| against |
When you go against something, you don't along with it, or you go in the opposite direction that it is going. If you walk against the wind, it means that you walk so that the wind is blowing in your face. If you play a game and go against the rules, it means that you don't play the way the rules tell you to play. [1/4 definitions] |
| air |
movement of the atmosphere; breeze or wind. [1/6 definitions] |
| anemometer |
an instrument that measures the speed and force of the wind. |
| bagpipe |
a wind instrument made of a leather bag and pipes. It is played by blowing air into the bag and squeezing the bag to force air through pipes that produce musical tones. |
| bell |
the opening of a brass or wind instrument where the sound comes out. [1/2 definitions] |
| bite |
When the wind bites, it means that the wind hurts or stings because it is very cold. [1/4 definitions] |
| blow2 |
to be carried along by the wind. [1/7 definitions] |
| brass |
(often plural) a wind instrument made of brass. [1/2 definitions] |
| breeze |
a light or gentle wind. [1/3 definitions] |
| calm |
When something is calm, it is very still. It is as if it is resting or sleeping. When the wind is calm, the branches of the trees are not moving because there is little wind blowing. [1/5 definitions] |
| coil1 |
to wind into circles. [1/2 definitions] |
| compound sentence |
a sentence made of two or more independent clauses. The sentences are joined by a conjunction or semicolon. "The sky darkened, and the wind howled" is a compound sentence. |
| cornet |
a brass wind instrument that is like a trumpet but smaller. |
| drift |
to be carried along by an outside force, such as wind or water. [2/5 definitions] |
| driven |
blown or swept along, as by wind or current. [1/3 definitions] |
| dune |
a mound or hill of sand built up by the action of wind. |
| easterly |
a storm or wind from the east. [1/3 definitions] |
| element |
(plural) When we talk about "the elements," we are talking about the weather. Rain, snow, and wind are some of the elements. [1/4 definitions] |
| energy |
Energy is power or heat that comes from sources such as the sun, wind, moving water, natural gas, or oil. Energy from these and other sources can be used to generate electricity or give power to cars. Humans use energy to stay warm, cook, produce light, and make things move or operate. [1/3 definitions] |
| erode |
If water in a river hits against soft rock, the water will erode the rock little by little. That means bits of the rock will be washed away by the force of the water. Over a long time, parts of the rock, or all of the rock, will completely disappear. When one thing, like water or wind, erodes something, that thing will lose many bits or completely disappear. |
| erosion |
wearing away of the earth's surface by wind or water. |