English words: wind-board to windproofs

300 English words, part 38 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words wind-board to windproofs

wind-board noun: Alternative spelling of windboard.
wind-borne adjective: Alternative form of windborne.
wind break noun, verb: Alternative form of windbreak.
wind breaker noun: Alternative form of windbreaker.
wind burial noun: Synonym of sky burial.
wind cap noun: Alternative form of windcap.
wind catcher noun: Alternative form of windcatcher.
wind chill noun /ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/: The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.
wind chill factor noun: Synonym of wind chill
wind chime noun: A set of decorative metallic or wooden tubular bells that sound when blown by the wind.
wind chimes noun /ˈwɪnd.t͡ʃaɪms/: A chime constructed from tubes, rods, bells, etc. made of wood, glass, metal or ceramic, suspended outside a building in such a way that they tinkle...
wind chop noun: Rough, choppy waves caused by strong winds.
wind-cloud noun: A cloud that is associated with wind, or is believed to presage windy weather.
wind cone noun: Synonym of windsock.
wind controller noun: An electronic wind instrument, usually a MIDI controller associated with one or more synthesizers.
wind deflector noun: Synonym of windblocker.
wind direction noun: The direction from which the wind comes.
wind down verb /waɪnd ˈdaʊn/: To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
wind-driven adjective: Occurring with the presence of a wind, although a rotary wind-driven ventilator on a vehicle can also be activated by movement of the vehicle.
wind dropsy noun: Synonym of hoove (“disease in cattle”).
wind-dry verb: To subject to a process of using wind in order to dry something.
wind egg noun: An egg that is somehow lacking (e.g. lacking the yolk or the shell).
wind energy noun: Energy of the wind.
wind engine noun: A wind-driven machine, especially a preindustrial one.
wind farm noun /ˈwɪndfɑːm/: A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.
wind farmer noun: Someone who owns or manages a wind farm.
wind force noun: the strength of the wind. The Beaufort scale was devised to classify wind forces of various strengths.
wind gap noun /ˈwɪnd ˌɡæp/: A dry valley once occupied by a stream or river, since captured by another stream, often forming a gap in a range of hills or mountains.
wind gauge noun: An anemometer.
wind generator noun: A wind-driven generator, working on the same principle as a wind turbine but usually on a smaller scale, used for example for charging batteries on sailing...
wind-grass noun: Anemanthele lessoniana
wind harp noun: Aeolian harp.
wind hold noun: Alternative spelling of windhold.
wind horse noun: An allegory for the human soul in the shamanistic tradition of East and Central Asia.
wind instrument noun /ˈwɪnd ˌɪnstɹəmənt/: Any musical instrument that produces sound when air flows through it.
wind instrumentalist noun: Someone who plays a wind instrument.
wind-lashed adjective: Subject to violent gusts of wind
wind load noun: The degree of impact of wind on a built structure such as a bridge.
wind loading noun: Synonym of wind load.
wind machine noun: An electrically driven fan for generating currents of air during the production of films etc.
wind mill noun: Rare spelling of windmill.
wind moon noun: A full moon in April.
wind of a ball noun: The condition where a round shot causes internal injury or concussion as it passes, without actually striking the victim.
wind off verb /ˌwaɪnd ˈɒf/: To unwind, unspool, or unreel something.
wind one's neck in verb: To stop talking or arguing; shut up.
wind pack noun: Alternative form of windpack.
wind park noun: Synonym of wind farm.
wind phone noun: A disconnected, non-functional telephone booth, typically in a public, outdoor space, where people can visit to symbolically speak to or converse with...
wind power noun: Power of the wind.
wind power plant noun: Synonym of wind farm.
wind power station noun: Synonym of wind farm.
wind-proof adjective: Alternative form of windproof.
wind road noun: An underground route for ventilation in a mine.
wind-rode adjective: Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.
wind rose noun: A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a...
wind scale noun: A measurement scale for wind speed.
wind scorpion noun: Any of numerous species of arachnids in order Solifugae.
wind shadow noun: An area which experiences lower winds due to being downwind from an obstacle such as a hill, building, tree line, mountain, wind turbine, etc.
wind shake noun: Alternative form of windshake.
wind shear noun: Variation in wind speed or direction over a short spatial distance.
wind shield noun: Alternative form of windshield.
wind shift noun: A change in the direction of the wind.
wind sleeve noun: Synonym of windsock.
wind sock noun: Alternative form of windsock.
wind speed noun: The local speed of the wind.
wind sprint noun: A sprinting exercise intended to increase the lung capacity.
wind storm noun: Alternative spelling of windstorm.
wind stream noun: A stream or current of air.
wind strength noun: Alternative form of windstrength.
wind-sucker noun: Alternative form of windsucker.
