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The shear stress exerted by the wind on the surface of large bodies of water
the wind stress is the shear stress exerted by the wind on the surface of large bodies of water – such as oceans, seas, estuaries and lakes. When wind is
Wind_stress
Concept for ocean circulation models
Relative wind stress is a shear stress that is produced by wind blowing over the surface of the ocean, or another large body of water. Relative wind stress is
Relative_wind_stress
Theory of sea surface temperature
anomaly amplifies the wind stress anomaly and, therefore, the anomaly in the SST, creating a positive feedback (since wind stress anomaly is driven by
Recharge_oscillator
Rise of water due to wind blowing over the water surface
water caused by winds pushing the water in a specific direction. As the wind moves across the water’s surface, it applies shear stress to the water, generating
Wind_setup
Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
at the tropics and westerlies at the midlatitudes. These wind patterns result in a wind stress curl that drives Ekman pumping in the subtropics (resulting
Ocean_gyre
Global climate phenomenon
first used in 2003 to describe an event in which "the surface zonal wind stress, SST, and the equatorial upwelling anomales are proportionately large"
Super_El_Niño_events
Theoretical relationship in oceanography
balance, or Sverdrup relation, is a theoretical relationship between the wind stress exerted on the surface of the open ocean and the vertically integrated
Sverdrup_balance
Shallow eastward flowing current found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans
case because while it results from wind-driven circulation, it transports water against the mean westward wind stress in the tropics. This apparent paradox
Equatorial_Counter_Current
Ocean current with dynamics determined by the presence of a coastline
balance the vorticity input of the wind. The reverse effect applies to the polar gyres – the sign of the wind stress curl and the direction of the resulting
Boundary_current
Wind-driven ocean current in the Arctic Ocean polar region
regimes—where the wind stress curl is negative—freshwater is pumped into the Beaufort Gyre; during cyclonic regimes—where wind stress curl is positive—freshwater
Beaufort_Gyre
Oceanographical theory
made simplifying assumptions by neglecting friction (except that of the wind stress on the ocean surface), time variability (thus the Sverdrup balance represents
The_Godfrey_Island_Rule
Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean
imposes a significant wind stress on its surface, and this forces large-scale currents in the ocean. Through the wind stress, the wind generates ocean surface
Physical_oceanography
Narrow eastward ocean current in the central North Pacific Ocean
warming makes the region conductive to atmospheric convection, and surface wind stress curls turn weakly positive along the front on the background of negative
Subtropical_Countercurrent
Quasiperiodic interannual climate pattern of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean
cool anomaly is associated with enhanced easterly wind stress in the same region. These trade wind fluctuations can be understood as the weakening and
Atlantic_Equatorial_mode
Biological response in plants
growth and development in response to mechanical stimuli, such as touch, wind, or rain. This process begins with the perception of mechanical forces by
Thigmomorphogenesis
Type of wave in the ocean or atmosphere
often associated with anomalies in surface wind stress. For example, positive (eastward) anomalies in wind stress in the central Pacific excite positive anomalies
Kelvin_wave
Climate index
described in 2008 by Di Lorenzo et al. the NPGO index reflects changes in wind stress along the California Current System, allowing it to more easily couple
Northern Pacific Gyre Oscillation
Northern_Pacific_Gyre_Oscillation
Marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean
of up to 7.2 metres (24 ft). The effect of wind stress on the ocean surface can be explained by wind stress curl. The net divergence of water in the ocean
Andaman_Sea
Formula for wind induced water current velocity
motion of the WOCE/TOGA 15m drogue drifters relative to the surface wind stress. Geostrophic velocities are calculated with sea level gradients which
Ekman_velocity
Short period in a body of tidal water
reverses, thus altering the time and duration of slack water. Variations in wind stress also directly affect the height of the tide, and the inverse relationship
Slack_tide
Linguistic emphasis on syllables or words
to define stress solely phonetically. The stress placed on syllables within words is called word stress. Some languages have fixed stress, meaning that
Stress_(linguistics)
Frontal feature in the South Atlantic Ocean
north-flowing cold water of the Benguela current and the associated surface wind stress. However, Meeuwis and Lutjeharms (1990) concluded that the position of
Angola–Benguela_Front
associated Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC). In recent decades wind stresses in the Southern Ocean have increased partly due to greenhouse gases
Eddy saturation and eddy compensation
Eddy_saturation_and_eddy_compensation
Seasonally-varying ocean current regime in the northern Indian Ocean
Somalia into the Bay of Bengal. These variations are due to changes in the wind stress associated with the Indian monsoon. The seasonally reversing open ocean
Indian_Monsoon_Current
Net transport of surface water perpendicular to wind direction
