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winder
n.
mechanism or device used to wind something (such as a clock, watch, etc.); one who twists or winds material; climbing plant; device for twisting and winding threads
Winder
Winder may refer to:
- Winder (device), a device for transferring energy into a mechanical storage such as mainsprings or the weights of a longcase clock. Its supply may be the hand—most familiarly so—or an electric motor
- Winding machine, a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc.
- winder (step), one in a series of wedge shaped steps in a stairway, used to make a 90 degree turn
- A hoist (mining) used in underground
- Winder (surname), a surname - article includes list of persons bearing the name
- A Southerner's word for window
winder
Noun
1. a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
(hypernym) worker
(derivation) wind, wrap, roll, twine
2. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
(synonym) key
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) watch key
(derivation) wind, wind up
3. mechanical device around which something can be wound
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) bobbin, spool, reel
(derivation) wind, wrap, roll, twine
winder
n.
winder
Winder
(v. t. & i.)
To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
(v. i.)
To wither; to fail.
(n.)
One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
(n.)
A blow taking away the breath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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