airstream - a relatively well-defined prevailing wind

calm air - wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, air - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

chinook, chinook wind, snow eater - a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

harmattan - a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter

crosswind - wind blowing across the path or a ship or aircraft

foehn, fohn - a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps

khamsin - an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring

Santa Ana - a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast

high wind - a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"

headwind - wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

catabatic wind, katabatic wind - a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air

tailwind - wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft

the doldrums, doldrums - a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

east wind, easterly, easter - a wind from the east

northwest wind, northwester - a wind from the northwest

sou'wester, southwester - a strong wind from the southwest

sou'easter, southeaster - a strong wind from the southeast

gale - a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

gust, blast, blow - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

monsoon - a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

monsoon - any wind that changes direction with the seasons

boreas, north wind, norther - a wind from the north

prevailing wind - the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"

samiel, simoom, simoon - a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa

south wind, souther, southerly - a wind from the south

squall - sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

thermal - rising current of warm air

draft, draught - a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition - the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"

west wind, wester - wind that blows from west to east

air - a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"

influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"

breathing out, exhalation, expiration - the act of expelling air from the lungs

talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

bagpipe, pipes - a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes

bell - the flared opening of a tubular device

brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed

kazoo - a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece

embouchure, mouthpiece - the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

ocarina, sweet potato - egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

pipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard

organ pipe, pipework, pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organ

pandean pipe, panpipe, syrinx - a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

tabor pipe, pipe - a tubular wind instrument

post horn - wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries

woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

snake - move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"

wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

circumvolute - wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail

spiral - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"

snake - form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"

spool - wind onto a spool or a reel

reel - wind onto or off a reel

ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"

clew, clue - roll into a ball

coil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loops

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

tighten, fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"

trice, trice up - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"