noun
A gentle wind wafted our little boat across the bay
I went there for advice and all I got was a lot of wind
I have to take a pill to relieve this wind
We were racing before the wind with every scrap of sail flying
It is considered rude to break wind
We got wind of the company's plans to close this plant
When I heard a window being raised I got the wind up
We knew that a change was in the wind, but never expected the chairman to resign
The leakage at the nuclear plant really put the wind up everyone living in the area
One nude scene is highly salacious, and we think the director is sailing very close to the wind by including it
It rather took the wind out of her sails when he announced that he was leaving anyway
verb
The river winds along the valley floor
The streamers are wound around the columns for decoration
wind down
They were going to wind down their sportswear department, but then business suddenly perked up
It takes me a couple of days to wind down from the hectic activity in the office
wind up
After calmly winding up his affairs, Evan sailed off in his boat and was never seen again
I understand that Sally wound up as a bar girl in Tampico
After getting us all wound up about that weekend party in Paris, she called the whole thing off
Don't let such trifles get you so wound up
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