| VERB | motion | meander, weave, wind, thread, wander | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
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| NOUN | object | meander | a bend or curve, as in a stream or river |
| act | meander, ramble | an aimless amble on a winding course |
| Sounds | miyae'nder | |
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| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | A bend or curve, as in a stream or river. | |
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| Part of | stream, watercourse | A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
| Narrower | oxbow | A U-shaped curve in a stream |
| Broader | curve, curved shape | The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
| Spanish | meandro | |
| Catalan | meandre | |
| Verbs | meander | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
| Meaning | An aimless amble on a winding course. | |
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| Synonym | ramble | |
| Broader | amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation | A leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
| Catalan | caminada | |
| Verbs | meander | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
| Meaning | To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "the path meanders through the vineyards" | |
| Synonyms | weave, wind, thread, wander | |
| Narrower | snake | Move along a winding path |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | wander | Go via an indirect route or at no set pace |
| Spanish | arremolinar, serpentear, zigzaguear | |
| Catalan | arremolinar, serpejar, serpentejar, vagar | |
| Nouns | meander | an aimless amble on a winding course |
| meander | a bend or curve, as in a stream or river | |
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