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Wind vs. Air: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Published on January 20, 2024
Wind is the movement of air, often perceptible and with varying speeds; Air is the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the Earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
Wind vs. Air

Key Differences

Wind is a specific phenomenon, defined as air in motion relative to the Earth's surface. It is experienced and measured as it moves, exhibiting properties like speed and direction. In contrast, Air refers to the Earth's atmosphere as a whole, a static concept encompassing the mixture of gases surrounding our planet. Air is present everywhere, but it becomes wind only when it moves.
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Origin and Cause: The Wind arises due to differences in atmospheric pressure, created by factors like temperature variations, geographical formations, and Earth's rotation. It is a dynamic expression of these forces. Air, however, is a constant presence, its composition remaining relatively stable, and is not defined by its movement but by its existence as a life-sustaining blanket enveloping the Earth.
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Perception and Interaction: Wind can be felt and heard as it interacts with objects, landscapes, and living beings. Its force can cause physical effects like swaying trees or generating waves. Air, meanwhile, is often unnoticed unless its quality changes; it is essential for breathing and supports life, but its presence is generally passive and unobtrusive.
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Measurement and Study: Wind is studied and measured in terms of velocity, direction, and force, using instruments like anemometers. Meteorologists analyze wind patterns for weather forecasting and climate studies. Air, on the other hand, is analyzed for its composition, quality, and atmospheric conditions, with emphasis on factors like humidity, air pressure, and pollution levels.
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Cultural and Symbolic Aspects: In culture and literature, Wind often symbolizes change, movement, or forces beyond human control. It has a dynamic and active connotation. Air, in contrast, symbolizes breath, life, or the unseen yet vital essence. It is more static, representing the constant and essential background of our environment.
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Comparison Chart

Definition

Movement of air, perceptible and variable
The invisible gaseous substance surrounding Earth
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Origin

Caused by atmospheric pressure differences
The stable, ever-present mixture of gases
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Perception

Felt and heard, causes physical effects
Often unnoticed, essential for life
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Measurement

Velocity, direction, force
Composition, quality, atmospheric conditions
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Symbolism

Change, movement
Life, the unseen essential
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Wind and Air Definitions

Wind

The flow of air on a large scale, especially as felt outdoors.
The wind howled through the trees during the storm.
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Air

The Earth's atmosphere, especially as it relates to weather or climate.
The air felt humid before the storm.
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Wind

The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current blowing from a particular direction.
The north wind brought cold weather.
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Air

A tune or melody, especially in the context of vocal or instrumental music.
The musician played a haunting air on the violin.
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Wind

Air in motion due to atmospheric conditions.
The sailors relied on the wind to propel their ship.
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Air

A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
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Wind

A breath of air, especially a light or moderate current.
A cool wind swept across the beach.
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Air

This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth; the atmosphere.
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Wind

Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
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Air

The sky; the firmament.
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A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
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Air

A giant void; nothingness
The money vanished into thin air.
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Wind

The direction from which a movement of air comes
The wind is north-northwest.
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Air

An atmospheric movement; a breeze or wind.
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Wind

A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass
The four winds.
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Air

(Sports) A height achieved by a jump or as part of an airborne maneuver, as in skateboarding or snowboarding
Getting big air off the halfpipe.
Had big airs on every run down the course.
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Wind

Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent.
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Air

Aircraft
Send troops to Europe by air.
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Breath, especially normal or adequate breathing; respiration
Had the wind knocked out of them.
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Air

Public utterance; vent
Gave air to their grievances.
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Wind

Gas produced in the stomach or intestines during digestion; flatulence.
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Air

The medium of broadcast radio or television
"often ridiculed ... extremist groups on air" (Christian Science Monitor).
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Wind

The brass and woodwinds sections of a band or orchestra.
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Air

A manner of behaving that conveys an impression
A leader with an air of conviction.
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Wind instruments or their players considered as a group.
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Air

A distinctive quality or appearance; an aura
The messy room had an air of desperation to it.
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Woodwinds.
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Air

The general environment or condition, as in attitudes and ideas
Growing impatience in the air.
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Wind

Something that disrupts or destroys
The winds of war.
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Air

Airs Affected behavior; affectation
Put on airs.
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Wind

A tendency; a trend
The winds of change.
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Air

A melody or tune, especially in the soprano or tenor range.
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Wind

Information, especially of something concealed; intimation
Trouble will ensue if wind of this scandal gets out.
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Air

A solo with or without accompaniment.
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Wind

Speech or writing empty of meaning; verbiage
His remarks on the subject are nothing but wind.
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Air

Air conditioning.
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Wind

Vain self-importance; pomposity
An expert who was full of wind even before becoming famous.
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Air

(Archaic) Breath.
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Wind

The act of winding.
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Air

To expose to the air in order to dry, cool, or freshen; ventilate.
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Wind

A single turn, twist, or curve.
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Air

