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wind noun

  /waɪnd/ , /wɪnd/
  • (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
  • (philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
  • (uncountable, colloquial) Flatus.
 Wind
  • A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
 blasen

wind verb

  /waɪnd/ , /wɪnd/
  • (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
 Wind, blasen
  • (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
 Wind

wind verb

  /waɪnd/
  • (transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
 aufziehen
  • (transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
 aufwickeln
  • (intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
 sich schlängeln, sich winden

winding adjective

  /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
  • Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.
 biegend, gewunden, schlängelnd

winding noun

  /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
  • The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.
  • (electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.
 Wicklung
winding tower
Förderturm
winding sheet
Totentuch, Grabtuch
winding number
Studienbuch
flight of winding stairs
Wendeltreppe
winding staircase
Wendeltreppe
winding stairs
Wendeltreppe
winding cloth
Leichentuch
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