Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
The use of an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.
Special interest of an autistic person.
Rapid circular motion.
A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
A search of a prisoner's cell for forbidden articles.
A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.
A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.
An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the rotating shaft and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journal.
A single play of a record by a radio station.
To use an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.
To search rapidly.
To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.
To move sideways when bouncing.
To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.
To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.
To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.
To ride a bicycle at a fast cadence.
To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar
To cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
To move swiftly.
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
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.
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.
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 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.