Thesaurus: winding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Wind
2. p. pr. & vb. n. of Wind
3. p. pr. & vb. n. of Wind
4. n. A call by the boatswain's whistle.
5. a. Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
6. n. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
7. n. A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.
8. adj. marked by repeated turns and bends
9. adj. of a path e.g.
10. n. the act of winding or twisting
11. A call by the boatswain's whistle. Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous. Keble. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream. To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove With ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove. Milton. A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator. Winding engine, an engine employed in mining to draw up buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine. -- Winding sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or wrapped. -- Winding tackle (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel. Totten.
12. j:95/n:5 n the act of winding or twisting v to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course v extend in curves and turns v arrange or or coil around v catch the scent of; get wind of v coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem v form into a wreath v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help s marked by repeated turns and bends s of a path e.g.