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# windy

adjective (windy, windier, windiest)

«windy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Windy weather has a lot of wind blowing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#m1)
2. A windy place gets a lot of wind, like a hilltop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#m2)
3. A windy road is one that bends a lot (said WINE-dee, from «wind» as in turn). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In weather lessons windy is a weather word along with sunny, rainy, cloudy; windy days are good for kites but dangerous for some activities by the sea. Phrases: «a windy day», «windy weather», «windy city».

### Examples

- It's too windy to have a picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x1)
- We flew kites on a windy day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x2)
- The top of the hill is very windy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x3)
- It was windy and the bins blew over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x4)
- Windy weather can make the sea rough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x5)
- Chicago is sometimes called the Windy City. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x6)
- The windy mountain road made me feel sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x7)
- That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/#x8)

### Note

Two pronunciations: WIN-dee (from wind = moving air) and, less commonly, WINE-dee (from wind = to twist). Spelling change: windier, windiest (y to i). Safety: on very windy days stay away from trees and cliff edges.

## In Jewish tradition

In weather lessons windy is a weather word along with sunny, rainy, cloudy; windy days are good for kites but dangerous for some activities by the sea. Phrases: «a windy day», «windy weather», «windy city».

### Examples

- Shall windy words have an end? (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/windy/#x1)
- Should a wise man make answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? (Writings JOB.15.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/windy/#x2)

### Note

Two pronunciations: WIN-dee (from wind = moving air) and, less commonly, WINE-dee (from wind = to twist). Spelling change: windier, windiest (y to i). Safety: on very windy days stay away from trees and cliff edges.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «windy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«windy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/windy.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «windy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/windy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«windy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/windy.html) on Mova free.