ramble, meander
(noun) an aimless amble on a winding course
meander
(noun) a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
(verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; “the river winds through the hills”; “the path meanders through the vineyards”; “sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
meander (plural meanders)
One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
A tortuous or intricate movement.
(geography) one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
Fretwork.
Perplexity.
synonym of Greek key.
(math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
meander (third-person singular simple present meanders, present participle meandering, simple past and past participle meandered)
(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
(transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
• Merenda, amender, enarmed, reamend, reedman, renamed
Source: Wiktionary
Me*an"der, n. Etym: [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. méandre.]
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.)
Definition: Fretwork. See Fret.
Me*an"der, v. t.
Definition: To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
Me*an"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering.]
Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
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