Winding

Word WINDING
Character 7
Hyphenation wind ing
Pronunciations /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Winding"

What do we mean by winding?

Something wound about a center or an object. noun

The way in which something is wound. noun

One complete turn of something wound. noun

A curve or bend, as of a road. noun

Twisting or turning; sinuous. adjective

Spiral. adjective

Any portion of an electric circuit which is coiled. noun

Curving; spiral: as, a winding stair.

Full of bends or turns: as, a winding path.

Warped; twisted; bent; crooked: as, a winding surface.

A call by the boatswain's whistle. noun

A turn or turning; a bend; flexure; meander: as, the windings of a road or stream. noun

A twist in any surface, so that all its parts do not lie in the same plane; a casting or warping. noun

Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous. adjective

A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander. noun

The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material noun

An engine employed in mining to draw up buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine. noun

A sheet in which a corpse is wound or wrapped. noun

A tackle consisting of a fixed triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel. noun

To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

To perceive or follow by scent.

To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Winding

The word "winding" in example sentences

Such a winding, as is shown in Fig. 96, where the two wires are laid on side by side, is called a _parallel differential winding_. ❋ George Patterson (1910)

Early this year, with his term winding to a close, he called a referendum for June 28, which if approved, would call a constitutional convention for the purpose of replacing the current constitution with a brand new one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main winding is a Lotus-O-Deltoid type placed in panamdermic semi-boloid slots of the stator with every seventh conductor connected by a non-reversible trunion pipe to the differential girdle spring on the upend of the gram meters. ❋ Unknown (2004)

With the title winding down, this issue provides a nice interlude before the finale. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moreover, with regards to the redeployment from Iraq, PolitiFact found Obama has kept his promise to begin winding down our involvement and is on pace to do so by his August deadline. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In one episode, when I got involved in winding up the failed subsidiary of a large European bank, I noticed on the expense ledger that a rival consulting firm had racked up $5 million in fees from the same subsidiary. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Top-seeded Carolina Kostner of Italy, the 2005 world bronze medalist, was the flop of the event in winding up seventh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"The main winding was of the normal Lotus odeltoid type placed in panendermic semi-boloid slots of the stator." ❋ Unknown (2004)

We also had a delicious game of a labyrinth of lines, which it was necessary to traverse with the pencil without touching the hedges, as I called the winding marks. ❋ Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (1888)

We have alluded to the questionable morality of the Heptameron, and certainly we will not endorse the argument of its new editors, who combat the common opinion that it should be classed among licentious books, upon the plea that "the Queen of Navarre excels in winding up a tale of extreme gallantry with moral reflections of the most rigorous kind." ❋ Unknown (1855)

Brian Gallagher, Unite regional organiser, said job security has been seriously compromised by long term winding down of the Irish operation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We do need to be aware though that peak oil theorists have stated that a sign that peak oil is upon us is that the price of oil will fluctuate dramatically up and down, whilst in the long term winding its way inexorably upwards - and taking everything else with it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For the purpose of completing the liquidation of the affairs of the Office of Censorship, all property and records of the Office on hand on November 15, 1945, together with its remaining personnel and any balances of appropriations then unexpended, shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury, and so much thereof as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to be necessary for such purpose shall be utilized by the Secretary in winding up the affairs of the Office. ❋ Unknown (1945)

(c) There are transferred to the Department of the Treasury all of the personnel, records, property, and appropriation balances of the Interim International Information Service and of the Office of War Information then remaining, for final liquidation, and so much thereof as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to be necessary shall be utilized by the Secretary of the Treasury in winding up all of the affairs of the Service. ❋ Unknown (1945)

Being one who’s always interested in winding up the SMT we were bandying the idea of putting stitched union flags on our jacket sleeves the other day, considering the commish has said we can of course show our patriotism and wear the large flag badges on our stabbies. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

It didn’t take long for the wood to catch, and then they were running back to Monisi, trying to ignore the dead elves on the ground, tangled in winding vines with a thick film of moss already covering their skin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main winding was of the normal lotus-o-deltoid type placed in panendermic semi-boloid slots in the stator, every seventh conductor being connected by a non-reversible Tremie pipe to the differential girdle spring on the "up" end of the gram meters. " ❋ Unknown (2004)

On Jan. 31, lawyers for the Louisiana funds filed a so-called winding up petition in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands; the filing said the hedge fund "is unable to pay its debts and that it should be wound up." ❋ Steve Eder (2012)

To set the time, pull this little notched knob called the winding crown straight up, like so. ❋ Christie Golden (2011)

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