To cause to cease; to put an end to.
To live; reside
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
To brace or support with a stay or stays
To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
To continue to have a particular quality.
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
To hold the attention of.
To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
To tack; put on the other tack.
Steeply.
Steep; ascending.
Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
(of a roof) Steeply pitched.
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
A corset.
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
A prop; a support.
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
To perceive or follow by scent.
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
To travel in a way that is not straight.
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
Flatus.
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
The ability to breathe easily.
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
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".
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
A bird, the dotterel.
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.