Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . To procure money.—To takew. or get w. To be divulged, become public.—Wind,wind, V. t. [Orig. winded (winded), hxit now wound<wownd); winding.] To blow, sound bv blowing;• to sound so that the notes shall be prolonged andmutually involved.—Windage, wtndei, 7i. (Gun.)The difference between the diameter of the bore of a^un and that of the shot fired from it.—Wind-bound,?a. (Xaut.) Prevente
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . To procure money.—To takew. or get w. To be divulged, become public.—Wind,wind, V. t. [Orig. winded (winded), hxit now wound<wownd); winding.] To blow, sound bv blowing;• to sound so that the notes shall be prolonged andmutually involved.—Windage, wtndei, 7i. (Gun.)The difference between the diameter of the bore of a^un and that of the shot fired from it.—Wind-bound,?a. (Xaut.) Prevented from sailing by a contrarywind.—WindTaU, -fawl, n. Anything blown downor off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the treeitself; an unexpected legacy, or other gain.—Wind-iesB, a. Having no wind;out of breath.— Wind-mill, n. A mill turnedby the wind.—Window,-do, n. An opening inthe wall of a buildingfor the admission of lightand air, usually closedbj glazed sashes, capableof being opened and shut;the door or sash tliat?closes the aperture: a lat-tice or casement.—Win-? A seat in andunder a window.—Wind-pipe, n. (Anat.) The pas-sage for the breath to and. Windmill. from the lungs; the trachea, q. v., in illust. of Lung.—Windrow, winro, n. A row or line of hay rakedtogether, to be rolled into cocks or heaps.—Wind-?ward, n. The point or side from which the windblows.—a. Situated toward the point from whichthe wind blows.— adv. Toward the wind; in the di-rection from which the wind blows. — To lay an an-chor to windward. To adopt previous or anticipato-ry measures for success or security. — Windy, -T, a.[-IER: -lEST.] Consisting of, accompanied or charac-terized by, or exposed to, wind; next the wind ;windward; tempestuous; boisterous; serving to oc-casion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; at-tended, or caused, by wind or gas in the intestines;empty; airy. — Wihdiness, n. — Wind-broken,-broken, a. Diseased in the power of
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