winder

CEFRB1

/ˈwaɪndɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device or person that winds something around a central object.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An engine that raises and lowers the cages in a mine.

Examples

  • A winder is a person or a thing that winds something like a clock.

  • The clock has a small and gold winder on the side of the metal case.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwɪndə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The person who operates such an engine.

  2. A winding plant.

  3. A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.

More examples

In context

  • The watchmaker replaced the broken winder of the clock.

  • Two types of leguminous crops combine most of the above mentioned favourable characteristics, the vines (creepers or winders, fig. 23) and the bushes (fig. 22).

  • "Well!" exclaimed the miner. "That's a winder." He considered it a moment, said "H'm!" and proceeded with his dinner. Suddenly his face contracted with wrath. "I hope he may never set foot i' my house again," he said.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English wynder; equivalent to wind + -er.