To make known to others; express publicly
Aired my complaints.
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Wind

To expose to free movement of air; ventilate or dry.
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Air

To broadcast on television or radio
"The ad was submitted to CBS ... which accepted and aired it" (New York).
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Wind

To detect the smell of; catch a scent of.
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Air

To be broadcast on television or radio
"tidbits that will air on tonight's 6 o'clock news" (Terry Ann Knopf).
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Wind

To pursue by following a scent.
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Air

Of or relating to the air or the movement of air
An air tube.
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Wind

To cause to be out of or short of breath.
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Air

Existing or living in the air; aerial.
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Wind

To afford a recovery of breath
Stopped to wind and water the horses.
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Air

Powered by compressed air
An air horn.
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Wind

To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly
Wind string around a spool.
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Air

Containing or inflated by air.
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Wind

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.
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Air

Of or relating to aircraft or aeronautics.
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Wind

To go along (a curving or twisting course)
Wind a path through the mountains.
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Air

Of or relating to the broadcast or transmission of radio or television signals.
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Wind

To proceed on (one's way) with a curving or twisting course.
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Air

Imaginary or unreal
"The guy had just hit it big ... after ten years of eating air sandwiches" (Jonathan Kellerman).
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To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate
He wound a plea for money into his letter.
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Air

The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere, particularly:
I'm going outside to get some air.
The air on Mars is so thin that high and low temperatures on the day differ a lot.
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Wind

To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.
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Air

Understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
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Wind

To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example
Wind a watch.
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Air

Understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
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Wind

To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.
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Air

(physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
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Wind

To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool
Wound the line off the reel.
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Air

The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
The flock of birds took to the air.
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Wind

To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch
Wind the pail to the top of the well.
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Air

A breeze; a gentle wind.
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Wind

To move in or have a curving or twisting course
A river winding through a valley.
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Air

A feeling or sense.
To give it an air of artistry and sophistication
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Wind

To move in or have a spiral or circular course
A column of smoke winding into the sky.
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Air

A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
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Wind

To be coiled or spiraled
The vine wound about the trellis.
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Air

Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
Putting on airs
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Wind

To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.
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Air

(music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
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Wind

To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.
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Air

(informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
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Wind

To become wound
A clock that winds with difficulty.
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Air

An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
Could you turn on the air?
Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
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Wind

To blow (a wind instrument).
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Air

Any specific gas.
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Wind

To sound by blowing.
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Air

A jump in which one becomes airborne.
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Wind

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.
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Air

A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
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Wind

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
The wind of a cannon ball;
The wind of a bellows
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Air

(uncountable) Publicity.
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Wind

The ability to breathe easily.
After the second lap he was already out of wind.
The fall knocked the wind out of him.
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Air

To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
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Wind

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.
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Air

To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
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Wind

One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
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Air

To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
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Wind

Flatus.
Eww. Someone just passed wind.
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Air

(transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
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Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
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Air

(intransitive) To be broadcast.
This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today.
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Wind

(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
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Air

To ignore (a person).
Why is this girl airing me?
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Wind

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".
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Air

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.
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Wind

Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
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Air

Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.
He was still all air and fire.
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A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
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Air

A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.
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Wind

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
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Air

Any aëriform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air.
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Wind

A bird, the dotterel.
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Air

Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play.
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Wind

The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
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Air

Odoriferous or contaminated air.
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Wind

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
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Air

That which surrounds and influences.
The keen, the wholesome air of poverty.
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Wind

(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
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Air

Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.
You gave it air before me.
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Wind

(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
The boxer was winded during round two.
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Air

Intelligence; information.
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Wind

To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
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Air

A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.
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Wind

To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
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Air

The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air.
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(transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
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Air

Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style.
It was communicated with the air of a secret.
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Wind

(transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.
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Air

An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs.
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(transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
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Air

The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed.
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Wind

(transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
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Air

The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
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(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
To wind thread on a spool or into a ball
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Air

To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.
It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired.
Were you but riding forth to air yourself.
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Wind

(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
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Air

To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.
Airing a snowy hand and signet gem.
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Wind

(transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
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Air

To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.
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Wind

(intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
Vines wind round a pole.
The river winds through the plain.
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Air

A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of;
Air pollution
A smell of chemicals in the air
Open a window and let in some air
I need some fresh air
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Wind

(transitive) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
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Air

Travel via aircraft;
Air travel involves too much waiting in airports
If you've time to spare go by air
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Wind

(transitive) To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
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Air

The region above the ground;
Her hand stopped in mid air
He threw the ball into the air
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Wind

(transitive) To cover or surround with something coiled about.
To wind a rope with twine
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Air

Medium for radio and television broadcasting;
The program was on the air from 9 til midnight
The president used the airwaves to take his message to the people
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Wind

(transitive) To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
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Air

A slight wind (usually refreshing);
The breeze was cooled by the lake
As he waited he could feel the air on his neck
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Wind

