📖 W — The English dictionary · page 23

winding — Everyday, meaning 1: Winding means full of bends and curves that turn back and forth: a winding path or river.↗ Example: The path was long and winding.↗ · We followed the winding river to the sea.↗ · The road wound through the winding hills.↗ · The door for the lowest row of chambers was in the right side of the house and they went up by winding stairs into the middle row, and out of the middle into the third.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.8, JPS 1917)↗

windless — Everyday, meaning 1: Windless means without any wind; the air is still and calm.↗ Example: It was a hot, windless afternoon.↗ · On a windless day, our kite would not fly.↗ · The lake was still and smooth on the windless morning.↗ · Smoke rose straight up into the windless sky.↗ · The sailboat could not move on the windless sea.↗ · It was a windless night, and everything was silent.↗

windmill — Everyday, meaning 1: A windmill is a building with large sails that the wind turns to grind grain or pump water.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A windmill is also a modern tall tower with blades that makes electricity (more exactly a wind turbine).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A windmill is a toy on a stick with paper or plastic blades that spin in the wind (UK: a pinwheel or windmill).↗ Example: The old windmill ground wheat into flour.↗ · The Netherlands is famous for its windmills.↗ · Windmills on the farm pump water for the cattle.↗ · The hills are covered with modern windmills making electricity.↗ · We made a paper windmill in science.↗ · The sails of the windmill turned slowly.↗ · Wind power is a clean source of energy.↗ · A windmill stood upon the hill, proud to look at, and it was proud too.↗

window — Everyday, meaning 1: A window is an opening in a wall or a car with glass, to let in light and air.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A window is one part of a computer screen where a program shows.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A shop window shows goods to people outside.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A window of time is a short time when something can be done.↗ Example: The house has 12 windows.↗ · Each window has 4 panes.↗ · He cleans 3 windows an hour.↗ · How many panes are there in all?↗ · Can I have the window seat on the bus?↗ · She looked out of the window at the rain.↗ · Close that window on the screen and open the game.↗ · We went window shopping at the mall.↗ · Exactly at midnight the window opened.↗ · the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.↗ (Torah GEN.8.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.↗ (Torah GEN.8.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.↗ (Torah GEN.26.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Open the window eastward'; and he opened it.↗ (Prophets 2KI.13.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.4, JPS 1917)↗ · For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; (Writings PRO.7.6, JPS 1917)↗

windowpane — Everyday, meaning 1: A windowpane is one sheet of glass in a window.↗ Example: Snow fell against the windowpane.↗ · The cat sat in front of the windowpane.↗ · A stone broke the windowpane.↗

windowsill — Everyday, meaning 1: A windowsill is the flat shelf at the bottom of a window, inside or outside.↗ Example: The cat likes to sleep on the windowsill.↗ · We grew bean plants on the classroom windowsill.↗ · Mum left the pie on the windowsill to cool.↗ · A bird landed on the windowsill.↗ · Don't sit on the windowsill when the window is open.↗ · There is dust on the windowsill.↗ · Snow piled up on the outside windowsill.↗

windpipe — Everyday, meaning 1: The windpipe is the tube in your throat that carries air from your mouth and nose down to your lungs; its science name is the trachea.↗ Example: Air travels down the windpipe to the lungs.↗ · The windpipe is also called the trachea.↗ · A grape can get stuck in a small child's windpipe.↗ · Chew your food well so it does not block your windpipe.↗ · The windpipe has rings of cartilage that keep it open.↗ · If someone is choking, get an adult quickly.↗ · Label the windpipe and lungs on the diagram.↗ · The food went down the wrong way into his windpipe.↗ · I have a good windpipe in my chest, and I have four wings that are placed outside my head, just beneath my hat.↗

windscreen — Everyday, meaning 1: The large glass window at the front of a car, bus or other vehicle.↗ Example: Dad scraped the ice off the windscreen.↗ · Rain ran down the windscreen.↗ · Turn on the windscreen wipers!↗ · A stone cracked the windscreen on the motorway.↗ · Bugs splatted against the windscreen.↗ · The parking ticket was stuck under the windscreen wiper.↗

windsock — Everyday, meaning 1: A windsock is a cloth tube on a pole that fills with wind and shows which way and how strongly the wind is blowing.↗ Example: The windsock shows the pilot which way the wind blows.↗ · When the windsock stands straight out, the wind is strong.↗ · We made a windsock for our school weather station.↗ · The windsock hung limp because there was no wind.↗ · Airports have bright orange windsocks.↗ · A windsock points away from where the wind comes from.↗

windsor — Everyday, meaning 1: Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Windsor Castle is a very old castle there and one of the official homes of the British king or queen.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Windsor is the family name of the British royal family, "the House of Windsor" or "the Windsors".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Windsor is also a city in Ontario, Canada, opposite Detroit.↗ Example: The king spent the weekend at Windsor Castle.↗ · Windsor is a town on the River Thames.↗ · The Windsors are the British royal family.↗ · The royal wedding took place in a chapel at Windsor.↗ · We went on a school trip to Windsor and saw the guards.↗ · Windsor in Canada is just across the river from Detroit.↗ · Dad tied his tie with a Windsor knot.↗

windward — Everyday, meaning 1: Windward means on the side facing the wind, the side the wind blows onto.↗ Example: The windward side of the mountain is green and wet.↗ · The leeward side is in a rain shadow and is drier.↗ · The sailors steered to windward.↗ · Waves are bigger on the windward shore.↗ · The Windward Islands are in the Caribbean.↗ · Trees on the windward side grow bent.↗