the shear stress force corresponds with the wind stress force. At the bottom of the ocean, the shear stress force is created by friction with the ocean
Ekman_transport
Warm Atlantic Ocean current
Florida. The trade winds blow westwards in the tropics, and the westerlies blow eastwards at mid-latitudes. This wind pattern applies a stress to the subtropical
Gulf_Stream
International research project
geostrophic currents and the Ekman transports estimated from the surface wind stress. In conjunction with the RAPID/MOCHA array at 26⁰N, the EU THOR/NACLIM
Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program
Overturning_in_the_Subpolar_North_Atlantic_Program
Flow of water from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic
represents a western boundary current which is primarily driven by a positive wind stress curl. The presence of the African continent allows for the southward
Agulhas_Leakage
Type of vertical-axis wind turbine
blades allows the blade to be stressed only in tension at high rotating speeds. There are several closely related wind turbines that use straight blades
Darrieus_wind_turbine
Marginal sea of the South Pacific between Australia and New Zealand
Ocean. It transpires that while predominantly the location of westerly wind stress is a factor in how far north the formation of the Tasman Front occurs
Tasman_Sea
relating the curl of the wind stress to meridional transport, and Stommel's 1948 theory of the westward intensification of wind-driven ocean currents. Furthering
George_Ridsdale_Goldsbrough
regard to agriculture, Abiotic stress is stress produced by natural environment factors such as extreme temperatures, wind, drought, and salinity. Humankind
Natural_stress
Genus of crabs
column temperatures include increasing air temperature and northward wind stress. Warming trends on the outer Bering Sea shelf are concerning for a variety
Chionoecetes
Hypothesized depth at which phytoplankton growth is matched by losses
thermal convective mixing to wind-induced mixing for spring bloom initiation. By assigning varying values for wind stress and surface heat flux, they were
Critical_depth
Downwards movement of one fluid within another
net mass transport of the ocean surface resulting from wind stress and the Coriolis force. As wind blows across the ocean surface, it causes a frictional
Downwelling
Global climate phenomenon
is slowly warmed by the Sun as it moves west along the equator, the wind stress acting on the ocean surface being balanced by a sea surface slope. One
El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
Large dry lakebed in the Sahara Desert
Contemporary deflation from the Bodélé is delineated by topography, such that wind stress, the maximum in dust output and the topographic depression are colocated
Bodélé_Depression
Recurring pattern of climate variability
equation for long non-dispersive Rossby Waves forced by large scale wind stress can be written as the linear partial differential equation: ∂ h ∂ t −
Pacific_decadal_oscillation
North-flowing current in the northwest Pacific Ocean
poleward shifting of westerly winds within the Hadley Cell is thought to create conditions in which the subtropical gyre wind stress curl would increase. This
Kuroshio_Current
Sea surface temperature pattern
Northern Hemisphere (NH) SST anomaly is associated with a northward, wind-stress anomaly and a subsequent cyclonic (counterclockwise) circulation in the
Tropical_Atlantic_SST_Dipole
British meteorologist (1920–1997)
meteorologist. He is well known for his work on surface roughness and wind stress over water surfaces. The now named "Charnock's relationship" describes
Henry_Charnock
of a positive wind stress curl, which is the shear stress exerted by wind on the surface of water. The areas of most positive wind stress curl are characterized
Subtropical_front
Water current along Brazil's southern coast
has low transport then the path of the Brazil Current is dominated by wind stress curl. However, if the Falkland Current transport is increased then the
Brazil_Current
French civil engineer (1832–1923)
had died in 1879. Eiffel was selected because of his experience with wind stresses. Eiffel devised a structure consisting of a four legged pylon to support
Gustave_Eiffel
the subtropical gyres. They occur in regions of negative (positive) wind stress curl in the southern (northern) hemisphere, and originate at the western
Low-latitude western boundary currents
Low-latitude_western_boundary_currents
Concept in fluid dynamics
wave-induced Stokes drift. This force acts on water independently of the wind stress. This force is named after Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis and George Gabriel
Coriolis–Stokes_force
Type of forest ecosystem
the ability of the trees to withstand greater wind stresses near the ridge-crest, where the majority of wind-exposed trees are found. A large percentage
Dwarf_forest
Southern half of the global ocean current system
driven by wind generated flow, a result of the Westerlies, that brings water from the Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) to the surface. Zonal wind stress induces
Southern Ocean overturning circulation
Southern_Ocean_overturning_circulation
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
Australian Current, global warming has also been accredited to increased wind stress curl, which intensifies these currents, and may even indirectly increase
Ocean_current
Warm poleward ocean current flowing in the south-west of Madagascar
