Winder

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that winds, especially a textile worker or machine that winds cloth or materials.
  • n. An object, such as a spool or barrel, around which material is wound.
  • n. A device, such as a key, for winding up a spring-driven mechanism.
  • n. One of the steps of a winding staircase.
  • n. Upper Southern U.S. Variant of window. See Regional Note at holler2.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth
  • n. A spool around which something is wound
  • n. A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism
  • n. One of the steps of a spiral staircase
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
  • n. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
  • n. One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer.
  • v. To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
  • n. A blow taking away the breath.
  • verb-intransitive. To wither; to fail.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A mechanism for drawing or bending a crossbow.
  • n. One who winds, rolls, or coils: as, a bobbin- winder.
  • n. An instrument or a machine for winding thread, etc.
  • n. The key or utensil used to wind up the spring-work of a roasting-jack.
  • n. A plant that twists itself round others.
  • n. A winding-step of a staircase.
  • n. One who winds or sounds a horn.
  • n. (win′ dėr). A blow which takes away the breath.
  • n. A fan.
  • To fan; clean or winnow with a fan: as, to winder grain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. mechanical device around which something can be wound
  • n. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
  • n. a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    worker   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fan    wither    fail    flyer    blowy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    binder    blinder    cinder    finder    grinder    hinder    kinder    minder    pinder    reminder   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    winders    childer    ebery    botherin