wind swell noun: Waves generated by local winds.
wind-swept adjective: Alternative form of windswept.
wind theft noun: The act of unintentionally or strategically blocking another’s access to clean wind, as by creating a wind shadow.
wind throb noun: Synonym of Helmholtz resonance.
wind tower noun: Synonym of windcatcher.
wind tunnel noun: A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.
wind tunnel testing noun: The application of a rigorous testing regime to a new corporate idea, structure or project to determine if it is viable and fit for purpose.
wind turbine noun: A device for converting wind power into electricity.
wind up adjective, noun, verb /waɪnd ˈʌp/: Alternative form of wind-up.
wind-up merchant noun: One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.
wind up one's bottoms verb: To finish a job.
wind-up radio noun: A portable radio which can operate where no external power source is available, and is activated by a winding mechanism.
wind-up toy noun: An automaton toy powered by a clockwork motor.
wind vane noun: A vane turned by the wind, a weather vane.
wind-witch noun: Synonym of tumbleweed (“loose plant driven by the wind”).
winda noun /ˈwɪndə/: Pronunciation spelling of window.
windable adjective /ˈwaɪndəbəl/: Capable of being wound.
windac noun: A grappling iron used to bend a crossbow.
windage noun /ˈwɪndɪd͡ʒ/: Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
windago noun: Alternative form of wendigo.
windbag noun, verb /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/: Someone who talks excessively.
windbaggery noun: The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
windbaggy adjective: Characteristic of a windbag (someone who talks excessively or pompously); tedious, long-winded.
windball noun: A tumbleweed.
windball cricket noun: An informal variant of cricket played with a soft plastic ball.
windbeaten adjective: Blasted or buffeted by the wind.
windbell noun: Synonym of windchime.
windberry noun: Alternative form of whimberry.
windbill noun: A signed agreement to act as guarantor for another's debt.
windbitten adjective: blown out of shape by the prevailing winds
windblast noun: A sudden rush of air or gas; often, such a blast due to the collapse of a void, especially in mining.
windblocker noun: An aerodynamic accessory to reduce wind and wind noise for occupants of a moving vehicle.
windblown adjective /ˈwɪndˌbloʊn/: Growing in a distorted shape produced by the prevailing winds.
windboard noun /ˈwɪndbɔː(ɹ)d/: A snowboard or surfboard with an attached sail
windbore noun: The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
windborne adjective: Carried by the wind.
windbound adjective /ˈwɪndbaʊnd/: Unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.
windbox noun: A hitbox that applies a pushing or pulling force to characters or objects inside of it.
windbracing noun: Bracing that resists wind.
windbreak noun: A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
windbreaked adjective: Furnished with a windbreak.
windbreaker noun /ˈwɪndbɹeɪkə(ɹ)/: A thin jacket designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
windbreakered adjective: Wearing a windbreaker.
windbreaking adjective: Serving as a windbreak.
windburn noun /ˈwɪndbɜː(ɹ)n/: An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
windburned adjective: Of people or body parts: suffering from windburn.
windburning noun: Synonym of windburn (“of plants”)
windburnt adjective: Alternative form of windburned.
windcap noun: A covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.
windcapped adjective: Having a windcap.
windcatcher noun: A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windchapped adjective: Affected by windburn.
windcheater noun: A heavy weatherproof jacket
windcheatered adjective: Wearing a windcheater.
windchest noun: A chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.
windchill noun: Alternative form of wind chill.
windchilled adjective: Subjected to windchill.
windchime noun /ˈwɪnd.t͡ʃaɪm/: Alternative form of wind chimes.
windclothes noun: Windproof clothing for use in polar exploration etc.
windcuffer noun: The common kestrel.
winddown noun: The process of winding something down.
winded adjective, verb /ˈwɪndɪd/: Out of breath.
windedly adverb: While winded or out of breath.
windedness noun: The state of being winded, the temporary inability to breathe
Windell proper noun: A surname.
winder noun, verb /ˈwaɪndɚ/: A winding plant.
Windermere proper noun: A lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland.
Windesheimer noun: A member of the Congregation of Windesheim, a branch of the Augustinians.
Windex noun, verb: A window cleaner containing detergent and ammonia.
Windeyer proper noun: A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
windfall noun /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/: Something that has been blown down by the wind.
windfall tax noun: Ellipsis of windfall profits tax, a higher tax rate on profits from sudden gains (“profiteering”) in certain industries.
windfallen adjective: Blown down by the wind.
windfarm noun: Alternative spelling of wind farm.
windfarming noun: The generation of electricity by means of an array of wind turbines.
windfirm adjective: Able to resist being blown down by the wind.
windflaw noun /ˈwɪndflɔː/: A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
windflower noun: Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).
windful adjective, noun: Full of wind.
windgall noun: A puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse, generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses.
windgalled adjective: Having a windgall.
windgap noun: Alternative form of wind gap.
windgrass noun: Any member of the genus Lachnagrostis of common slender, upright, tufted, light to yellow green, annual or short-lived perennial grasses up to 700 mm tall,...
windgun noun: airgun
windgust noun: A short, often sudden gust of wind.
