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Look up: Wind

  1. WIND
    acronym: weather information display
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  2. Wind
    Measured in knots and degrees in the direction it is coming FROM. e.g. 270 degrees is a wind going towards the East...
    Found on http://www.bized.co.uk/virtual/cb/glossa

  3. wind
    [n] - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure 2. [n] - a tendency or force that influences events 3. [n] - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk 4. [n] - breath 5. [n] - the act of winding or twisting 6....
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Wind
    On some tape machines, the wind control moves the tape to the take-up reel faster than the play mode but slow enough to give the tape a smooth packing onto the reel.
    Found on http://www.testing1212.co.uk/a.htm

  5. Wind
    Air in motion in the atmosphere.
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  6. wind
    movement of the air horizontally relative to the Earth`s surface; Numerically its velocity is marked by the Beaufort scale Category: Management in the public and private sector • the number of wraps on the take-up package while the traverse operates a full stroke in one direction Cate...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Wind
    Wind transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wound (wound) (rarely Winded ); present participle & verbal noun Winding .] [ Middle English winden , Anglo-Saxon winda...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  8. Wind
    Wind intransitive verb 1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole. « So swift your judgments turn and wind Dryden....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  9. Wind
    Wind noun The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  10. Wind
    Wind (wĭnd, in poetry and singing often wīnd; 277) noun [ Anglo-Saxon wind ; akin to Old Saxon , OFries., D., & German wind , Old High German wint , Dan. & Swedish vind , Icelandic vindr , Goth
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  11. Wind
    Wind transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Winded ; present participle & verbal noun Winding .] 1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate. 2. To perceive o...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  12. Wind
    Wind transitive verb [ From Wind , moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [ imperfect & past participle Wound (wound), R. Winded ; present partic...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  13. Wind
    Wind noun (Boxing) The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark. [ Slang or Cant]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/40

  14. wind
    1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole. 'So swift your judgments turn and wind.' (Dryden) ... 2. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees....
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  15. wind
    winding noun the act of winding or twisting; `he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. wind
    air current 1 current of air noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; `trees bent under the fierce winds`; `when t...
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. wind
    jazz 2 nothingness noun empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; `that`s a lot of wind`; `don`t give me any of that jazz`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. wind
    verb wrap or coil around; `roll your hair around your finger`; `Twine the thread around the spool`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. wind
    verb catch the scent of; get wind of; `The dog nosed out the drugs`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. Wind
    • (n.) The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark. • (n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind. • (v. t.) To expose to the wind; to winnow...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  21. wind
    in climatology, the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Winds play a significant role in determining and controlling climate and ... [43 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/41

  22. Wind
    Wind was 19th century British slang for strong liquor, gin.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  23. Wind
    Wind was 19th century British slang for strong liquor, gin.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  24. Wind
    Air moving horizontally and/or vertically.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  25. WIND
    Air that flows in relation to the earth's surface, generally horizontally. There are four areas of wind that are measured: direction, speed, character (gusts and squalls), and shifts. Surface winds are measured by wind vanes and anemometers, while upper level winds are detected through pilot balloons, rawin, or aircraft reports.
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/w.html



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11 February 2012

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