[wɪnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction
(e.g: the wind howled about the building)

- breath as needed in physical exertion, speech, etc., or the power of breathing without difficulty in such situations
(e.g: he waited while Jez got his wind back)

- air swallowed while eating or gas generated in the stomach and intestines by digestion

- wind instruments, or specifically woodwind instruments, forming a band or a section of an orchestra
(e.g: these passages are most suitable for wind alone)


Phrases:
- before the wind
- get wind of
- have the wind up
- it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
- like the wind
- off the wind
- on a wind
- put the wind up
- sail close to the wind
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- to the wind
- which way the wind is blowing
- wind of change

Origin:
Old English wind, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus

[wɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach
(e.g: the fall nearly winded him)

- make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back
(e.g: Paddy's wife handed him their six-month-old daughter to be winded)

- detect the presence of (a person or animal) by scent
(e.g: the birds could not have seen us or winded us)

- sound (a bugle or call) by blowing
(e.g: but scarce again his horn he wound)


Phrases:
- before the wind
- get wind of
- have the wind up
- it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
- like the wind
- off the wind
- on a wind
- put the wind up
- sail close to the wind
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- to the wind
- which way the wind is blowing
- wind of change

Origin:
Old English wind, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus

[wʌɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move in or take a twisting or spiral course
(e.g: the path wound among olive trees)

- pass (something) round a thing or person so as to encircle or enfold
(e.g: he wound a towel around his midriff)

- make (a clock or other device, typically one operated by clockwork) operate by turning a key or handle
(e.g: he wound City Hall's clock every day until he retired at the age of 92)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English windan ‘go rapidly’, ‘twine’, of Germanic origin; related to wander and wend

[wʌɪnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a twist or turn in a course

- a single turn made when winding


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English windan ‘go rapidly’, ‘twine’, of Germanic origin; related to wander and wend