windmill

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪndmɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɪndˌmɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wind′mil′)

Collocations for "windmill"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "windmill" in context.

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windmill

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. an [old, ancient, active] windmill
  2. windmills used to [generate, harness, grind, pump]
  3. windmills for generating [electricity, power]
  4. the windmills grind [wheat, corn, cereals]
  5. (plans to) [build, erect] a windmill
  6. the landscape is [dotted, littered] with windmills
  7. the [sails, vanes] of the windmills
  8. the windmill's [sails]
  9. idiom: was just [fighting, tilting at] windmills
  10. the [craft's, plane's] windmill
n as adj
  1. gave him a windmill punch

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