winze

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈwinz 

: a steeply inclined passageway in a mine

winze

2 of 2

noun (2)

Scotland

: curse

Synonyms of winze

Noun (2)

• curse
• malediction

Examples of winze in a Sentence

Noun (2)

uttered a bitter winze upon the laird who had cast them off the land

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

alteration of earlier winds, probably from plural of wind entry 4

Noun (2)

probably from Dutch wens wish

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1757, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for winze

• bins
• finns
• fins
• grins
• inns
• ins
• lins
• pins
• sins
• skins
• spins
• thins