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winding

/'w/aI/nd/I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

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

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the act of winding or twisting

    noun.act

    Synonyms twist wind

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A call by the boatswain's whistle.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  3. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the <i>windings</i> of a road or stream.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

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

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. marked by repeated turns and bends

    adj.all

    Examples
    Winding roads are full of surprises.
    Synonyms tortuous twisting twisty voluminous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. of a path e.g.

    adj.all

    Examples
    A winding country road.
    Synonyms meandering rambling wandering

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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