| storm |
a violent disturbance in the atmosphere that brings rain, snow, wind, thunder, or lightning. [1/5 definitions] |
| tempest |
a very strong wind along with rain, snow, hail, or sleet. |
| thunderstorm |
a storm with thunder, lightning, rain, and wind. |
| trombone |
a brass wind instrument. The trombone is a long tube bent in two loops that ends in a bell shape. It is played with valves or a slide that moves to change tones. |
| trumpet |
a brass wind instrument. Trumpets have three valves on a looped tube that ends in a bell shape. Trumpets produce bright, strong, piercing tones. Wind instruments made out of other materials that have a similar shape or sound to a trumpet can also be called a trumpet. [1/4 definitions] |
| tuba |
a large, brass wind instrument with a wide bell that produces deep, full tones. |
| tumbleweed |
a plant whose rounded, branched tops break off in autumn and are rolled about by the wind. |
| twine |
to twist or wind together. [1/4 definitions] |
| twirl |
to wrap or wind around something. [1/3 definitions] |
| twist |
to wind, coil, or weave around something else. [2/18 definitions] |
| vane |
a device set up to turn in the wind. Vanes show the direction of the wind. [2 definitions] |
| weather vane |
a device that swings in the wind to show what direction the wind is blowing. |
| westerly |
a storm or wind from the west. [1/3 definitions] |
| windfall |
a tree or fruit from a tree, blown down by wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| wind instrument |
a musical instrument that is sounded by the force of air blown into it. Flutes, trumpets, and clarinets are some wind instruments. |
| windmill |
a machine that uses energy from the wind to turn a large wheel. Windmills are used to grind grain into flour, pump water, and make electricity. |
| windscreen |
the British word for a curved piece of glass or plastic attached to the front of a car or other vehicle to protect the driver and riders from the wind. "Windscreen" has the same meaning as "windshield." |
| windshield |
a curved piece of glass or plastic attached to the front of a car or other vehicle to protect the driver and riders from the wind. |
| windswept |
exposed to the wind; windy. |
| windy |
having a great amount of wind. |
| woodwind |
any of a group of musical wind instruments that were originally made of wood. Clarinets, flutes, and oboes are some woodwinds. [1/2 definitions] |