wynd
7 synonyms for wynd, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A thin lane or passage, often running between houses.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A thin lane or passage, often running between houses.
“He flew through the moonlight streets, clattering over cobbles, darting down narrow alleys and up twisty wynds, racing to his love.”
Etymology
This word came into English via Middle English wynde, probably from wynden (“to wind, proceed, go”). Compare also Old English ġewind and Old Norse venda.
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