windy — Everyday, meaning 1: Windy weather has a lot of wind blowing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A windy place gets a lot of wind, like a hilltop.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A windy road is one that bends a lot (said WINE-dee, from «wind» as in turn).↗ Example: It's too windy to have a picnic.↗ · We flew kites on a windy day.↗ · The top of the hill is very windy.↗ · It was windy and the bins blew over.↗ · Windy weather can make the sea rough.↗ · Chicago is sometimes called the Windy City.↗ · The windy mountain road made me feel sick.↗ · That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions.↗ · Shall windy words have an end?↗ (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Should a wise man make answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?↗ (Writings JOB.15.2, JPS 1917)↗

wine — Everyday, meaning 1: Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes or sometimes other fruits.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wine (or wine-red) is a dark red colour.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To wine and dine someone is to take them out for a fancy meal and treat them well.↗ Example: Grapes are crushed to make wine.↗ · Mum had a glass of wine with her dinner.↗ · Wine is an adult drink; children must not drink alcohol.↗ · The feast had bread, cheese and wine.↗ · Her coat was a deep wine colour.↗ · They wined and dined their guests at a smart restaurant.↗ · A bottle holds 750 ml of wine, so 4 bottles hold 3000 ml.↗ · "Some wine and meat," she replied.↗ · And they made their father drink wine that night.↗ (Torah GEN.19.33, JPS 1917)↗ · And they made their father drink wine that night also.↗ (Torah GEN.19.35, JPS 1917)↗ · His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.↗ (Torah GEN.49.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart.↗ (Prophets HOS.4.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.↗ (Prophets ISA.1.22, JPS 1917)↗ · The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh.↗ (Prophets ISA.24.7, JPS 1917)↗

wineglass — Everyday, meaning 1: A wineglass is a glass with a stem and a bowl, used for drinking wine.↗ Example: She poured water into the wineglass.↗ · The table had six wineglasses.↗ · He broke a wineglass by mistake.↗

winepress — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A place or machine where grapes are crushed to make wine.↗ Example: Thou shalt keep the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in from thy threshing-floor and from thy winepress.↗ (Torah DEU.16.13, JPS 1917)↗ · thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.↗ (Torah DEU.15.14, JPS 1917)↗ · They make oil within the rows of these men; they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.↗ (Writings JOB.24.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshingfloor, or out of the winepress?'↗ (Prophets 2KI.6.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.↗ (Prophets JOL.4.13, JPS 1917)↗

wing — Everyday, meaning 1: A wing is the part of a bird, bat or plane that lets it fly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To wing or to wing one's way is to fly or travel quickly, as a bird does.↗ Example: The eagle spread its wings.↗ · The swallow is winging its way south.↗ · Each bird has two wings.↗ · The message came winging across the sea.↗ · The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?↗ (Writings JOB.39.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.↗ (Writings 2CH.3.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.24, JPS 1917)↗

winged — Everyday, meaning 1: Winged means having wings, as in «a winged horse».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb, past) Winged means flew, or hit someone in the wing or arm lightly, as in «The arrow winged the bird».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) To have winged it means to have done something without preparing, making it up as you went along.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In compound words, -winged describes the type of wings, as in «long-winged», «red-winged blackbird».↗ Example: Pegasus is a winged horse in Greek myths.↗ · Sycamore seeds are winged and spin as they fall.↗ · A winged insect buzzed past my ear.↗ · I forgot my notes so I winged my talk.↗ · The stone winged the pigeon but did not hurt it badly.↗ · The red-winged blackbird sings in the marsh.↗ · The winged songster serenades the fragrant flowers.↗ · Of all clean winged things ye may eat.↗ (Torah DEU.14.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.↗ (Torah DEU.14.19, JPS 1917)↗ · All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.↗ (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl; (Writings PSA.148.10, JPS 1917)↗ · He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas; (Writings PSA.78.27, JPS 1917)↗

wingless — Everyday, meaning 1: Having no wings.↗ Example: The kiwi is almost wingless and cannot fly.↗ · Fleas are wingless insects that jump.↗ · Worker ants are wingless, but the queen has wings at first.↗ · The wingless toy plane would never fly.↗ · Moas were huge wingless birds in New Zealand.↗ · Silverfish are small wingless insects.↗

wings — Everyday, meaning 1: Wings are the body parts a bird, bat or insect moves to fly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Wings are the long flat parts sticking out from the sides of an aeroplane.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A wing is a part of a building that sticks out from the main part.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The wings of a stage are the hidden sides where actors wait.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In sports, the wings are the sides of the pitch, and a winger plays there.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To try your wings means to start doing something new on your own for the first time.↗ Example: The bird flapped its wings and flew away.↗ · Butterflies have colourful wings.↗ · The plane's wings are very long.↗ · Penguins have wings but cannot fly.↗ · A bat's wings are made of skin.↗ · The hospital has a new children's wing.↗ · The actors waited in the wings.↗ · The older girl took me under her wing on my first day.↗ · I want to try my wings.”↗ · Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself.↗ (Torah EXO.19.4, JPS 1917)↗ · As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, hovereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her pinions — (Torah DEU.32.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover were the faces of the cherubim.↗ (Torah EXO.37.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?↗ (Writings JOB.39.26, JPS 1917)↗ · Ah, land of the buzzing of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia; (Prophets ISA.18.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.↗ (Prophets EZK.1.6, JPS 1917)↗