To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
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Air

A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing;
An air of mystery
The house had a neglected air
An atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters
The place had an aura of romance
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Wind

To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
Whether to windThe woodbine round this arbor.
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Air

The mass of air surrounding the Earth;
There was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere
It was exposed to the air
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Wind

To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms.
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Air

A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
She was humming an air from Beethoven
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Wind

To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
In his terms so he would him wind.
Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do pleaseAnd wind all other witnesses.
Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
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Air

Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
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Wind

To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
You have contrived . . . to windYourself into a power tyrannical.
Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in such things into discourse.
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Air

Expose to fresh air;
Aerate your old sneakers
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Wind

To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.
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Air

Be broadcast;
This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.
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Wind

To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.
So swift your judgments turn and wind.
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Air

Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;
We cannot air this X-rated song
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Wind

To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
And where the valley winded out below,The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow.
He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which . . . winded through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs.
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Air

Make public;
She aired her opinions on welfare
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Wind

To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.
The lowing herd wind lowly o'er the lea.
To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.Long struggling underneath are they could windOut of such prison.
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Air

Expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry;
Air linen
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Wind

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
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Air

Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;
Air the old winter clothes
Air out the smoke-filled rooms
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Wind

To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.
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Air

Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air;
Air war
Air safety
Air travel
Sea stories
Sea smells
Sea traffic
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Wind

To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
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Air

The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the Earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
Plants need air and sunlight to grow.
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Wind

To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.
Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, . . . Wind the shrill horn.
That blast was winded by the king.
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Air

The free or unconfined space above the surface of the Earth.
Birds soared through the air effortlessly.
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Wind

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
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Air

The impression of a quality or manner given by someone or something.
She had an air of confidence about her.
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Wind

Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.
Except wind stands as never it stood,It is an ill wind that turns none to good.
Winds were soft, and woods were green.
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Wind

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
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Wind

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
Their instruments were various in their kind,Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind.
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Wind

Power of respiration; breath.
If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I would repent.
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Wind

Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.
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Wind

Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
A pack of dogfish had him in the wind.
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Wind

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.
Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain.
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Wind

A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
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Wind

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Nor think thou with windOf airy threats to awe.
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Wind

The dotterel.
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Wind

The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark.
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Wind

Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;
Trees bent under the fierce winds
When there is no wind, row
The radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
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Wind

A tendency or force that influences events;
The winds of change
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Wind

Breath;
The collision knocked the wind out of him
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Wind

Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
That's a lot of wind
Don't give me any of that jazz
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Wind

An indication of potential opportunity;
He got a tip on the stock market
A good lead for a job
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Wind

A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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Wind

A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
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Wind

The act of winding or twisting;
He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
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Wind

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
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Wind

Extend in curves and turns;
The road winds around the lake
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Wind

Wrap or coil around;
Roll your hair around your finger
Twine the thread around the spool
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Wind

Catch the scent of; get wind of;
The dog nosed out the drugs
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Wind

Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;
Wind your watch
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Wind

Form into a wreath
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Wind

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;
Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
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Wind

A natural movement of air of any velocity.
A gentle wind rustled the leaves in the garden.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Can we see wind?

We can't see wind, but we can see its effects, like moving leaves or flags.
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What causes wind?

Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure, often due to temperature variations.
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What is air made of?

Air is primarily composed of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%), along with other gases.
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Is air always in motion?

Air itself isn't always in motion; it becomes wind when it moves.
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What is a breeze?

A breeze is a light wind.
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Is wind a form of air?

Yes, wind is air in motion.
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Can wind be harmful?

Yes, high-speed winds, like in storms or tornadoes, can be destructive.
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How does air pressure affect weather?

Changes in air pressure can lead to weather changes, like storms or clear skies.
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Can wind be used for energy?

Yes, wind energy is harnessed using wind turbines to generate electricity.
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How do humans impact air quality?

Human activities like burning fossil fuels can degrade air quality.
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Are there different types of wind?

Yes, winds can be classified based on speed, origin, and temperature, like trade winds or gales.
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What are wind currents?

Wind currents are patterns of air movement across the Earth's surface.
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Can wind be controlled or redirected?

While wind cannot be controlled, its flow can be influenced by structures like windbreaks or buildings.
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How do we measure wind?

Wind is measured in terms of speed and direction, often using anemometers.
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Why is air important for life?

Air is essential for breathing and supports all terrestrial life.
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Does air composition change with altitude?

Yes, as altitude increases, air becomes thinner with lower oxygen levels.
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What role does air play in climate?

Air composition and movement significantly influence climate patterns.
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What is the ozone layer?

It's a layer in the Earth's stratosphere containing a high concentration of ozone, vital for blocking harmful UV radiation.
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How does air quality impact health?

Poor air quality can lead to respiratory issues and other health problems.
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How is wind speed forecasted?

Meteorologists use models and data from weather stations to predict wind speed.
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