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  1. 1. n. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A tortuous or intricate movement. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Fretwork. See Fret. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a bend or curve, as in a stream or river Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. an aimless amble on a winding course Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale. While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Sir R. Blackmore. 2. A tortuous or intricate movement. 3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton. To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. Coleridge. Source: webster
  10. 10. n:11/v:89 n. a bend or curve, as in a stream or river Source: ecdict

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