WINDUP

windup

(adjective) operated by a mechanism; “windup toys”

completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

(noun) a concluding action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

windup (plural windups)

The act of ending or concluding something.

The last part of something; a conclusion.

(British) A practical joke or tease.

(baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.

Adjective

windup (not comparable)

Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.

Anagrams

• upwind

Source: Wiktionary


Wind"-up`, n.

Definition: Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the end.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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