wind
/wɪnd/
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Translation
Air that moves across the land or sea, sometimes gently and sometimes very strongly.
Word origin
From Old English wind, the common Germanic word for moving air.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wind
Grammar
Gender
Pluralwinds
Examples
blew across .
"Wind" is moving air that you can feel.
strong .
Here "wind" is a powerful movement of air.
Strong common .
"Winds" is the plural, used for winds in different places or of different kinds.
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