The reforms are seen as window dressing.
'window ledge noun = windowsill win-dow-less /'windaulas; NAmE -dou-/ adj.
without windows 5c W®: a tiny, windowless cell —
win dow-pane /’wmdaupein; NAmE -dou-/ noun a piece of glass
in a window ( — ) Hf l£$§
'window shade noun (NAmE) = blind n.( 1) 'window-shopping noun [u] the activity
of looking at the goods in shop/store windows, usually without intending to buy
anything Muffin ( ) :
to go window-shopping
win dowsill /'windausil; NAmE 'windou-/ (also sill, 'window ledge) noun a
narrow shelf below a window, either inside or outside Hp/fr; Wn: Place
the plants on a sunny windowsill. &±B
—
picture o page R24
wind-pipe /'windpaip/ noun the tube in the
throat that carries air to the lungs H If PTTC1 trachea — picture
O
BODY
wind-screen /'wmdskriin/ (BrE) (NAmE wind-shield) noun the window across
the front of a vehicle (
—
picture o
'windscreen wiper (BrE) (NAmE windshield wiper) (also wiper BrE, NAmE) noun a blade with a
rubber edge that moves across a windscreen to make it clear of rain, snow, etc.
^ M$ $| ffl 7jc $; M M SS
—
picture o
wind-shield /'wmdjiild/ noun 1 (NAmE) = windscreen 2 a
glass or plastic screen that provides protection from the wind, for example at
the front of a motorcycle ( 0
ttaMfOTW )m
wind-sock
/'windsnk; NAmE -sa:k/ noun a tube made of
soft material, open at both ends, that hangs at the top of a pole, to show the
direction of the wind Wind sor knot /.winza 'not; NAmE .winzar 'na:t/ noun a large loose knot
in a man’s tie
mmf)
wind-storm /'windstorm; NAmE -storrm/ noun (NAmE) a storm where
there is very strong wind but little rain or snow
wind surf er /'winds3:f0(r); NAmE -S3irf-/ noun 1 (NAmE also Wind-surf-er™) (also sail-board BrE, NAmE) a long narrow
board with a sail, that you stand on and sail across water on Hi 2 a person on a
windsurfer
wind surf ing /'winds3:firj; NAmE -S3:rf-/ (also board- sail-ing) noun [U]
the sport of sailing on water standing on a windsurfer to go windsurfing iji&ifeJlft
— picture o page R34 ► wind-surf verb . [V] Most
visitors come to sail or windsurf.
wind-swept /'windswept/ adj. 1 (of a place ±tk fj) having
strong winds and little protection from them ^ the windswept
Atlantic coast 2 looking as
though you have been in a strong wind MMnfcft(Hj ; SUM ®: windswept
hair
wind tunnel /‘wind tAnl/ noun a large tunnel
where aircraft, etc. are tested by forcing air past them (
nut
wind turbine /'wind t3:bain; NAmE t3:rb-/ noun a type of modem windmill used for producing electricity
—
picture o windmill wind-up /'wamd ap/ adj., noun
• adj. [only before noun] 1 that you operate
by turning a key or handle ft®: an
old-
fashioned
wind-up gramophone
2
intended to bring sth to an end M ^ ® ; £§-7 ®; a
wind-up speech ££30%
•noun (BrE, informal) something that sb
says or does in order to be deliberately annoying, especially as a joke
wind-ward /'wmdwod;
NAmE-ward/ adj., noun
—
adj. on the side of sth from which the wind is blowing
ifflM®; IMW; ±M®: the
windward side of the boat SBffnjM®—fW 023 leeward — see also lee(1) ► wind-ward adv. 033 leeward
•
noun [U] the side or direction from which the
wind is blowing faMffi; ifflMffi; ±M®: to sail to windward
— compare leeward
windy /'windi/
adj. (wind-ier, windi-est) 1 (of weather,
etc. A H with a lot of wind g H&J; M A ® : a windy
day A M, A 033 windless 2 (of a place fife
A) getting a lot of wind ^ M ®; A®: windy hills ^ M ® Jx §£ 3 (informal,
disapproving) (of speech i# it) involving speaking for longer than
necessary and in a way that is complicated and not clear ; $
is&nw;
the .Windy 'City noun
[sing.] a name for the
wine 0-w /wain/ noun,
verb
—
noun 1 [U, C] an alcoholic drink made from the juice of
grapes that has been left
to ferment. There
are many different kinds of wine. Hj 38 M: a bottle of wine — jfK
fj£5M 0 a
glass of dry/sweet wine — ft 7 / Sftfj ^M 0 red/rose/white wine & / J&j&Zl'/, 0 sparkling
wine —see also table wine 2 [U, C]
an alcoholic drink made from plants or fruits other than grapes
( ) M, elderberry/rice
wine IS 3 [U] (also wine 'red)
a dark red
colour jjbl-fe;
•
verb IFI771 ,wine and 'dine (sb) to go to restaurants, etc. and enjoy good
food and drink; to entertain sb by buying them good food and drink ( A IS it# )
A&£A
; fj M ® isfc#: The
firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients.
'wine bar noun a bar
or small restaurant where wine is the main drink available ( ® ) ’MB£,
7Mit
'wine box noun a box
containing wine, with a tap ( ^
mm®) mm®
'wine cellar (also cel-lar) noun an underground
room where wine is stored; the wine stored in this room
.wine 'cooler noun 1 (NAmE)
a drink
made with wine, fruit juice, ice and soda
water ( fj ^ M, ^ vt, ^ 2 'wlne
co°ler a
container for putting a
bottle of wine in to cool it KM
'wine farm noun
(SAfrE) a vineyard (= a place where grapes are grown for making wine) (
®) mm
'wine glass noun a glass for drinking wine from ( iXM
®iSffl W )
SfcfciBlf — picture o glass wine-grow-er
/'waingr0ua(r); NAmE
-grou-/ noun a person who grows grapes for wine ( SIM )
'wine gum noun
(BrE) a small fruit-flavoured sweet/ candy
'wine list noun a list
of wines available in a restaurant
(
wine-maker /'wainmeika(r)/
noun a person who produces wine ►wine-mak
ing /'wainmeikiri/ noun [U]
win-ery /'wamari/
noun (pi. -ies) (especially NAmE) a
place where wine is made fj^MFSIMF S33 vineyard .wine
'vinegar noun [U] vinegar which
is made from wine rather than from grain or apples HJ^iMSn 'wine
waiter noun a person who works in a restaurant
serving wine and helping customers to decide which wine to choose wingo^/wm/
noun, verb
•
noun
►
OF BIRD/INSECT JS,; 14 1 [c] one of the parts of the body of
a bird, insect or bat that it
uses for flying
( ) MM, M:
The swan flapped its
wings noisily.
jE Kg A J* & # M M» ❖ wing feathers
— picture o pages R28, R29
OF PLANE “IsfJl 2 [C] one of the large flat parts that stick