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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"
2. Adjective. Marked by repeated turns and bends. "Had to steer the car down a twisty track"
Similar to: Crooked
Derivative terms: Tortuosity, Tortuousness
3. Adjective. Of a path e.g.. "A winding country road"
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]