Gale vs. Wind
Difference Between Gale and Wind
Galeverb
To sing; charm; enchant.
Windnoun
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.The winds in Chicago are fierce.Galeverb
To cry; groan; croak.
Windnoun
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
the wind of a cannon ball;the wind of a bellowsGaleverb
To talk.
Windnoun
The ability to breathe easily.
After the second lap he was already out of wind.The fall knocked the wind out of him.Galeverb
To call.
Windnoun
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.Galeverb
To sing; utter with musical modulations.
Windnoun
One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
Galeverb
(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.
Windnoun
Flatus.
Eww. Someone just passed wind.Galenoun
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
Windnoun
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
Galenoun
An outburst, especially of laughter.
a gale of laughterWindnoun
(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
Galenoun
(archaic) A light breeze.
Windnoun
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
Galenoun
(obsolete) A song or story.
Windnoun
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
Galenoun
A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
Windnoun
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
Galenoun
(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.Windnoun
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Galenoun
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
Windnoun
A bird, the dotterel.
Windnoun
The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
Windnoun
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
Windverb
(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
Windverb
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
The boxer was winded during round two.Windverb
(reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
I can’t run another step — I’m winded.Windverb
(British) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
Windverb
(transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
Windverb
(transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.Windverb
(transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
Windverb
(transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
Windverb
(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
to wind thread on a spool or into a ballWindverb
(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.Windverb
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
Windverb
(ergative) To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.
Vines wind round a pole.The river winds through the plain.Windverb
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Windverb
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
Windverb
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
to wind a rope with twineWindverb
To make a winding motion.
Windnoun
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;
trees bent under the fierce windswhen there is no wind, rowthe radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphereWindnoun
a tendency or force that influences events;
the winds of changeWindnoun
breath;
the collision knocked the wind out of himWindnoun
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
that's a lot of winddon't give me any of that jazzWindnoun
an indication of potential opportunity;
he got a tip on the stock marketa good lead for a jobWindnoun
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Windnoun
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Windnoun
the act of winding or twisting;
he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good windWindverb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
the river winds through the hillsthe path meanders through the vineyardssometimes, the gout wanders through the entire bodyWindverb
extend in curves and turns;
The road winds around the lakeWindverb
wrap or coil around;
roll your hair around your fingerTwine the thread around the spoolWindverb
catch the scent of; get wind of;
The dog nosed out the drugsWindverb
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;
wind your watchWindverb
form into a wreath
Windverb
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
