[ˈwɪn(d)mɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn into flour


Phrases:
- fling one's cap over the windmill

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[ˈwɪn(d)mɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved round in a circle in a manner suggestive of the rotating sails or vanes of a windmill
(e.g: Penny slipped, windmilled her arms, and somehow kept her balance)


Phrases:
- fling one's cap over the windmill

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