Draft vs. Wind

Draftnoun

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

Draftnoun

The act of drawing in a net for fish.

Draftnoun

That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.

Draftnoun

An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing; a preliminary sketch or outline.

Draftnoun

(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.

Draftnoun

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

Draftnoun

Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

Draftnoun

An amount of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) that is drunk in one swallow.

Draftnoun

Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

Draftnoun

A cheque, an order for money to be paid.

Draftnoun

Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.

Draftnoun

(politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.

Draftnoun

(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

Draftnoun

(rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

Draftnoun

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.

Draftverb

(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.

Draftverb

To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Draftverb

To write a law.

Draftverb

(transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.

Draftverb

To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.

Draftverb

To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

Draftverb

(intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.

Draftverb

To draw out; to call forth.

Draftverb

To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.

Draftadjective

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

Draftnoun

The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.

Draftnoun

A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted.

Draftnoun

An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.

Draftnoun

An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.

Draftnoun

A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See Draught.

Draftnoun

The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See Draught.

Draftnoun

A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face.

Draftnoun

The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.

Draftnoun

Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.

Draftnoun

A current of air. Same as Draught.

Draftnoun

A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.

Draftnoun

The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.

Draftnoun

A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.

Draftadjective

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.

Draftadjective

Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.

Draftverb

To draw the outline of; to delineate.

Draftverb

To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.

Draftverb

To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces.

Draftverb

To transfer by draft.

Draftnoun

a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

Draftnoun

a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

Draftnoun

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

Draftnoun

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;

Draftnoun

preliminary version of a written work

Draftnoun

the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

Draftnoun

a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

Draftnoun

a dose of liquid medicine;

Draftnoun

compulsory military service

Draftnoun

a large and hurried swallow;

Draftnoun

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

Draftverb

draw up an outline or sketch for something;

Draftverb

engage somebody to enter the army

Draftverb

make a blueprint of

Windnoun

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

Windnoun

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

Windnoun

The ability to breathe easily.

Windnoun

News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)

Windnoun

One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

Windnoun

Flatus.

Windnoun

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Windnoun

(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

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".

Windnoun

Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.

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.

Windnoun

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

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.

Windverb

(reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.

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.

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.

Windverb

(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a 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.

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.

Windverb

To make a winding motion.

Windverb

To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.

Windverb

To entwist; to infold; to encircle.

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; as, to wind a rope with twine.

Windverb

To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.

Windverb

To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.

Windverb

To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.

Windverb

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

Windverb

To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.

Windverb

To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.

Windverb

To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.

Windnoun

The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

Windnoun

Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.

Windnoun

Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.

Windnoun

Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Windnoun

Power of respiration; breath.

Windnoun

Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.

Windnoun

Air impregnated with an odor or scent.

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.

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.

Windnoun

Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

Windnoun

The dotterel.

Windnoun

The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark.

Windnoun

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;

Windnoun

a tendency or force that influences events;

Windnoun

breath;

Windnoun

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;

Windnoun

an indication of potential opportunity;

Windnoun

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;

Windverb

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;

Windverb

extend in curves and turns;

Windverb

wrap or coil around;

Windverb

catch the scent of; get wind of;

Windverb

coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;

Windverb

form into a wreath

Windverb

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;

Wind

Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Wind occurs on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hours, to global winds resulting from the difference in absorption of solar energy between the climate zones on Earth.