Logo The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded
New American Oxford Dictionary

windswept

wind swept |ˈwindˌswept ˈwɪn (d )ˌswɛpt | adjective 1 (of a place ) exposed to strong winds: the windswept moors. 2 (of a person or their appearance ) affected, shaped, or mussed by exposure to the wind: his windswept hair.

 

Oxford Dictionary

windswept

wind |swept |ˈwɪn (d )swɛpt | adjective (of a place ) exposed to strong winds: the windswept moors. untidy after being exposed to the wind: his windswept hair.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

windswept

windswept adjective 1 the windswept prairies: exposed, bleak, bare, desolate. 2 his windswept hair: disheveled, tousled, unkempt, wind-blown, untidy, mussed up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

windswept

windswept adjective 1 the windswept moors: exposed, unprotected, bleak, bare, desolate; windy, blowy. ANTONYMS sheltered. 2 his windswept hair: dishevelled, tousled, unkempt, windblown, untidy, messy, disordered, disarranged; N. Amer. mussed up. ANTONYMS tidy, sleek.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

windswept

w nd sw pt /wɪ́n (d )-/形容詞 1 〈場所が 〉風に吹きさらされた, 吹きさらしの .2 〈髪などが 〉強風を受けたように乱れた .