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| bend |
When something bends, it is not straight anymore. It becomes curved or it takes the shape of an angle. When it's very windy, the trees bend. [1/5 definitions] |
| foul |
stormy, windy, rainy, or otherwise dangerous or unpleasant. [1/11 definitions] |
| Neptune |
Neptune is a large, round thing out in space. Like Earth, it is a planet that goes around the sun. Neptune is very far from the sun, though, and it is very, very cold. It is also a very windy planet and can have big storms that last for years! |
| stormy |
If the weather outside is stormy, it means there is a storm happening now. It might be very windy and rainy and full of lightning and thunder. If summers are stormy, it means that summers get a lot of storms. [1/2 definitions] |
| windswept |
exposed to the wind; windy. |
| windy |
When it is windy, the air around us is moving very fast. On a windy day, the branches of trees move a lot, and sometimes people's hats fly off. |
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