high salinity characteristics of Subtropical Surface Waters. Driven by wind stress curl, the SMACC flows faster in summer and is reduced in winter, maintaining
Southwest Madagascar Coastal Current
Southwest_Madagascar_Coastal_Current
Strait between Florida, U.S. and Cuba
On shorter timescales, the current exhibits sub-seasonal variability. Wind stress and boundary interactions cause fluctuations over weeks to months, making
Straits_of_Florida
Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean
(counter-clockwise), driven by the prevailing cyclonic atmospheric circulation and wind-stress curl over the region. Within this broad pattern, oceanographers distinguish
Sea_of_Okhotsk
Device to generate electricity from wind
A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. As of 2024[update], hundreds of thousands of large turbines
Wind_turbine
Statue on the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg
system—monitors and gauges for measuring vibrations and strain as well as for wind stress and temperature effect on the statue and support structure. The Golden
Golden_Boy_(Manitoba)
Stress on organisms caused by nonliving factors
temperature or wind that may cause harm to the plants and animals in the area affected. Abiotic stress is essentially unavoidable. Abiotic stress affects animals
Abiotic_stress
Weak ocean current that flows south along the coast of Portugal
wind stress along the Iberian margin, although upwelling can occasionally occur in downwelling-favourable months and vice versa, mainly due to wind variability
Portugal_Current
Separation of water in a lake into distinct layers
radiation is distributed, which is why water turbulence, mainly caused by wind stress, can greatly increase the efficiency of heat transfer. In shallow lakes
Lake_stratification
American meteorologist
atmospheric carbon dioxide; The first estimates relating MJO tropical wind stress and the rotation of the earth; The first quantitative measures of the
Roland_Madden
Generation of wind waves
consistent with observations. Gravity waves Wind waves Wind stress Swell Janssen, P. (1989). "Wave-Induced Stress and the Drag of Air Flow over Sea Waves"
Miles-Phillips_mechanism
Natural aerosol deriving from sea spray
which are entrained by the wind stress during the whitecap formation. Another is tearing of drops from wave tops. Wind speed is the key factor to determine
Sea_salt_aerosol
Norwegian meteorologist (born 1970)
(Vindstress på sjøis i Barentshavet)" (English: Local and micrometeorology (Wind stress on sea ice in the Barents sea)). Kalvig danced some ballet in her early
Siri_Kalvig
Layer of a turbulent fluid affected by interaction with a surface
required to describe the horizontal-wind profile. The surface layer is studied in oceanography, as both the wind stress and action of surface waves can cause
Surface_layer
Type of safety glass processed to increase its strength
glass in the frame, causing stresses to develop as the glass expands and contracts due to thermal changes or deflects due to wind. Glass expands and contracts
Tempered_glass
Flow in a body of water generated by wind friction on its surface
balance the vorticity input of the wind. The reverse effect applies to the polar gyres – the sign of the wind stress curl and the direction of the resulting
Wind_generated_current
2022 American crime/psychological thriller television series
Dark Winds is an American psychological thriller television series created by Graham Roland. Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novel series by Tony Hillerman
Dark_Winds
Electrical power generation from wind
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly
Wind_power
Sea water particles that are formed directly from the ocean
wave state and sea spray related parameterization of wind stress applicable from low to extreme winds". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 117 (C11):
Sea_spray
1016/j.dsr2.2004.12.023. Pierce, S.D.; Barth, J. A. (2017). "Wind stress, cumulative wind stress, and spring transition dates: data products for Oregon upwelling-related
Nutrient cycling in the Columbia River Basin
Nutrient_cycling_in_the_Columbia_River_Basin
Unusually warm temperature event in the ocean
dominated by ocean advection, air-sea fluxes, thermocline stability, and wind stress. Teleconnection processes refer to climate and weather patterns that
Marine_heatwave
Visionary skyscraper
with frequent earthquakes and hurricane-strength winds, the shape is aerodynamic to reduce wind stress, and helical bands are wrapped around the tower
Millennium_Tower_(Tokyo)
Apparent temperature estimating how humans are affected
radiation (from hot objects like the Sun or a furnace), and air movement (wind or ventilation). WBGT was developed in the 1950s as a part of an effort to
Wet-bulb_globe_temperature
Low latitude tropical upwelling system
transport is wind-stress or "τ" (wind stress on the seasurface). The driving winds are divided in multiple areas; East of 68°W has relative stable wind speeds
Southern Caribbean upwelling system
Southern_Caribbean_upwelling_system
Rocky bank off the coast of Oregon, United States
up to the surface along the coastline due to the dominant southward wind stress on the coastal waters. The upwelled water brings nutrients up to the
Heceta_Bank
Major circular system of ocean currents
gyre warms. This is due to a weakening of the westerly winds, resulting in reduced wind stress and heat exchange, providing a greater period of time for
North_Atlantic_Gyre
Inertial wave in rotating fluids
from wind stress at the ocean surface layer and are thought to communicate climatic changes due to variability in forcing, due to both the wind and buoyancy
