Gas vs. Wind
Difference Between Gas and Wind
Gasnoun
The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container.
Windnoun
Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
Gasnoun
A substance in the gaseous state.
Windnoun
A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
Gasnoun
Any of various mixtures of flammable gases used for lighting, heating, or cooking.
Windnoun
The direction from which a movement of air comes
The wind is north-northwest.Gasnoun
Gasoline.
Windnoun
A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass
the four winds.Gasnoun
The speed control of a gasoline engine. Used with the
Step on the gas.Windnoun
Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent.
Gasnoun
A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison.
Windnoun
Breath, especially normal or adequate breathing; respiration
had the wind knocked out of them.Gasnoun
A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.
Windnoun
Gas produced in the stomach or intestines during digestion; flatulence.
Gasnoun
Flatulence.
Windnoun
The brass and woodwinds sections of a band or orchestra.
Gasnoun
Flatus.
Windnoun
Wind instruments or their players considered as a group.
Gasnoun
(Slang) Idle or boastful talk.
Windnoun
Woodwinds.
Gasnoun
(Slang) Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining
The party was a gas.Windnoun
Something that disrupts or destroys
the winds of war.Gasverb
To treat chemically with gas.
Windnoun
A tendency; a trend
the winds of change.Gasverb
To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.
Windnoun
Information, especially of something concealed; intimation
Trouble will ensue if wind of this scandal gets out.Gasverb
To give off gas.
Windnoun
Speech or writing empty of meaning; verbiage
His remarks on the subject are nothing but wind.Gasverb
(Slang) To talk excessively.
Windnoun
Vain self-importance; pomposity
an expert who was full of wind even before becoming famous.Gasnoun
Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.Windnoun
The act of winding.
Gasnoun
A chemical element or compound in such a state.
The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.Windnoun
A single turn, twist, or curve.
Gasnoun
(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.Windverb
To expose to free movement of air; ventilate or dry.
Gasnoun
(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.Windverb
To detect the smell of; catch a scent of.
Gasnoun
(US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.Windverb
To pursue by following a scent.
Gasnoun
(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
He is such a gas!Windverb
To cause to be out of or short of breath.
Gasnoun
(baseball) A fastball.
The closer threw him nothing but gas.Windverb
To afford a recovery of breath
stopped to wind and water the horses.Gasnoun
Arterial or venous blood gas.
Windverb
To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly
wind string around a spool.Gasnoun
Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
Windverb
To wrap or encircle (an object) in a series of coils; entwine
wound her injured leg with a bandage.wound the waist of the gown with lace and ribbons.Gasnoun
(US) Gas pedal.
Windverb
To go along (a curving or twisting course)
wind a path through the mountains.Gasverb
(transitive) To kill with poisonous gas.
Windverb
To proceed on (one's way) with a curving or twisting course.
Gasverb
(intransitive) To talk, chat.
Windverb
To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate
He wound a plea for money into his letter.Gasverb
(intransitive) To emit gas.
The battery cell was gassing.Windverb
To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.
Gasverb
(transitive) To impregnate with gas.
to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powderWindverb
To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example
wind a watch.Gasverb
(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
to gas threadWindverb
To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.
Gasverb
(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
The cops are coming. Gas it!Windverb
To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool
wound the line off the reel.Gasverb
(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
Windverb
To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch
Wind the pail to the top of the well.Gasadjective
comical, zany; fun, amusing
Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man.It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.Windverb
To move in or have a curving or twisting course
a river winding through a valley.Gasnoun
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
Windverb
To move in or have a spiral or circular course
a column of smoke winding into the sky.Gasnoun
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Windverb
To be coiled or spiraled
The vine wound about the trellis.Gasnoun
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Windverb
To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.
Gasnoun
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
Windverb
To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.
Gasnoun
a pedal that controls the throttle valve;
he stepped on the gasWindverb
To become wound
a clock that winds with difficulty.Gasnoun
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
Windverb
To blow (a wind instrument).
Gasverb
attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;
The despot gassed the rebellious tribesWindverb
To sound by blowing.
Gasverb
show off
Windnoun
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.The winds in Chicago are fierce.Windnoun
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
the wind of a cannon ball;the wind of a bellowsWindnoun
The ability to breathe easily.
After the second lap he was already out of wind.The fall knocked the wind out of him.Windnoun
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.Windnoun
One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
Windnoun
Flatus.
Eww. Someone just passed wind.Windnoun
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
Windnoun
(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
Windnoun
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
Windnoun
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
Windnoun
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
Windnoun
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Windnoun
A bird, the dotterel.
Windnoun
The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
Windnoun
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
Windverb
(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
Windverb
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
The boxer was winded during round two.Windverb
(reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
I can’t run another step — I’m winded.Windverb
(British) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
Windverb
(transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
Windverb
(transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.Windverb
(transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
Windverb
(transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
Windverb
(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
to wind thread on a spool or into a ballWindverb
(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.Windverb
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
Windverb
(ergative) To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.
Vines wind round a pole.The river winds through the plain.Windverb
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Windverb
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
Windverb
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
to wind a rope with twineWindverb
To make a winding motion.
Windnoun
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;
trees bent under the fierce windswhen there is no wind, rowthe radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphereWindnoun
a tendency or force that influences events;
the winds of changeWindnoun
breath;
the collision knocked the wind out of himWindnoun
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
that's a lot of winddon't give me any of that jazzWindnoun
an indication of potential opportunity;
he got a tip on the stock marketa good lead for a jobWindnoun
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Windnoun
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Windnoun
the act of winding or twisting;
he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good windWindverb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
the river winds through the hillsthe path meanders through the vineyardssometimes, the gout wanders through the entire bodyWindverb
extend in curves and turns;
The road winds around the lakeWindverb
wrap or coil around;
roll your hair around your fingerTwine the thread around the spoolWindverb
catch the scent of; get wind of;
The dog nosed out the drugsWindverb
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;
wind your watchWindverb
form into a wreath
Windverb
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
