NOUN | person | winder | a worker who winds / winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism) |
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artifact | winder, key | mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) | |
artifact | winder | mechanical device around which something can be wound |
Sounds | way'nder; wih'nder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | A worker who winds / winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism). | |
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Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
Verbs | wind | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem |
wind | arrange or or coil around |
Meaning | mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock). | |
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Synonym | key | |
Narrower | watch key | winder consisting of a key with a square hole |
Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
Verbs | wind | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem |
Meaning | mechanical device around which something can be wound. | |
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Narrower | bobbin, spool, reel | A winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound |
reel | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle | |
Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
Spanish | devanadera | |
Catalan | bobinadora | |
Verbs | wind | arrange or or coil around |
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