Oxford Basic American Dictionary

hurricane a violent storm with very strong winds, which starts over the ocean: Many of the buildings here were destroyed in the hurricane. ♦ Hurricane Rita is now approaching the coast of Florida. tornado a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a tall cloud which is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top: A tornado tore through the town yesterday. ♦ The hotel was completely destroyed by a tornado. ♦ a tornado warning breeze a light wind: A light breeze was blowing. ♦ The flowers were gently moving in the breeze. ♦ a cool/warm breeze

gale a very strong wind: The roof of the school was torn off by the gale. ♦ The gale blew down several trees.

wind 2 / waind / verb

( winds , wind . ing , wound / waund / has wound ) Pronunciation

The verb wind sounds like find , and the past forms sound like found .

to make something long go around and around another thing; The nurse wound the bandage around my knee.

to turn a key or handle to make something work or move The clock will stop if you don't wind it up .

A road or river that winds has a lot of bends and turns The path winds through the forest.

wind • chill / 'windtjil / noun [ noncount ]

the effect of a cold temperature together with wind

The windchill factor makes it feel even colder outside

today.

wind in • stru • ment / ' wind |instremant /

noun [ count ] ( MUSIC ) a musical instrument that you play by blowing through it

wind • mill / ' windmil / noun [ count ] a tall building with long, flat parts that turn in the wind

win .dow © / 'windou / noun [ count ]

an opening in a building or in a car door, for example, with glass in it

It was cold, so I closed the window. She looked out of the window.

( COMPUTERS ) an area on a computer screen that shows a particular type of information or program

to open or close a window

win • dow • pane / ' windoupein / noun [count]

a piece of glass in a window

win • dow • sill / ' windousil/ noun [ count ] a shelf under a window

wind • shield / 'wmdjiid /

the big window at the front of a car —Look at the picture at car .

wind • shield wip • er / ' windjild waipar /

( also wip .er ) noun [ count ]

a thing that cleans rain and dirt off the windshield while you are driving

wind • surf • ing / ' windsarfig / noun [noncount]

с sports ) the sport wi nd su rti ng

of moving over water on a special board with a sail

We like to go windsurfing on the weekend.

►wind • surf • er

/ 'windsarfar / noun [count]

This beach is popular with

windsurfers.

wind • y / ' windi / adjective ( wind . i er , wind i . est )

with a lot of wind It's very windy today!

wine © / wain / noun [ count, noncount] an alcoholic drink made from small green or purple fruit (called grapes )

Would you like red or white wine? She ordered a glass of wine.

wing © / wig / noun [ count ]

one of the two parts that a bird or an insect uses to fly The chicken ran around flapping its wings.

—Look at the picture at bird .

one of the two long parts at the sides of an airplane that support it in the air

a part of a building that was added to the main part He's in the new wing of the hospital.

wing • span / 'wigsp®n / noun [ count ]

the distance between the end of one wing and the end of the other

Eagles can have a wingspan of over seven feet.