Windham proper noun: A surname.
Windhoek proper noun /ˈwɪndhʊk/: A city, the capital city of Namibia.
windhold noun: A state in which ski lifts must stop running due to extremely windy conditions.
Windhorst proper noun: A surname.
windhover noun: The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
Windian adjective, noun: A West Indian; a person from the West Indies
windigo noun: Alternative spelling of wendigo.
windily adverb /ˈwɪndɪli/: In a manner of or like the wind.
windin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of winding.
windiness noun /ˈwɪndɪnəs/: The state of being windy; the state of there being wind
winding adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɪndɪŋ/: The act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
winding cloth noun: A burial shroud.
winding engine noun: A stationary engine used to control a cable, for example to power a mining hoist at a pit head.
winding hole noun /ˈwɪndɪŋˌhəʊl/: A widened area of a canal, used for turning a boat.
winding key noun: Synonym of clock key
winding number noun: The total number of times a given curve travels counterclockwise around a specified point.
winding sheet noun: A burial shroud.
winding tower noun: headframe.
winding up noun, verb: The situation where a company is wound up (goes into liquidation), or when a partnership is dissolved.
windingly adverb: With a winding motion or pattern.
windingness noun: The quality of being winding (twisting, turning or sinuous).
Windisch proper noun: A surname from German.
windjam verb: To sail.
windjammer noun: One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
windjamming noun, verb: Sailing a windjammer.
windkanter noun: Synonym of ventifact.
Windkessel noun: A model that accounts for the shape of the arterial blood pressure waveform in terms of the interaction between the stroke volume and the compliance of the...
windlashed adjective: Alternative spelling of wind-lashed.
windlass noun, verb /ˈwɪnd.ləs/: Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
windlasser noun: A person who operates a windlass.
windle noun, verb /ˈwɪndəl/: The redwing.
windles noun /ˈwɪndəlz/: A winch, a windlass.
Windlesham proper noun: A village and civil parish in Surrey Heath borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9363).
windless adjective /ˈwɪndləs/: Devoid of wind; calm.
windlessly adverb: Without any wind.
windlessness noun: Absence of wind.
windlestrae noun: Alternative form of windlestraw.
windlestraw noun: A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.
Windley proper noun: A surname.
windlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of wind.
windline noun: A conduit in a pipe organ which sends pressurized air from the blower and bellows to the windchests.
windling noun, verb: A bundle of straw bound together.
windload noun: Alternative form of wind load.
windmeter noun: An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind.
windmill noun, verb /ˈwɪn(d).mɪl/: A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
windmill graph noun: The undirected graph Wd(k,n) constructed for k ≥ 2 and n ≥ 2 by joining n copies of the complete graph Kₖ at a shared universal vertex.
windmill grass noun: Any grass in the genus Chloris, especially Chloris truncata, a clumping grass of Australia.
windmill palm noun: Synonym of hemp palm (“Trachycarpus fortunei”).
windmill pink noun: The common catchfly (Silene gallica).
windmill restart noun: A restart of a jet engine using the kinetic energy of the aircraft.
windmilled adjective, verb: Having one or more windmills.
windmiller noun: The miller who manages a windmill
windmilling noun, verb: The process of milling with a windmill.
windmills noun, verb: A plant of the genus Allionia.
windmills in one's head noun: Bizarre ideas.
windmilly adjective: Having many windmills.
windoid noun: A small, less adorned, floating window or palette of tools that remains on top of other windows.
windolite noun: A transparent material, used as a substitute for glass in windows
Windom proper noun: A surname.
Windon proper noun: A surname.
window noun, verb /ˈwɪndəʊ/: An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
window back noun: The inside face of the low, and usually thin, piece of wall between the window sill and the floor below.
window box noun: A narrow box filled with earth, placed on a windowsill and used for growing plants.
window-breaker noun: A kind of spinning top.
window card noun: Synonym of community card.
window cleaner noun: A person whose job is to clean windows.
window covering noun: Material, including blinds, shades, curtains, and shutters, used to cover a window for the purpose of controlling sunlight, providing additional...
window detector noun: A special type of comparator which provides an indication of whether the input voltage is within a specified range.
window down noun, verb: A piece of graffiti covering a train, etc. from the base of the window downward.
