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winding |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wind 4 of 8 senses of wind Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => snake Sense 2 wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake Sense 3 wind, wrap, roll, twine => spool => reel => ball => clue, clew => coil, loop, curl Sense 7 hoist, lift, wind => trice, trice up Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wind 4 of 8 senses of wind Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => snake Sense 2 wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake Sense 3 wind, wrap, roll, twine => spool => cheese => reel => reel off unreel => ball => clue, clew => coil, loop, curl Sense 7 hoist, lift, wind => trice, trice up Entailment of verb wind 1 of 8 senses of wind Sense 5 wind, wind up => turn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wind 8 senses of wind Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 wind, curve => be Sense 3 wind, wrap, roll, twine => move displace Sense 4 scent, nose, wind => smell Sense 5 wind, wind up => tighten, fasten Sense 6 wreathe, wind => intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace Sense 7 hoist, lift, wind => raise, lift, elevate, get up bring up Sense 8 wind, wind up => tighten, fasten Familiarity of verb wind wind used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wind Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 wind, curve => be -------------- Sense 3 wind, wrap, roll, twine => move displace -------------- Sense 4 scent, nose, wind => smell -------------- Sense 5 wind, wind up => tighten, fasten -------------- Sense 6 wreathe, wind => intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace -------------- Sense 7 hoist, lift, wind => raise, lift, elevate, get up bring up -------------- Sense 8 wind, wind up => tighten, fasten -------------- Grep of noun winding field winding primary winding secondary winding winding winding-clothes winding-sheet Overview of noun winding The noun winding has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wind, winding, twist -- (the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind") Overview of verb wind The verb wind has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander -- (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") 2. (2) wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake") 3. (2) wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (wrap or coil around "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool") 4. scent, nose, wind -- (catch the scent of get wind of "The dog nosed out the drugs") 5. wind, wind up -- (of springs) 6. wreathe, wind -- (form into a wreath) 7. hoist, lift, wind -- (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car") 8. wind, wind up -- (tighten the spring of (a mechanisms); wind up the toy") Overview of adj winding The adj winding has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding -- (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") 2. (1) meandering, rambling, wandering, winding -- (of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road") Antonyms of adj winding 2 senses of winding Sense 1 tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight Sense 2 meandering(postnominal), rambling, wandering(postnominal), winding INDIRECT (VIA indirect) -> direct Similarity of adj winding 2 senses of winding Sense 1 tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding => crooked (vs. straight) Sense 2 meandering(postnominal), rambling, wandering(postnominal), winding => indirect (vs. direct) Attributes of adj winding Familiarity of adj winding winding used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj winding self-winding unwinding winding Overview of noun winding The noun winding has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wind, winding, twist -- (the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind") Overview of verb wind The verb wind has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander -- (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") 2. (2) wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake") 3. (2) wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (wrap or coil around "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool") 4. scent, nose, wind -- (catch the scent of get wind of "The dog nosed out the drugs") 5. wind, wind up -- (of springs) 6. wreathe, wind -- (form into a wreath) 7. hoist, lift, wind -- (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car") 8. wind, wind up -- (tighten the spring of (a mechanisms); wind up the toy") Overview of adj winding The adj winding has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding -- (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") 2. (1) meandering, rambling, wandering, winding -- (of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road")
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