Rossby_wave
Motion of water in the oceans
temperature, "S" is salinity, "g" is acceleration due to gravity, "τ" is wind stress, and "f" is the Coriolis parameter. "Q" is the heat input to the ocean
Ocean_dynamics
Appellation that designates wine in California
a reduced wind stress factor in the Hames Valley area. Wind speed builds up later in the day and at reduced velocities relative to the "wind-tunnel" effect
Hames_Valley_AVA
Epic poem attributed to Homer
Homecoming (2002), which relate the Iliad and the Odyssey to posttraumatic stress disorder and moral injury as seen in the rehabilitation histories of combat
Odyssey
Mixing of fluids due to eddy currents
lost to smallest scales of motion. This is balanced mainly by tides and wind stress, which act as energy sources that continuously compensate for the dissipated
Eddy_diffusion
Pseudomedical diagnosis
Wind turbine syndrome and wind farm syndrome are terms for the alleged medical condition related to the proximity of wind turbines. Proponents claim that
Wind_turbine_syndrome
Plants that grow at high elevation
occur, it normally happens to plants growing on exposed sites, where wind stress is increased. Alpine plants avoid water loss by deep rooting and increased
Alpine_plant
Norwegian oceanographer (1888–1957)
balance between the wind-stress curl and the meridional gradient of the Coriolis parameter, the Sverdrup balance. This balance describes wind-driven ocean gyres
Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer)
Harald_Sverdrup_(oceanographer)
Rise of water associated with a low-pressure weather system
involved in altering tide levels during storms. Wind stresses cause a phenomenon referred to as wind setup, which is the tendency for water levels to
Storm_surge
Typical eastern boundary upwelling system
wind-driven, as the phenomena rises along the west coast of India, longshore wind stresses play an increasing role, as do atmospheric effects from the Bay of Bengal
Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea
Coastal_upwelling_of_the_South_Eastern_Arabian_Sea
Climate effect
global wind energy is transferred to the ocean and takes place within the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Eventually, upwelling due to wind-stress transports
Polar_amplification
Wind turbines in marine locations for electricity production
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea. Due to a lack of obstacles
Offshore_wind_power
Strait between Sicily and Tunisia
maximum of ten days. The sea can be influenced within the mesoscale by wind stress, topography and by internal dynamical processes. Boundary currents and
Strait_of_Sicily
Numerical ocean circulation model
atmospheric forcing data (wind stress and atmospheric pressure) from several sources, and further reduce the strength of the wind forcing due to surface
ADCIRC
Royal Navy training school
Residual, a dynamic reaction which directly reflects wind stress in the Irish Sea. The north-westerly mean wind speed of 16 meters per second at sea that day
HMS_Conway_(school_ship)
terms that may drive the system such as rainfall, water abstraction, wind stress or atmospheric pressure gradients. Gravity and Frictional resistance
ANUGA_Hydro
American Meteorological Society award
based on nonlinear, three-dimensional models of the oceans driven by wind stress and differential heating. 1971 Klaus Hasselmann for his work on turbulence
Sverdrup_Gold_Medal
German climate physicist and oceanographer
FF Jin, M Collins, Geophysical Research Letters 31 (12), 2004 Is the wind stress forcing essential for the meridional overturning circulation?, A Timmermann
Axel_Timmermann
List of currently feasible essential observations for climate research
Surface radiative fluxes Surface thermodynamic fluxes Wind speed and direction Surface wind stress Water vapor Sea surface temperature (SST) Sea surface
Ocean_observations
Small amplitude gravitational tides
P.; Chao, Benjamin Fong; Zheng, Dawei; Au, Andrew Y. (2000-08-01). "Wind stress forcing of the North Sea 'pole tide'". Geophysical Journal International
Long-period_tides
Physico-chemical process which transports carbon
solubility pump due to factors such a varying temperatures and differences in wind stress on the solubility pump. The exchange of carbon within the solubility
Solubility_pump
American weather satellite system
near surface wind stress. The quality of the measurements is determined by comparisons to nearly coincident observations by other wind sensors. Comparisons
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
Cyclone_Global_Navigation_Satellite_System
Japanese manga series and its adaptations
Wind Breaker (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Nii that began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket
Wind_Breaker_(manga)
Small bay partially within Newport, Oregon, United States
DO levels of imported ocean water are dependent on physical factors (wind stress and cool water temperature) and biological factors (association with
Yaquina_Bay
Stable vice in horses
often labelled a stable vice. The major factors that cause cribbing include stress, stable management, genetic and gastrointestinal irritability. Cribbing
Cribbing_(horse)
Feature of surface gravity waves
is an efficient tool to study morphodynamics. Infragravity waves Wind waves Wind stress Sediment transport Elgar, Steve; Guza, R. T. (December 1985). "Observations
Wave_nonlinearity
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Boy/Male
English
Lives by the linden tree.
