windy
windy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Next the wind; windward. It keeps on the windy side of care. Shak.
- 2.Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
- 3.Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
- 4.Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A windy colic." Arbuthnot.
- 5.Fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy." Milton. Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored. South.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aerial
- aeriform
- aerography
- aerology
- aerometer
- aerometry
- aeronaut
- aeronautics
- aeroscope
- aeroscopy
- aerosphere
- aerostation
- air
- airy
- and
- aneroid
- atmosphere
- atmospheric
- barometer
- baroscope
- belle
- blue
- climate
- climatology
- cloud
- cock
- common
- effervescent
- etoile
- eudiometer
- exposure
- fall
- fan
- flatulent
- fresco
- gas
- gauge
- glass
- isobar
- jove
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is windy.
- What is next the wind; windward. It keeps on the windy side of care. Shak called?
- What is tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather called?
- What is serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food called?
- What is attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A windy colic." Arbuthnot called?
- What is fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy." Milton. Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored. South called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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