wind: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with W · ends with D
Meaning of wind
noun
- countable, uncountable
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
Example: The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
- countable, uncountable
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
Example: the wind of a cannon ball
- countable, uncountable
The ability to breathe easily.
Example: After the second lap he was already out of wind.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.
Example: to catch wind of something
Listed forms: winds, winde.
Source: Wiktionary — wind.
verb
- transitive
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
- transitive
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
Example: The boxer was winded during round two.
- UK, transitive
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
- UK, transitive
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
Listed forms: winds, winding, winded, wound, winde.
Source: Wiktionary — wind.
verb
- transitive
To turn coils (of a cord or something similar) around something.
Example: to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
- transitive
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
Example: Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
- transitive
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
- intransitive
To travel or follow a path with numerous curves.
Example: Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.
Listed forms: winds, winding, wound, winded.
Source: Wiktionary — wind.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for wind.
noun
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
- air current
- current of air
noun
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
- malarkey
- malarky
- idle words
- jazz
- nothingness
noun
an indication of potential opportunity
noun
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
- wind instrument
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wind in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wind
W(4) + I(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of wind
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from wind
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