Girl/Female
Norse
A giant.
Surname or Lastname
English (central and northern)
English (central and northern) : nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.English and Scottish : variant of Hine ‘servant’, with excrescent -d.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a nickname for a shy or short-sighted person, from Old English wand ‘mole’. Compare Want.German : occupational name for a weaver or cloth cutter, from a reduced form of Middle High German gewant ‘cloth’, ‘garment’. Compare Wander 2.German : topographic name from Middle High German want ‘wall’, ‘steep rock’, ‘precipice’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a glove maker, from Middle Dutch wante ‘glove’.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
From the Island of the Wends (the Wends were an ancient Scandinavian tribe).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Winch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wynn.Variant of Welsh Gwynn.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Auspicious mahurat, Moment especially for  performing rituals
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a pathway, alleyway, or road, Old English (ge)wind (from windan ‘to go’).English, German, and Danish : nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English wind ‘wind’, Middle High German wint ‘wind’, also ‘greyhound’.German : variant of Wendt.Swedish : ornamental name from vind ‘wind’, or a habitational name from a place named with this element.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Jamaican
Full of Wind; Windy; Blustery; Breezy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Wild Wind
Girl/Female
German
Snake.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English wild ‘wild’, ‘uncontrolled’ (Old English wilde), hence a nickname for a man of violent and undisciplined character, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of overgrown uncultivated land.English : habitational name from a place named Wyld, as for example in Berkshire and Dorset, both named from Old English wil ‘trap’, ‘snare’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : cognate of 1, from Middle High German wilde, wilt, German wild ‘wild’, also used in the sense ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, and therefore in some cases a nickname for an incomer.
Male
English
Short form of English Winfred and Winifred, both WIN means "holy reconciliation," and other names beginning with Win-.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wynn.Americanized spelling of German Wein.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Kind; Find
Boy/Male
Welsh English
Handsome.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kint, German Kind ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition, or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be a short form of any of various names ending in -kind, a patronymic ending of Jewish surnames.Dutch : variant spelling of Kint, cognate with 1, also found in such forms as ’t Kind and compounds such as Jongkind.English : nickname from Middle English kind (Old English gecynde) in any of its many senses: ‘legitimate’, ‘dutiful’, ‘benevolent’, ‘loving’, ‘gracious’.
Girl/Female
Indian
India, Female deer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places named Wing in Buckinghamshire and Rutland. The former was probably named in Old English as the settlement of the Wiwingas ‘the family or followers of a man named Wiwa’, or alternatively perhaps ‘the people of the temple’ (from a derivative of Old English wīg, wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’). The latter is from Old Norse vengi, a derivative of vangr ‘field’. Compare Wang.Dutch (van Wing) : variant of Winge.Chinese : variant of Rong 2.
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a chest maker, from Middle English, Old French arc ‘chest’, ‘bin’ + Middle English wright ‘maker’, ‘craftsman’ (see Wright).
Boy/Male
Celtic
Fair.
Girl/Female
English
Song.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Female
Greek
(Τιτάνια) Feminine form of Greek Titanos, TITANIA means "of the Titans." Compare with another form of Titania.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Young Woman; Maid
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German
Strong; Open Minded
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, HAPPY means "happy." Compare with Gay and Merry.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Faith.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Arranger, Adjuster
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superl.
Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
v. i.
To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
v. t.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
superl.
Next the wind; windward.
a.
Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.
n.
A horse given to wind-sucking
v. t.
To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird.
n.
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.
n.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
v.
Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.
superl.
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
v. t.
To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.
v. i.
To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.
n.
A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
a.
Windy; generating wind.
superl.
Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
superl.
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
v. t.
To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
n.
Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.
a.
Having the taste or qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of a winy taste.