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Wind-Up
- - Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the end.
Windage
- noun - exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
- the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
- the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
- the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
Windaus
- noun - German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)
Windbag
- noun - a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
Winders
- noun - a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
- mechanical device around which something can be wound
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Windier
- adjective - abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"
- not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
- resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability; "a windy dash home"
- using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
Windigo
- unknown - mythical man-eating creature
Windily
- adverb - in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely"
Winding
- verb -
- arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
- catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
- coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"
- form into a wreath
- marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
- of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"