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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
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
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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