tile vs wind

tile

verb
  • To cover with tiles. 

  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

noun
  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

  • A rectangular graphic. 

wind

verb
  • To cover or surround with something coiled about. 

  • 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 turn (a ship) around, end for end. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

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