■ noun
1》 a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.
2》 a very energetic or tumultuous person or process: a ~ of activity.
↘[as modifier ] very rapid and unexpected: a ~ romance.
Phrases
( sow the wind and ) reap the ~ suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions. [with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7.]