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English Definitions
win
N
a victory (as in a race or other competition)
win
N
something won (especially money)
win
V
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
win
V
win something through one's efforts
win
V
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
win
V
attain success or reach a desired goal
win back
V
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
win over
V
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
N
the facial expression of sudden pain
wince
N
a reflex response to sudden pain
wince
V
draw back, as with fear or pain
wince
V
make a face indicating disgust or dislike
N
a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas
N
cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides
winch
N
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
winch
V
pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
N
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
Winchester
N
a shoulder rifle
N
the oldest English public school; located in Winchester
N
computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
N
German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
wind
N
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
wind
N
a tendency or force that influences events
wind
N
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
wind
N
an indication of potential opportunity
wind
N
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
wind
N
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
wind
N
the act of winding or twisting
wind
V
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wind
V
extend in curves and turns
wind
V
arrange or or coil around
wind
V
catch the scent of; get wind of
wind
V
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
wind
V
form into a wreath
wind
V
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
N
a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle
N
a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
N
a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle
N
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
N
the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
N
a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
N
exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
N
a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
N
a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
N
a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it
N
a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
N
power derived from the wind (as by windmills)
N
generator that extracts usable energy from winds
N
a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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