wind
part of speech
noun (wind /wind/, winds); verb (wind /waind/, winds, wound, winding); verb (wind /wind/ — make breathless)
meaning for a pupil
1) Air moving across the Earth: "a strong wind". tree →
2) Breath: "I got my wind back." tree →
3) Gas in the stomach (polite word). tree →
4) As a verb (rhymes with "find"), to turn or twist something round and round: "wind the string". tree →
5) As a verb (rhymes with "find"), to bend and turn: "The path winds through the woods." tree →
6) To turn a key or handle so a clock works: "wind the clock". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often a tool of God: the east wind blights the ears of grain, and a wind blows the sea over Egypt's army. Interpretation: The same word (ruach) also means spirit, and tradition notices that God's wind and God's spirit share a word. In the primary lessons: In science and weather, wind is moving air caused by the Sun heating the Earth unevenly; we measure it with wind vanes and anemometers; wind turbines make electricity (renewable energy). In safety: strong winds can blow down trees; stay inside in a storm. Phrases: wind up, wind down, windy, windmill, wind power, second wind.
examples
- And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. (Torah GEN.41.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters. (Torah EXO.15.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- This also is vanity and a striving after wind. (Writings ECC.2.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. (Writings PSA.48.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The wind blew my hat off. tree →
- A wind turbine makes electricity. tree →
- Wind the string around the stick. tree →
- The road winds up the hill. tree →
- The wind is very strong today. tree →
- Kites need wind to fly. tree →
- Wind the clock every night. tree →
- She got her second wind and ran faster. tree →
- Set your sails with the wind. tree →
note
Two words with the same spelling (homographs): "wind" (moving air) says "wind" like "pinned"; "wind" (turn) rhymes with "find", past "wound". Wind power is renewable.
In the corpora
- And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
- And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
- Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
- And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
- Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought; their molten images are wind and confusion.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wind» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.