I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fierce , harsh , high , stiff , strong
▪
Rain and high ~s are forecast.
▪
There was a stiff ~ blowing.
▪ gale-force , hurricane-force , storm-force
▪ blustery , gusty
▪ light , moderate , slight
▪ warm
▪ biting , bitter , brisk , chill , chilly , cold , icy , winter
▪
The icy ~ cut right through us.
▪ howling
▪ fair , favourable/favorable , good
▪
They set sail the next morning with a fair ~.
▪ adverse
▪
Adverse ~s swept the boat off course.
▪ prevailing
▪
We tried to take advantage of the prevailing south-westerly ~s.
▪ head , tail
▪
A tail ~ made the ride home very relaxing.
▪ 90 mile-an-hour , 100 mile-per-hour , etc.
▪ east , north , etc.
▪ easterly , northerly , south-westerly , etc.
▪ trade
▪
The trade ~s originate in the South Pacific.
▪ desert
▪ solar
▪
The unmanned capsule will bring particles of solar ~ back to Earth.
▪ political ( figurative )
… OF WIND
▪ blast , gust
▪ breath
▪
There wasn't a breath of ~ in the still air.
VERB + WIND
▪ brave
▪
Fans braved icy ~s to watch the match.
▪ withstand
▪
The structure is able to withstand hurricane-force ~s.
WIND + VERB
▪ blow , come , gust
▪
The ~ came from the west.
▪
a northerly ~ gusting up to 80 mph
▪ cut through sb/sth , rush through sth , sweep sth , sweep through sth
▪
A fierce ~ swept through the countryside.
▪ howl , moan , roar , whistle
▪
The ~ roared through the tunnel.
▪ buffet sth , rattle sth , whip sth , whip sth up
▪
The ~ whipped up the surface of the lake.
▪ increase , pick up , rise
▪ die down , drop
▪
Let's wait until the ~ drops before setting sail.
▪ change
▪
The ~ suddenly changed and began blowing from the north.
WIND + NOUN
▪ conditions , direction , pressure , speed
▪ chill
▪
The high ~ chill factor made it seem even colder.
▪ energy , power
▪
renewable energies like solar and ~ power
▪ farm , turbine
▪
the cost of generating electricity at offshore ~ farms
▪ sock (usually windsock )
▪ break (usually windbreak )
▪ tunnel
▪
a ~ tunnel for testing new car designs
▪ gauge
▪ chimes
▪
I could hear the ~ chimes hanging in the window.
PREPOSITION
▪ against the ~
▪
We were rowing against the ~.
▪ in the ~
▪
a flag flapping in the ~
▪ into the ~
▪
We were sailing into the ~.
▪ out of ~
▪
Let's shelter out of the ~.
PHRASES
▪ the roar of the ~ , the sound of the ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ tight , tightly
▪ carefully , neatly
PREPOSITION
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
He wound the bandage tightly around his ankle.
▪ into
▪
She wound the wool into a ball.
Wind is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ path , ↑ river , ↑ road , ↑ trail
Wind is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bandage , ↑ clock , ↑ string , ↑ watch , ↑ way