WINCHES

Noun

winches

plural of winch

Verb

winches

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winch

Anagrams

• WHINSEC

Source: Wiktionary


WINCH

Winch, v. i. Etym: [See Wince.]

Definition: To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Winch, n.

Definition: A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.

Winch, n. Etym: [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink.]

1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.

4. A wince.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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