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winding
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39 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. winding
  2. wind
  3. winding engine
  4. winding frame
  5. winding pendant
  6. winding pinion
  7. winding rack
  8. winding-sheet
  9. winding strips
  10. winding tackle
  11. winding-up
  12. bank winding
  13. bar winding
  14. closed-circuit winding
  15. compensating winding
  16. compound winding
  17. damper winding
  18. drum winding
  19. field winding
  20. full-pitch winding
  21. lap winding
  22. loop winding
  23. parallel winding
  24. pendant-winding
  25. ring winding
  26. self-winding
  27. series winding
  28. shunt winding
  29. simplex winding
  30. slot winding

1wind·ing

noun \ˈwīn-diŋ\

Definition of WINDING

1
: material (as wire) wound or coiled about an object (as an armature); also : a single turn of the wound material
2
a : the act of one that winds
b : the manner of winding something
3
: a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress
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First Known Use of WINDING

before 12th century

Rhymes with WINDING

binding, finding

2winding

adjective

Definition of WINDING

: marked by winding: as
a : having a curved or spiral course or form <a winding stairway>
b : having a course that winds <a winding road>

Examples of WINDING

  1. <a long and winding path through the woods>
  2. <a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse>

First Known Use of WINDING

1530

Related to WINDING

Synonyms
bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, crooked, windy
Antonyms
straight, straightaway

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