Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Windy or breezy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Windy; blowing; breezy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Windy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
windy orbreezy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
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Examples
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Snowy, blowy days halted the work and after the snow stopped, the Gang had to plow and sweep and shovel before the nail guns could bang again.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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A bright day, still blowy but with a warm west wind, everything damp and full of colour—springlike.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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The World Series is back in this famously blowy city by the bay, and Thursday night's forecast is for wind, drizzle and temperatures in the mid-50s.
You'd Be Cooler Without the Jacket Matthew Futterman 2010
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That pretty little weatherboard building is today preserved at Old Gippstown, the Gippsland Heritage Park at Moe (rhymes with blowy) near Morwell in Victoria.
Parliament 2009
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Snowy, blowy days halted the work and after the snow stopped, the Gang had to plow and sweep and shovel before the nail guns could bang again.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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"Whoa, it's blowy," he said, amazed he could speak.
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Snowy, blowy days halted the work and after the snow stopped, the Gang had to plow and sweep and shovel before the nail guns could bang again.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Snowy, blowy days halted the work and after the snow stopped, the Gang had to plow and sweep and shovel before the nail guns could bang again.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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On a blowy day in Kilburn, north London, Kalliopi Lemos, calm but purposeful, forges ahead into a large workshop beside the railway.
Navigating Through a Crisis Emma Crichton-Miller 2011
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That pretty little weatherboard building is today preserved at Old Gippstown, the Gippsland Heritage Park at Moe (rhymes with blowy) near Morwell in Victoria.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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