wind
wind [-s, -'s] n
OE wind.
- Breeze; atmospheric current; air in motion; [fig.] gale; storm.
- Zephyr; air current from one of the four cardinal points of the heavens.
- Influence; force; trend.
- Spirit; breath; respiration; life.
wind [-ing] v
OE windan.
- Spin; swirl; whirl; move around and around; [word play on “wind”] blow; gust; drift in currents; surround with breezes.
- Twist; enfold; encircle.