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wind meaning in English

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windwaarts bijvoeglijk naamwoord

windward(towards the wind)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɪn.dwəd] [US: ˈwɪn.dwərd]

windwijzer substantief

weather vane(a device showing the direction of the wind)
noun
[UK: ˈwe.ðə(r) veɪn] [US: ˈwe.ðər ˈveɪn]

Afghaanse windhond substantief
{m}

Afghan(Afghan hound)
noun
[UK: ˈæf.ɡæn] [US: ˈæf.ˌɡæn]

Afghan Houndnoun
[UK: ˈæf.ɡæn haʊnd] [US: ˈæf.ˌɡæn ˈhaʊnd]

akkerwinde substantief

field bindweed(Convolvulus arvensis)
noun
[UK: fiːld ˈbaɪn.dwiːd] [US: ˈfiːld ˈbaɪn.dwiːd]

benedenwinds bijvoeglijk naamwoord

leeward(on the side sheltered from the wind)
adjective
[UK: ˈliː.wəd] [US: ˈliː.wərd]

benedenwinds bijwoord

leeward(away from the direction of the wind)
adverb
[UK: ˈliː.wəd] [US: ˈliː.wərd]

bovenwinds bijvoeglijk naamwoord

windward(towards the wind)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɪn.dwəd] [US: ˈwɪn.dwərd]

een uur in de wind stinken werkwoord

stink to high heaven(to have a very strong and unpleasant smell)
verb

een wind laten werkwoord

break wind(to fart)
verb
[UK: breɪk wɪnd] [US: ˈbreɪk wɪnd]

fart [farted, farting, farts](to emit flatulent gases)
verb
[UK: fɑːt] [US: ˈfɑːrt]

föhnwind substantief
{m}

foehn(warm dry wind blowing down the northern sides of the Alps)
noun
[UK: fˈəʊhn] [US: fˈoʊhn]

garenwinder substantief
{m}

swift [swifts](reel)
noun
[UK: swɪft] [US: ˈswɪft]

gezwind bijvoeglijk naamwoord

fast [faster, fastest](moving or capable of moving with great speed)
adjective
[UK: fɑːst] [US: ˈfæst]

gezwind bijwoord

briskly(fast, quickly, swiftly)
adverb
[UK: ˈbrɪ.skli] [US: ˈbrɪ.skli]

quickly(rapidly, fast)
adverb
[UK: ˈkwɪ.kli] [US: ˈkwɪ.kli]

gezwindheid substantief
{f}

speed [speeds](rate of motion)
noun
[UK: spiːd] [US: ˈspiːd]

haagwinde substantief

Rutland beauty(species of bindweed)
noun

hersenwinding substantief
{f}

gyrus [gyri](anatomy)
noun
[UK: dʒˈaɪrəs] [US: dʒˈaɪrəs]

hoge bomen vangen veel wind phrase

the bigger they are, the harder they fall(proverb)
phrase

iemand de wind uit de zeilen nemen werkwoord

take the wind out of someone's sails(to discourage someone)
verb

if you had not opened the window. - Het zou hier warmer zijn werkwoord

would(indicating an action or state that is conditional on another)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

met een kopwind bijwoord

aback(said of sails pressed backward)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbæk] [US: ə.ˈbæk]

om zijn/haar vinger winden werkwoord

wrap around one's little finger(to successfully control or influence)
verb

oostenwind eigennam
{m}

East(wind from the east)
proper noun
[UK: iːst] [US: ˈiːst]

opwind substantief
{m}

updraft [updrafts]noun
[UK: ˈəp.ˌdræft] [US: ˈəp.ˌdræft]

opwinden werkwoord

arouse [aroused, arousing, arouses](to sexually stimulate)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈraʊz] [US: ə.ˈraʊz]

coil [coiled, coiling, coils](wind into regular rings)
verb
[UK: kɔɪl] [US: ˌkɔɪl]

excite [excited, exciting, excites](to stir the emotions of)
verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈsaɪt] [US: ɪk.ˈsaɪt]

heat [heated, heating, heats](to arouse, to excite (sexually))
verb
[UK: hiːt] [US: ˈhiːt]

kindle [kindled, kindling, kindles](to arouse)
verb
[UK: ˈkɪn.dl̩] [US: ˈkɪn.dl̩]

thrill [thrilled, thrilling, thrills](suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify)
verb
[UK: θrɪl] [US: ˈθrɪl]

wind up(to excite)
verb
[UK: wɪnd ʌp] [US: wɪnd ʌp]

opwindend bijvoeglijk naamwoord

exhilarating(refreshingly thrilling)
adjective
[UK: ɪɡ.ˈzɪ.lə.reɪt.ɪŋ] [US: ɪg.ˈzɪ.lə.ˌret.ɪŋ]

swashbuckling(adventurous)
adjective
[UK: ˈswɒʃ.bʌk.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈswɑːʃ.ˌbək.l̩.ɪŋ]

opwinding substantief

trepidation [trepidations](fearful state)
noun
[UK: ˌtre.pɪ.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌtre.pə.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩]

opwinding substantief
{f}

agitation [agitations](act of agitating)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.dʒɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌæ.dʒə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]

buzz [buzzes](rush of feeling of energy or excitement)
noun
[UK: bʌz] [US: ˈbəz]

flutter in the dovecote(disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited, see also: disturbance)
noun

rukwind substantief

blast [blasts](violent gust of wind)
noun
[UK: blɑːst] [US: ˈblæst]

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