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winder
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun winder has 3 senses
- winder(n = noun.person) Array - a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism); Array is a kind of worker
- winder(n = noun.artifact) key - mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock); Array is a kind of mechanical device
- winder(n = noun.artifact) Array - mechanical device around which something can be wound; Array has particulars: bobbin, reel, spool, reel
Derived forms verb wind5, verb wind3
has particulars: watch key
Derived form verb wind5
is a kind of mechanical device
Derived form verb wind3
CIDE DICTIONARY
winder, n. [From Wind to turn.].
- One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant. [1913 Webster]
- An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer. [1913 Webster]
winder, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. . Cf. Winnow.].
To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [1913 Webster]
winder, n.
A blow taking away the breath. [1913 Webster]
winder, v. i.
To wither; to fail. Holland. [1913 Webster]
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