Phrase Hound found 70 phrases and 40 compound words that contain winds. The most common are listed below. Open winds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 70
- High Winds
- Strong Winds
- winds upthird-person singular simple present indicative of wind up
- winds of changeThe inexorable process of inevitable societal and political change and progress over time.
- head windsplural of head wind: A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
- hot windsplural of hot wind: Any wind characterized by intense heat and low relative humidity
- night windsplural of night wind: A wind that blows at night.
- solar windsplural of solar wind: The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.
- trade windsplural of trade wind: A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator.
- west windsplural of west wind: A wind blowing from the west.
- mono windsplural of mono wind: A strong dry downslope wind that occurs along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada in California, a type of foehn that typically blows from the northeast.
- stellar windsplural of stellar wind: The equivalent of solar wind associated with a star not restricted to being the Sun.
- prevailing windsplural of prevailing wind: A wind in a region of the Earth that blows predominantly from one direction.
- Santana windsplural of Santana wind: Pronunciation spelling of Santa Ana wind.
- Santa Ana windsplural of Santa Ana wind: A foehn occurring during certain weather conditions in Southern California coastal areas.
- katabatic windsplural of katabatic wind: A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.
- finger to the windsAlternative form of finger to the wind: An attention to or focus on or awareness of current or prevailing trends, public opinion, or shifting circumstances.
- four winds hatA hat with four peaked flaps, worn by the Sami.
- fingers to the windsplural of finger to the winds: An attention to or focus on or awareness of current or prevailing trends, public opinion, or shifting circumstances.
- break-windsplural of break-wind: To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.
- dead windsplural of dead wind: A wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course.
- driving windsplural of driving wind: Wind strong enough to push (i.e., drive) substantial objects around.
- east windsplural of east wind: A wind blowing from the east.
- fair windsplural of fair wind: A favourable wind, i.e. one blowing in the desired direction of travel for the vessel.
- fall windsplural of fall wind: A katabatic wind.
Compound words 40
- woodwindsplural of woodwind: Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais …
- tradewindsplural of tradewind: A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator.
- windspeedAlternative spelling of wind speed: The local speed of the wind.
- crosswindsplural of crosswind: A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
- whirlwindsplural of whirlwind: A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
- headwindsplural of headwind: A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
- windshearAlternative form of wind shear: Variation in wind speed or direction over a short spatial distance.
- tailwindsplural of tailwind: A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.
- WindscaleFormer name of Sellafield.
- windsprintAlternative form of wind sprint: A sprinting exercise intended to increase the lung capacity.