| crosswind | (noun) wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
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| headwind | (noun) wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
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| tailwind | (noun) wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
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| whirlwind | (noun) a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
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| wind | (noun) breath | - |
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| (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | Synonyms: breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus |
| (noun) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath | Synonyms: wind instrument |
| (noun) an indication of potential opportunity | Synonyms: confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip |
| (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | Synonyms: idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness |
| (noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure | Synonyms: air current, current of air |
| (noun) a tendency or force that influences events | - |
| (noun) the act of winding or twisting | Synonyms: twist, winding |
| woodwind | (noun) any wind instrument other than the brass instruments | Synonyms: wood, woodwind instrument |
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