Unscramble windings

Definition of winding

adjective:

• marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain", "winding roads are full of surprises", "had to steer the car down a twisty track". Synonyms: tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous.
• of a path e.g.; "meandering streams", "rambling forest paths", "the river followed its wandering course", "a winding country road". Synonyms: meandering, rambling, wandering.

noun:

• the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind". Synonyms: twist, wind.

verb:

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills", "the path meanders through the vineyards", "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body". Synonyms: meander, thread, wander, weave, wind.
• extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake", "the path twisted through the forest". Synonyms: curve, twist, wind.
• arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger", "Twine the thread around the spool", "She wrapped her arms around the child". Synonyms: roll, twine, wind, wrap. Antonyms: unwind.
• catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs". Synonyms: nose, scent, wind.
• coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch". Synonyms: wind, wind up.
• form into a wreath. Synonyms: wind, wreathe.
• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car". Synonyms: hoist, lift, wind.

Related words

ball, circumvolute, clew, clue, coil, curl, loop, reel, snake, spiral, spool, trice.

Words nearby

binding, finding, wilding, winking, winning.

Rhymes with

binding, blinding, finding, grinding.