" wind "

1: noticeable movement of air in a particular direction;

  * e.g., " ... there's a wind coming from underneath the front door "

•  Synonyms : 

•  current,

•  draft

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a prevailing or general movement or inclination;

  * e.g., " ... the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  current,

•  direction,

•  drift,

•  leaning,

•  run,

•  tendency,

•  tide,

•  trend

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere;

  * e.g., " ... the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombast,

•  fustian,

•  gas,

•  grandiloquence,

•  hot air,

•  oratory,

•  rhetoric,

•  verbiage

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something that curves or is curved;

  * e.g., " ... there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  angle,

•  arc,

•  arch,

•  bend,

•  bow,

•  crook,

•  curvature,

•  curve,

•  inflection,

•  turn

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to follow a circular or spiral course;

  * e.g., " ... flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coil,

•  corkscrew,

•  curl,

•  entwine,

•  spiral,

•  twine,

•  twist

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way;

  * e.g., " ... self-interest winds itself into everything that he does—even his alleged favors for other people "

•  Synonyms : 

•  infiltrate,

•  insinuate,

•  slip,

•  sneak,

•  work in,

•  worm,

•  wriggle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety;

  * e.g., " ... not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chill,

•  chill out,

•  de-stress,

•  decompress,

•  loosen up,

•  mellow (out),

•  relax,

•  unwind

•  Antonyms : 

•  tense (up)

1: to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point;

  * e.g., " ... try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  close out,

•  complete,

•  conclude,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  round (off or out),

•  terminate,

•  wrap up

•  Antonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  inaugurate,

•  open,

•  start

2: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... her speeches usually wind up with one last joke "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  cease,

•  close,

•  conclude,

•  dead-end,

•  determine,

•  die,

•  discontinue,

•  elapse,

•  end,

•  expire,

•  finish,

•  go,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  leave off,

•  let up,

•  pass,

•  quit,

•  stop,

•  terminate,

•  wink (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  hang on,

•  persist

1: to come to an awareness of;

  * e.g., " ... When I got wind of the open position, I did not waste one minute before applying. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ascertain,

•  catch on (to),

•  discover,

•  find out,

•  get on (to),

•  hear,

•  learn,

•  realize,

•  see,

•  wise (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event;

  * e.g., " ... He saw the increase of routine surveillance as another straw in the wind. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  augury,

•  auspice,

•  boding,

•  foreboding,

•  foreshadowing,

•  omen,

•  portent,

•  prefiguring,

•  presage

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: being under the influence of alcohol;

  * e.g., " ... Linda was not much of a drinker, and was three sheets in the wind by the time she finished her second glass of wine. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  besotted,

•  blasted,

•  blind,

•  blitzed,

•  blotto,

•  bombed,

•  boozy,

•  canned,

•  cockeyed,

•  crocked,

•  drunk,

•  drunken,

•  fried,

•  gassed,

•  hammered,

•  high,

•  impaired,

•  inebriate,

•  inebriated,

•  intoxicated,

•  juiced,

•  lit,

•  lit up,

•  loaded,

•  looped,

•  oiled,

•  pickled,

•  pie-eyed,

•  plastered,

•  potted,

•  ripped,

•  sloshed,

•  smashed,

•  sottish,

•  soused,

•  sozzled,

•  squiffed,

•  stewed,

•  stiff,

•  stinking,

•  stoned,

•  tanked,

•  tiddly,

•  tight,

•  tipsy,

•  wasted,

•  wet,

•  wiped out

•  Antonyms : 

•  sober,

•  straight

1: to come to an awareness of;

  * e.g., " ... When I got wind of the open position, I did not waste one minute before applying. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ascertained,

•  caught on (to),

•  discovered,

•  found out,

•  got on (to),

•  heard,

•  learned,

•  realized,

•  saw,

•  wised (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event;

  * e.g., " ... He saw the increase of routine surveillance as another straw in the wind. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  auguries,

•  auspices,

•  bodings,

•  forebodings,

•  foreshadowings,

•  omens,

•  portents,

•  presages

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)