winds
Breezes and gales
Winds functions as both verb and noun.
To wind (rhymes with "find") is to follow a curving path: The road winds through the mountains.
To wind (rhymes with "pinned") is to turn something repeatedly, as when winding a clock or winding thread onto a spool.
To wind up is to end in a particular state: We wound up staying the whole weekend.
The noun winds (always rhymes with "pinned") is the plural of wind—moving air: Strong winds knocked down power lines.
Brief wind surge
- galeSevere sustained wind
- blastSudden forceful burst
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
bluster · buffet · whirlwind · flurry · surge · burst · roar · howl
Violent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
blizzard · tempest · twister · sandstorm · sirocco · mistral · chinook · haboob
Prolonged mournful crying sound
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- shriekingEmitting shrill, loud cries
sighing · whispering · roaring · keening · screaming · groaning · rustling · whooshing
Light, gentle air movement
- zephyrMild, gentle breeze
- waftDrift on air
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- whisperSpeech without full voice
flutter · rustle · sigh · caress · murmur · billow · puff · soft
Device showing cardinal directions
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
northeast · southeast · southwest · northwest · cardinal · bearing · headwind · tailwind
Losing thermal energy
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- briskQuick and invigorating
- crispFirm and breakable
- freshNewly made, not stale
ventilation · airflow · revitalizing · rejuvenating · oxygenating · energizing · breezy · circulation
gust
Brief wind surge
tempest · bluster · buffet · whirlwind · flurry · surge · burst · roar · howl · fierce
hurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
monsoon · blizzard · tempest · twister · sandstorm · sirocco · mistral · chinook · haboob · nor'easter
howling
Prolonged mournful crying sound
shrieking · sighing · whispering · roaring · keening · screaming · groaning · rustling · whooshing · piercing
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
whisper · flutter · rustle · sigh · caress · murmur · billow · puff · soft · light
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- southCardinal direction opposite north
west · northeast · southeast · southwest · northwest · cardinal · bearing · headwind · tailwind · crosswind
cooling
Losing thermal energy
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- briskQuick and invigorating
- crispFirm and breakable
fresh · ventilation · airflow · revitalizing · rejuvenating · oxygenating · energizing · breezy · circulation · airing
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
seafaring · tack · jibe · luff · doldrums · becalmed · spinnaker · mainsail · windlass · helm
- Ice GiantsNeptune, Uranus, ice giant, Triton, Miranda
- Pacific MaritimeCaptain Cook, HMS Bounty, Bounty, mutiny, whaling
- planetary atmospheresatmospheric layers, clouds, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon
- Viking explorationLeif Erikson, Erik the Red, Vinland, longships, Iceland
- Biblical Weatherrain, hail, storm, thunder, lightning
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- wind upReach a final state
- wind downGradually relax or conclude
- wind screenVehicle's front glass
- winding downGradually decreasing toward conclusion
- second windRenewed energy after fatigue
- like the windWith extreme speed
wind, windy, winding, winded, rewind, windup, windstorm, wind-up, unwinds