- 2. [Archaic or poetical.] Reach, get, arrive.
Wince, v. n. Flinch, shrink, startle, start back.
Wind, n.
- 1. Air (in motion), draught, breeze, zephyr, puff of air, breath of air.
- 2. Breath, respiration.
- 3. Flatulence.
Wind, v. a.
- 1. Coil, twine, twist, wreathe.
- 2. Turn in and out.
Wind, v. n.
- 1. Twine, coil, twist, turn and twist, take a spiral course.
- 2. Meander, turn in and out, bend, curve, be devious, be tortuous.
Windfall, n. Godsend, unexpected gift, stroke of luck or good fortune, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck.
Wind-flower, n. Anemone.
Windhover, n. Castrel, kestrel, stannel (Falcotinnunculus).
Winding, n. Flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness.
Winding, a. Flexuous sinuous, meandering, serpentine, bending, curving.
Winding up, End, conclusion, catastrophe, denouement, issue.
Wind off. Unwind, uncoil.
Windpipe, n. Trachea, weasand, throttle, throat.
Wind-thrush, n. Redwing, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus).
Wind up.
- 1. Wind into a ball, coil, coil up, roll up.