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wind

Best crossword clue

"Air in motion"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɪnd/Part of speech noun, verbSorted dinwStarts with WEnds with D11 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Air in motion; also to turn or coil something.

Word origin

From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Used in a sentence

  • The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
  • As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
  • The winds in Chicago are fierce.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues

01Air in motion4 letters
02Air moving outdoors4 letters
03Air moving outside4 letters
04Air that bends grass4 letters
05Air that moves4 letters
06Breeze4 letters
07Breeze or gale4 letters
08Kite helper4 letters

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