Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1560]
: a winch used esp. on ships for hoisting or hauling
wind·mill noun : a mill or machine worked by the wind turning sails or vanes that radiate from a central shaft
win·dow noun [ORIGIN: ME windowe, fr. ON vindauga, fr. vindr wind + auga eye]
1 : an opening in the wall of a building to let in light and air; also : the framework with fittings that closes such an opening
2 : WINDOWPANE
3 : an opening resembling or suggesting that of a window in a building
4 : an interval of time during which certain conditions or an opportunity exists
5 : a rectangular box appearing on a computer screen on which information (as files or program output) is displayed
— win·dow·less adjective
window box noun : a box for growing plants in or by a window
window dressing noun 1 : display of merchandise in a store window
2 : a showing made to create a deceptively favorable impression
win·dow·pane noun : a pane in a window
win·dow–shop verb : to look at the displays in store windows without going inside the stores to make purchases
— win·dow–shop·per noun
win·dow·sill noun : the horizontal member at the bottom of a window
wind·pipe noun : TRACHEA
wind·proof adjective : impervious to wind wind·row noun 1 : hay raked up into a row to dry 2 : a row of something (as dry leaves) swept up by or as if by the wind wind shear noun : a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance wind·shield noun : a transparent screen (as of glass) in front of the occupants of a vehicle wind sock noun : an open-ended truncated cloth cone mounted in an elevated position to indicate wind direction wind·storm noun : a storm with high wind and little or no rain wind·surf·ing noun : the sport or activity of riding a sailboard — wind·surf verb — wind·surf·er noun wind·swept adjective : swept by or as if by wind <~ plains> wind tunnel noun : an enclosed passage through which air is blown to investigate air flow around an object wind·up noun 1 : a concluding act or part : CONCLUSION 2 : a series of regular and distinctive motions made by a pitcher preliminary to delivering a pitch Synonyms close, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finale, finis, finish—more at FINALE wind up verb 1 : to bring or come to a conclusion : END 2 : to put in order for the purpose of bringing to an end 3 : to arrive in a place, situation, or condition at the end or as a result of a course of action 4 : to make a pitching windup Synonyms close, conclude, end, finish, round, terminate, wrap up—more at CLOSE 1windward noun : the side or direction from which the wind is blowing 2windward adjective : being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing windy adjective wind·i·er; -est 1 : having wind : exposed to winds 2 : STORMY 3 : FLATULENT 4 : indulging in or characterized by useless talk Synonyms [1] blowy, blustery, breezy, gusty; also drafty; stormy, tempestuous [4] bombastic, gaseous, grandiloquent, oratorical, rhetorical—more at RHETORICAL [4] circuitous, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, wordy—more at WORDY 1wine noun [ORIGIN: ME win, fr. OE wīn, ultim. fr. L vinum] 1 : fermented grape juice used as a beverage 2 : the usu. fermented juice of a plant product (as fruit) used as a beverage 2wine verb wined; win·ing : to treat to or drink wine wine cellar noun : a room for storing wines; also : a stock of wines wine·grow·er noun : one that cultivates a vineyard and makes wine wine·press noun : a vat in which juice is pressed from grapes win·ery noun, plural -eries : a wine-making establishment 1wing noun 1 : one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect flies 2 : something suggesting a wing; especially : an airfoil that develops the lift which supports an aircraft