winder
/ˈwɪndə(ɹ)/US/ˈwaɪndɚ/
winder noun: a winding plant. Also the pronunciation spelling of window.
Noun (1)
winder (plural winders)
- A winding plant.
- 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).1984, J. G. Ohler, K. H. Reichelderfer, Gerald A. Carlson, Economic Guidelines for Crop Pest Control, volumes 57-60, page 165
- An engine that raises and lowers the cages in a mine.
- The person who operates such an engine.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- stem
- One of the steps of a spiral staircase (as opposed to a flyer, or straight step).
Noun (2)
winder (plural winders)
- A blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.
- "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.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 8”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
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.
Noun (3)
winder (plural winders)
- A winnowing fan.
Proper noun capitalized: Winder
Winder (countable and uncountable, plural Winders)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A city, the county seat of Barrow County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho, United States.
Also used as
winder is also the pronunciation spelling of window.
Synonyms of winder
Forms of winder
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | winders |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | winders |
| present participle | windering |
| past participle | windered |
| past | windered |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Winders |
| alternative form | Wynder |
Origin of winder
From Middle English wynder; equivalent to wind + -er.
From wind + -er.
Related to winnow.
Words formed from winder
Words that rhyme with winder
Questions about winder
- What does winder mean?
- Winder means a winding plant.
- What part of speech is winder?
- Winder can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce winder?
- Winder is pronounced /ˈwaɪndɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of winder?
- The plural of winder is winders.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: winder (page history and authors); Winder (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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