wind|ing — «WYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of a person or thing that winds. 2. a bend; turn. 3. something that is wound or coiled. 4. Electricity. a) a continuous coil of wire forming a conductor, as in a generator or motor. b) the manner in… … Useful english dictionary
self-wind|ing — «SEHLF WYN dihng», adjective. that is wound automatically. A self winding watch winds itself by the movements of the person wearing it … Useful english dictionary
stem-wind|ing — «STEHM WYN dihng», adjective. 1. wound by turning a knob on the stem: »a stem winding watch. 2. U.S. Informal, Figurative. winding up the emotions; rousing; impassioned: »a stem winding orator. His sermons are a far cry from the stem winding… … Useful english dictionary
wind up — vt wound up, wind·ing up: to bring to an end by taking care of unfinished business ordered to wind up his practice; specif: to conclude by removing liabilities and distributing any remaining assets to partners or shareholders wind up the business … Law dictionary
Wind (Akeboshi song) — Wind (as in un wind ing, not wind y) was created by Japanese pop singer Akeboshi. It was released on his debut album Akeboshi and his mini album Stoned Town . It was popularised around the world by the anime series Naruto . It is known as Ending… … Wikipedia
wind — cord·wind·er; en·wind; in·ter·wind; un·wind; wind·age; wind; wind·bag·gery; wind·berry; wind·galled; wind·i·ly; wind·i·ness; wind·jam; wind·jam·mer; wind·lace; wind·lass·er; wind·less; wind·row·er; wind·ster; wind·ward·ly; wind·ward·most;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
wind — I n. [[t]wɪnd,[/t]] lit. [[t]waɪnd[/t]] v. [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. 1) cvb mer air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface, caused by temperature differentials in air 2) mer a gale; storm; hurricane 3) any … From formal English to slang
wind´suck´ing — wind sucking «wihnd», a drawing in and swallowing of air, as in a horse that crib bites. –wind´suck´ing, adjective … Useful english dictionary
wind|surf|ing — «WIHND SUR fihng», noun. the sport of riding over water on a surfboard equipped with a sail. –wind´surf´er, noun … Useful english dictionary