Definition of Winding

1. Noun. The act of winding or twisting. "He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

Exact synonyms: Twist, Wind
Generic synonyms: Rotary Motion, Rotation
Derivative terms: Wind

2. Adjective. Marked by repeated turns and bends. "Had to steer the car down a twisty track"
Exact synonyms: Tortuous, Twisting, Twisty, Voluminous
Similar to: Crooked
Derivative terms: Tortuosity, Tortuousness

3. Adjective. Of a path e.g.. "A winding country road"
Exact synonyms: Meandering, Rambling, Wandering
Similar to: Indirect

Definition of Winding

1. n. A call by the boatswain's whistle.

2. a. Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.

3. n. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.

4. n. The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material;

5. n. A call by the boatswain's whistle.

6. a. Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.

7. n. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.

8. n. The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material;

Definition of Winding

1. material wound about an object [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Winding

windgun
windguns
Windhoek
windhover
windhover
windhovers
windier
windiest
windigo
windigos
Windigo psychosis
windily
windiness
windiness
windinesses
winding (current term)
winding-clothes
winding-sheet
windingly
windings
windjammer
windjammers
windjamming
windjammings
windlass
windlassed
windlasses
windlassing
windle
windle

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