  • They had quite a reputation for sailing close to the wind.
  • With his own property, it was perhaps easier too for a baron to take risks or sail close to the wind.
  • By the 1980s Borge had got his second wind and looked like going on for ever as an international touring artist.
  • Cruising along on a second wind.
  • I was drunk, okay, but I was getting my second wind by now.
  • I won my race into a 1.5 metres per second wind.
  • She had got her second wind.
  • She seems to have acquired a second wind.
  • So one perennial idea getting a second wind is the campaign to raise the pitifully low current minimum wage.
  • The ground was hardened by a sharp frost making the going firm on a fine, sunny day.
  • There had been a sharp frost overnight and the ground was frozen hard.
  • A stiff breeze riffles the brush.
  • A stiff breeze shoves broken clouds across the moon.
  • Daylight broke, a stiff breeze struck up and the sky clouded over.
  • Put in on a shoe and it will wipe off in a stiff breeze.
  • The mastheads of beached yachts tinkled in a stiff breeze.
  • The next day was bright and cold, with a stiff breeze blowing straight down the field.
  • The skill is running down the beach with all your equipment often in a stiff breeze.
  • Within minutes a stiff wind was blowing over the harbor.
  • A final straw in the wind may be Tolkien's increasing desire to pull strands together.
  • But even before 1947 there were straws in the wind.
  • There were other straws in the wind.
  • These various statements amounted to straws in the wind rather than a fully defined policy for ending the war.
  • A strong wind was now blowing and there was a loud crack of thunder.
  • Disadvantages: Lack of volume, thus difficult to sail in all but strong winds.
  • Firefighters must contend with steep canyons and the strong winds, not to mention hot and dry conditions.
  • In very strong winds the critical place for ground handling is at the tail.
  • Rip A strong current, commonly experienced on surf beaches.
  • The same materials, thrown into the Martian atmosphere by strong winds, give the Martian sky a pinkish color.
  • There was a strong wind blowing from the north.
  • Toward late afternoon, a strong wind came up and the sky clouded over.
  • Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
  • My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
  • The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
  • You may even throw caution to the wind and try one of our Mystery Trips.
1[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to turn or twist something several times around something elsewind something around/round something The hair is divided into sections and wound around heated rods.2[transitive] (also wind up) to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working:  Did you remember to wind the clock?3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a road, river etc winds somewhere, it has many smooth bends and is usually very longwind (its way) through/along etc something Highway 99 winds its way along the coast. a winding path4[transitive] to make a tape move in a machinewind something forward/back Can you wind the video back a little way – I want to see that bit again. → rewind—wind noun [countable]wind down phrasal verb1wind something ↔ down to gradually reduce the work of a business or organization so that it can be closed down completely2to rest and relax after a lot of hard work or excitement:  I find it difficult to wind down after a day at work.3wind something ↔ down British English to make something, especially a car window, move down by turning a handle or pressing a buttonwind up phrasal verb1to bring an activity, meeting etc to an end:  OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we’ve decided?wind something ↔ up It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch.2wind something ↔ up to close down a company or organization:  Our operations in Jamaica are being wound up.3[linking verb] informal to be in an unpleasant situation or place after a lot has happened SYN  end upwind up in/at/with etc You know you’re going to wind up in court over this.wind up doing something I wound up wishing I’d never come.4wind somebody ↔ up British English to deliberately say or do something that will annoy or worry someone, as a joke → tease:  They’re only winding you up. → wound up5wind something ↔ up to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working6wind something ↔ up British English to make something, especially a car window, move up by turning a handle or pressing a button:  Could you wind the window up, please?
wind1 nounwind2 verbwind3 verb
windwind3 /wɪnd/ verb (past tense and past participle winded) [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
wind
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywind
he, she, itwinds
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywinded
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave winded
he, she, ithas winded
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad winded
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill wind
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have winded
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Once they were driving to meet friends for dinner when they spotted a pair winding across the highway.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He died from a bullet wound to his chest.
· He suffered serious chest injuries in the accident.
(=turn a key to keep it working)· It was one of those old clocks that you have to wind up.
· A cold wind was blowing from the north.
· The windmill uses wind energy to crush grain and pump water.
(=caused by water or wind)· Hedgerows and trees help to reduce the effect of wind erosion.
 The men drowned when a freak wave sank their boat.
· Violas blend very well with most of the wind instruments.
· She died from a single knife wound.
· A narrow path wound down towards the beach.
· He climbed the winding path up the hill.
(=energy produced by the wind)· Is wind power the answer to the energy crisis?
 The dragon disappeared in a puff of smoke.
(=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· He could see the river winding across the plain.
(=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· A long road wound through the park.
 She felt a cold rush of air as she wound down her window.
 He got his second wind and ran on.
 Avoid using words that might offend someone’s racial or moral sensibilities.
(=the speed of the wind)· The average wind speed will be about 14 knots.
(=streets that turn in many directions)· We spent hours exploring the town’s winding streets.
· He still suffered pain from an old war wound.
 They listened to the wind whistling through the trees.
 It must have been minus 5 with the wind chill factor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.· Another consequence of the finite phase winding inductance is that the phase current can not be switched off instantaneously.· The complete model must also take account of the voltages induced in the phase winding by rotor motion.
VERB
· The Saigon River now begins to wind like a serpent.· Moments later, we saw the Fast on the screen change to West and the numbers began to wind down backwards.· The body of the creature began to wind around him.· The road begins to wind downward; they are now passing along the main street.· Business began to wind down as men tacitly awaited the new regime.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Lifting up one of his legs he broke wind loudly, causing Sarah to purse her lips.
