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   windmill

   /ˈwɪn(d)mɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn into flour.
   • ▪ a structure using wind to generate electricity or draw water.
   • ▪ a toy consisting of a stick with curved vanes attached that turn in the wind.

   verb

   • 1. (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: "Penny slipped, windmilled her arms, and somehow kept her balance"
   • ▪ (of the propeller or rotor of an aircraft, or the aircraft itself) spin unpowered.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • D

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   • M

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