A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans.

Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.

Lacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift.

(meteorology) A measure of how cold the atmosphere feels, taking not just actual temperature into account, but also wind, which can make the air feel considerably colder at the same air temperature.

A squirrel cage winding placed near the surface of the pole faces of a synchronous motor. Its main purpose is to dampen any speed fluctuations or oscillations that may occur as a result of sudden load changes. It is also used to accelerate the motor during starting. All the windings are shorted at the two ends of each pole of the motor. As the rotating field moves past the winding it induces currents in the winding which produce torque and accelerate the motor so as to overcome the lag in its speed.

(phonology) A merger in which [ʍ] (the voiceless sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes [w] (the sound heard at the beginning of the word wine); in accents where this merger occurs, whine and wine are homophones.

A wind blowing from the north.

(meteorology) The component of a wind along a particular parallel of latitude

(meteorology) The component of a wind along a particular meridian

Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath. / (figuratively) Hasty, breathless; rushed. / Concise and to the point (opposite of long-winded).