(v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.
(v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
(v. t.) To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
(v. t.) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
(v. t.) To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
(v. t.) To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.
(v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.
(v. i.) To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
(v. i.) To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.
(n.) The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
(n.) Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.
(n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
(n.) Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
(n.) Power of respiration; breath.
(n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.
(n.) Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
(n.) A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.
(n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
(n.) Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
(n.) The dotterel.
(v. t.) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
(v. t.) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
(v. t.) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
(v. t.) To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.
Example Sentences:
(1) The country has no offshore wind farms, though a number of projects are in the research phase to determine their profitability.
(2) One man has died in storms sweeping across the UK that have brought 100-mile-an-hour winds and led to more than 50 flood warnings being issued with widespread disruption on the road and rail networks in much of southern England and Scotland.
(3) Undaunted by the sickening swell of the ocean and wrapped up against the chilly wind, Straneo, of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, one of the world's leading oceanographic research centres, continues to take measurements from the waters as the long Arctic dusk falls.
(4) Because they generally have to be positioned on hills to get the maximum benefits of the wind, some complain that they ruin the landscape.
(5) Photograph: AP Reasons for wavering • State relies on coal-fired electricity • Poor prospects for wind power • Conservative Democrat • Represents conservative district in conservative state and was elected on narrow margins Campaign support from fossil fuel interests in 2008 • $93,743 G K Butterfield (North Carolina) GK Butterfield, North Carolina.
(6) Critics of wind power peddle the same old myths about investment in new energy sources adding to families' fuel bills , preferring to pick a fight with people concerned about the environment, than stand up to vested interests in the energy industry, for the hard-pressed families and pensioners being ripped off by the energy giants.
(7) It is shown that the combined effects of altitude and wind assistance yielded an increment in the length of the jump of about 31 cm, compared to a corresponding jump at sea level under still air conditions.
(8) The supporters – many of them wearing Hamas green headbands and carrying Hamas flags – packed the open-air venue in rain and strong winds to celebrate the Islamist organisation's 25th anniversary and what it regards as a victory in last month's eight-day war with Israel.
(9) While winds gusting to 170mph caused significant damage, the devastation in areas such as Tacloban – where scenes are reminiscent of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami – was principally the work of the 6-metre-high storm surge, which carried away even the concrete buildings in which many people sought shelter.
(10) The workforce has changed dramatically since 1900 – just 29,000 Americans today work in fishing and the number of job titles tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has grown to almost 600 – everything from “animal trainers” to “wind turbine service technicians” (and there are even more sub categories).
(11) At Weledeh Catholic School in Yellowknife, for example, it’s used to determine when to hold playtime indoors (wind chill below -30C, since you asked).
(12) A rather pessimistic wind is blowing over cancer chemotherapy, while a not very objective enthusiasm for second generation immunotherapy is raising its head.
(13) The scheme is available to those who have one or more of the following technologies: solar PV panels (roof-mounted or stand alone), wind turbines (building mounted or free standing), hydroelectricity, anaerobic digestion (generating electricity from food waste), and micro combined heat and power (through the use of new types of boilers , for example).
(14) The railway between Norwich and Ely was blocked when strong winds caused power lines to fall across the tracks.
(15) Eager to show I was a good student, the next time we had sex, I noticed that one of my hands was, indeed, lying idle – and started to pat him on the back, absently, as if trying to wind a baby.
(16) One in four British homes could be fitted with solar heating equipment and 3,500 wind turbines could be erected across Britain within 12 years as part of a green energy revolution to be proposed by the government next week.
(17) Big musical acts (such as BB King, Keith Urban and Queens of the Stone Age) appear during the summer concert lineup but there are also drop-in yoga sessions, and hiking and biking trails wind through sculpted rocks and wildflowers.
(18) They’re from every other source in the environment – from the wind, from transport,” he said.
(19) Nineteen members of the West Midlands Police Force, who qualified as PTSD sufferers, were offered the 're-wind' technique.
(20) Laura Sandys, Conservative MP and part of the ministerial team at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc), highlighted the problem of public opposition shale gas is likely to face: "Onshore wind is a walk in the park, by comparison."
Wrap
Definition:
(v. t.) To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.
(v. t.) To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
(v. t.) To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.
(v. t.) To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
(n.) A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.
Example Sentences:
(1) The popularly used procedure in Great Britain is that in which a sheet of Ivalon sponge is sutured to the sacrum and wrapped around the rectum thus anchoring it in place.
(2) Undaunted by the sickening swell of the ocean and wrapped up against the chilly wind, Straneo, of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, one of the world's leading oceanographic research centres, continues to take measurements from the waters as the long Arctic dusk falls.
(3) Gastric reservoir reduction, wrapping the stomach with an inert fabric, is one such procedure.
(4) His wrists were shown wrapped in tape with “MIKE BROWN” and “MY KIDS MATTER” written on them.
(5) By sharing insights and best practice expertise through [the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan] esap and other platforms, Wrap believes business models such as trade-in services will be a reality in the next three to five years.” The actions of the 51 signatories to esap include: implementing new business models such as take-back and resale; extending product durability; and gaining greater value from reuse and recycling.
(6) This is such a difficult area for prosecutors to wrap their hands around.
(7) 8.25am BST As the day draws to a close it is time to bid the readers adieu and wrap up the live-blog for the day.
(8) Thought I'd relax and watch the final quarter of this game having wrapped that up.
(9) The stamps, which were similar in paper and size to Japanese 10-yen postage stamps, were wrapped around the penis before sleep and the stamp ring was checked for breakage the next morning.
(10) Epithelioid-cell tumors contained multinucleated cells and areas of cell wrapping more frequently than did spindle-cell tumors.
(11) Perhaps Silver and company would have been a bit more methodical if this embarrassing story had sprung up during the offseason or in early fall, when casual fans are wrapped up in football.
(12) For prophylactics of the commissural process the area of connection of main vessels of the artificial circulation apparatus (ACA) in 56 patients was wrapped up by teflon in order to ease reoperation.
(13) Once considered his nation's political tour de force, Anwar Ibrahim has spent the greater part of the past two decades in jail, wrapped up in court proceedings and enduring what he calls a long-standing smear campaign – from being labelled a chauvinist and Zionist to facing accusations that he is homosexual, guilty of sodomy and anti-Muslim.
(14) They wrapped the heads of these 41 infants with a dry linen cloth.
(15) Resection of malignant lesion and wrapping of aneurysm were carried out in all three patients simultaneously.
(16) Isner wrapped up the first set in 49 minutes and then cruised through the second two untroubled in the hot conditions in front of almost 7,000 fans.
(17) This region of the DNA helix is fully protected, indicating that the RNA polymerase wraps around the DNA between base positions -13 and +20.
(18) We have recently demonstrated that the application of a pedicled intercostal muscle graft or peritracheal membrane adipose tissue wrap on the bronchial anastomosis improved bronchial healing by restoring a vascular flow across the anastomosis within 7 days after left lung allotransplantation.
(19) Over 70 days of age, the combined presence of viral infection and wrapping in excess of 10 togs produced an odds ratio of SUD of 51.5 (95% CI 5.64 to 471.48) compared with wrapping of less than 6 togs.
(20) We have a high number of A&E attendances over this time that are due to issues that could have been avoided had people sought advice at the first sign of illness.” The Stay Well This Winter campaign will use TV, radio and social media to encourage people to wrap up warm and consult a pharmacist as soon as they feel unwell rather than waiting.