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  • 31wind — wind1 n. /wind/, Literary /wuynd/; v. /wind/, n. 1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any …

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  • 32wind — I n. [[t]wɪnd,[/t]] lit. [[t]waɪnd[/t]] v. [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. 1) cvb mer air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface, caused by temperature differentials in air 2) mer a gale; storm; hurricane 3) any …

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  • 33Wind — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Air in motion. < N PARAG:Wind >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wind wind draught flatus afflatus efflation eluvium Sgm: N 1 air air Sgm: N 1 breath breath breath of air Sgm …

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  • 34violent — Moving, acting, or characterized, by physical force, especially by extreme and sudden or by unjust or improper force. Furious, vehement; as a violent storm or wind. A violent attack marked by, or due to, strong mental excitement. Vehement,… …

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  • 35wind scale — noun an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) • Syn: ↑Beaufort scale • Hypernyms: ↑scale, ↑scale of measurement, ↑graduated table, ↑ordered series …

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  • 36violent storm — noun a violent weather condition with winds 64 72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning • Syn: ↑storm • Derivationally related forms: ↑stormy (for: ↑storm), ↑storm (for: ↑ …

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  • 37Wind colic — Colic Col ic, n. [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See {Colon}.] (Med.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm,… …

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  • 38violent storm — /vaɪələnt ˈstɔm/ (say vuyuhluhnt stawm) noun Meteorology a wind of Beaufort scale force 11, i.e. with average wind speed of 103–117 km/h …

  • 39Squamish (wind) — A squamish (also known as an Arctic outflow wind in winter months) is a strong and often violent wind occurring in many of the fjords, inlets and valleys of British Columbia. Squamishes occur in those fjords oriented in a northeast southwest or… …

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  • 40Bayamo (wind) — A bayamo is a violent wind blowing from the land on the south coast of Cuba, especially near the Bight of Bayamo.ee also*SquallReferences* [http://ggweather.com/winds.html Winds] …

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