WINDER

winder

(noun) mechanical device around which something can be wound

winder, key

(noun) mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

winder

(noun) a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

winder (plural winders)

A winding plant.

A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth

A spool around which something is wound

A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism

Synonym: stem

One of the steps of a spiral staircase (as opposed to a flyer, or straight step).

Etymology 2

Noun

winder (plural winders)

(slang) A blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.

Etymology 3

Verb

winder (third-person singular simple present winders, present participle windering, simple past and past participle windered)

To fan; to clean grain with a fan.

Etymology 4

Noun

winder (plural winders)

Eye dialect spelling of window.

Anagrams

• Widner, rewind

Proper noun

Winder

A surname.

A city, the county seat of Barrow County, Georgia.

Anagrams

• Widner, rewind

Source: Wiktionary

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Wind"er, n. Etym: [From Wind to turn.]

1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.

2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.

3. (Arch.)

Definition: 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.

Wind"er, v. t. & i. Etym: [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. Winnow.]

Definition: To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]

Wind"er, n.

Definition: A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]

Wind"er, v. i.

Definition: To wither; to fail. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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