name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Standard Lemma guide
winder
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈwaɪndɚ/
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rhymes with -aɪndə(ɹ)
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/ˈwɪndə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɪndə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: W AY1 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A placename, from the surname:
A city, the county seat of Barrow County, Georgia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A winding plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
An engine that raises and lowers the cages in a mine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
Meaning 6
The person who operates such an engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
Meaning 7
A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
A spool around which something is wound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
One of the steps of a spiral staircase (as opposed to a flyer, or straight step).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 11
A blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 12
A winnowing fan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
Pronunciation spelling of window.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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verb
Meaning 14
To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
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noun
Meaning 15
mechanical device around which something can be wound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mechanical device
Narrower terms: bobbin, spool, reel
noun
Meaning 16
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: key
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Broader terms: mechanical device
Narrower terms: watch key
noun
Meaning 17
a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: worker
History
Etymology
From winder, an occupational surname for a winder of wool.
From Middle English wynder; equivalent to wind + -er.
From wind + -er.
Related to winnow.
Real reading context