window-dress verb: To decorate the window of a shop
window dresser noun: A person whose job is to arrange displays in shop windows
window dressing noun: The decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows; the goods and trimmings used in such a display.
window envelope noun: An envelope with a transparent panel on its front, through which the name and address of the addressee printed on the letter inside can be seen.
window fly noun: Any of the flies in the family Scenopinidae, which are most commonly seen at windows.
window frame noun: The wooden, aluminium or PVC etc. framework around a window
window function noun: A function that performs a calculation using values from several rows, but does not group them into a single row.
window gardener noun: One who cultivates plants in a window box.
window gardening noun: The cultivation of plants in a window box.
window-kill noun: The death of a bird resulting from an impact with the window of a building.
window lock noun: In a motor vehicle, a safety feature that disables the rear passenger window controls, preventing them from opening.
window manager noun: A piece of software that manages the layout of windows on the user's display.
window money noun: Synonym of window tax.
window of discourse noun: The Overton window.
window of opportunity noun /ˌwɪndəʊ‿əv ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ/: A (usually limited) period of time in which suitable action can achieve success.
window of time noun: A period or interval of time, often in which an activity or task is to be completed.
window on the world noun: Something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.
window out verb: To be placed in a box to the side of the main text in a document.
window over verb: To superimpose or overlay (something) atop (something else); to move a (figurative) window over a target.
window screen noun: A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects,...
window seat noun: A typically soft seat placed in a recess, for a window, in a wall, and filling the recess.
window-shop verb: To engage in window-shopping; to browse the windows of shops with no intention of buying anything.
window-shopper noun: A person who window-shops.
window shopping noun, verb: The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.
window sill noun /ˈwɪndəʊ ˌsɪl/: Alternative spelling of windowsill.
window sitter noun: An employee who is given a desk job with no real responsibilities, often by a window, to make them feel excluded and encourage them to quit voluntarily.
window stool noun: A horizontal board, usually made of wood, on a windowsill, fitted against the bottom rail of the lower sash.
window swallow noun: The common European martin.
window system noun: Synonym of windowing system
window tax noun: A property tax based on the number of windows in a house.
window treatment noun: A set of decorations for a window, often including curtains or blinds.
window up verb: To create a window to access (a file, website, etc); to put (a file, website, etc.) in a window.
window washer noun: A person who cleans windows; especially, one who does so for a living.
windowable adjective: Capable of being displayed in a window.
windowbox noun: Alternative form of window box.
windowdress verb: Alternative form of window-dress.
windowed adjective, verb: Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified colour.
windowframe noun: Alternative form of window frame.
windowfront adjective, noun: A large window on the street-side of a shop or restaurant
windowful noun: The amount displayed in a window.
windowglass noun: A windowpane; the glass comprising a windowpane; the windowpanes in a building (collectively).
windowing noun, verb: The windows of a building; fenestration.
windowing system noun: A software suite that manages separate sections of a display screen, enabling multiple applications to run simultaneously.
windowless adjective: Having no windows, especially no external windows.
windowlessness noun: Absence of windows.
windowlet noun: A small window.
windowlight noun: Natural light that enters a building through the window.
windowlike adjective: Resembling a window (an opening in the wall).
windowline noun: The line formed by a series of windows.
windowmaker noun: Someone who makes windows.
windowmaking noun: The manufacture of windows.
windowman noun: A clerk who serves at a counter or office behind a window.
windowpane noun /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/: A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
windowpane acid noun: The recreational drug acid distributed on small clear strips of gelatin.
windowpane oyster noun: Placuna placenta, a bivalve marine mollusc in the family Placunidae, with a durable translucent shell.
windowpane tweed noun: A tweed fabric with a pattern of squares.
windowpaned adjective: Having one or more windowpanes.
windowpaning noun: The border around an individual block of a quilt.
Windows key noun: A key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.
Windows tax noun: Synonym of Microsoft tax.
windowscreen noun: Alternative form of window screen.
windowshop verb: Alternative form of window-shop
windowshopping noun: Alternative form of window-shopping.
windowsill noun /ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl/: The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.
windowsole noun: windowsill
windowward adjective, adverb: Toward a window.
windowwards adverb: Towards a window.
windowwise adverb: In the manner of a window.
windowy adjective: Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a window.
windpack noun: Snow formed into a compact mass by the wind.
windpants noun: A sportswear variety of trousers (pants) intended for wearing without undergarments for athletic and comfort purposes.
windpipe noun /ˈwɪndpaɪp/: The trachea.
windplayer noun: A musician who plays a wind instrument.
windpower noun: power harnessed or generated from the wind
windproof adjective, verb: Providing protection from the wind.
windproofs noun, verb: trousers designed for cold, windy conditions

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under W: 16,520 words, in 56 parts.