  • The boy might break wind or say a naughty word and forfeit the protection of that great white spirit.
  • Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
  • It had been a very cold but bright morning, without a breath of wind.
  • Not a breath of air disturbs the tranquil spectacle.
  • Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air.
  • The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.
  • There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace.
  • There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.
  • There was scarcely a breath of wind.
  • Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
  • My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
  • The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
► the wind drops► twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger► a following wind
  • As the Sea King hovered in gale force winds, alarms warned of engine trouble.
  • Near hurricane force winds and free-roaming sheep put paid to early attempts at planting flowers and shrubs.
  • Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.
  • The superstar's Coral Gables mansion was battered by gale force winds which left windows smashed and wrecked her garden.
  • The tanker, the Braer, crashed into the rocky coast in heavy seas and gale force winds.
  • The whole service has taken some five and a half hours in gale force winds and heavy seas.
  • At present, they can only develop profitably in locations with high wind speed.
  • First high winds blow Stu Miller off the mound, forcing a balk, at Candlestick Park.
  • Four guylines are attached half way up the pole sleeve to storm-lash the tent - great for very high winds.
  • It was a shed that wobbled in high winds.
  • More than 1, 100 plows struggled to keep up with the high winds and drifts of four to six feet.
  • Nevertheless, there was a degree of innovation in one aspect of this design: its ability to resist high wind.
  • On one particular day I lay there watching a strong, high wind move the clouds.
  • This allows good use of space, but high winds compress the sides.
► it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
  • Saints twisted the knife with a glorious try from Tony Sullivan, set up by Gary Connolly.
  • The tragedy is that you have to twist the knife in your own gray matter to make this defense work.
  • During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.
  • As she reads or hears the news reports of battles, she can ascertain whether he is in mortal danger.
  • Hellenism no longer represented a mortal danger.
  • His dragon had taken a mortal wound as he and Caledor clashed on the battlefield.
  • Railroad traffic is a mortal danger.
  • This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
  • Yesterday, the joint shop stewards committee of Corporate Jets said a loss of production would be a mortal blow.
  • At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind.
  • Avoid strong tides, offshore winds, poor visibility or sailing in the dark.
  • Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.
  • Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated.
  • The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer.
  • This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds.
  • When sailing in offshore winds, however, this rule is more often than not proved right, particularly in coastal bays.
  • You should never sail in an offshore wind, particularly not alone.
► piss in the wind
  • He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.
  • He faces the open end to the east, away from the sun and prevailing wind.
  • It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.
  • Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.
  • They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.
  • You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.
  • A 3-phase 15° step-angle variable-reluctance motor has a rated phase current 01 2.0A and a phase winding resistance of 5.0 ohms.
  • A car that squats low meets less wind resistance.
  • If you want to lower the wind resistance on a car body how low do you want to get it?
  • Naturally the water resistance was less, but modern tanning processes have improved leathers considerably.
  • The actual path taken by the orbiter is complex and designed to minimize the effect of air resistance on the craft.
  • This holds precisely because all objects fall at the same speed under gravity. Air resistance is being ignored here.
  • Boro rubbed salt into the wound by scoring with their first genuine scoring attempt.
  • To rub salt into the wound, they had Michael Mols sent off.
  • They had quite a reputation for sailing close to the wind.
  • With his own property, it was perhaps easier too for a baron to take risks or sail close to the wind.
  • By the 1980s Borge had got his second wind and looked like going on for ever as an international touring artist.
  • Cruising along on a second wind.
  • I was drunk, okay, but I was getting my second wind by now.
  • I won my race into a 1.5 metres per second wind.
  • She had got her second wind.
  • She seems to have acquired a second wind.
  • So one perennial idea getting a second wind is the campaign to raise the pitifully low current minimum wage.
  • The ground was hardened by a sharp frost making the going firm on a fine, sunny day.
  • There had been a sharp frost overnight and the ground was frozen hard.
  • A stiff breeze riffles the brush.
  • A stiff breeze shoves broken clouds across the moon.
  • Daylight broke, a stiff breeze struck up and the sky clouded over.
  • Put in on a shoe and it will wipe off in a stiff breeze.
  • The mastheads of beached yachts tinkled in a stiff breeze.
  • The next day was bright and cold, with a stiff breeze blowing straight down the field.
  • The skill is running down the beach with all your equipment often in a stiff breeze.
  • Within minutes a stiff wind was blowing over the harbor.
  • A final straw in the wind may be Tolkien's increasing desire to pull strands together.
  • But even before 1947 there were straws in the wind.
  • There were other straws in the wind.
  • These various statements amounted to straws in the wind rather than a fully defined policy for ending the war.
  • A strong wind was now blowing and there was a loud crack of thunder.
  • Disadvantages: Lack of volume, thus difficult to sail in all but strong winds.
  • Firefighters must contend with steep canyons and the strong winds, not to mention hot and dry conditions.
  • In very strong winds the critical place for ground handling is at the tail.
  • Rip A strong current, commonly experienced on surf beaches.
  • The same materials, thrown into the Martian atmosphere by strong winds, give the Martian sky a pinkish color.
  • There was a strong wind blowing from the north.
  • Toward late afternoon, a strong wind came up and the sky clouded over.
  • Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
  • My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
  • The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
  • You may even throw caution to the wind and try one of our Mystery Trips.
 to make someone have difficulty breathing, as a result of falling on something or being hit:  The fall winded him and he lay still for a moment.
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