winding

n. திருகுதல், பொதிதல், (பெ.) திருகுகிற, பொதிவதற்கான.

Synonyms

contort convolve complicate pervert distort wrest wreath wind encircle form weave insinuate unite interpenetrate

Antonyms

straighten untwist rectify verify represent reflect render preserve express substantiate unwreath unwind detach disengage separate disunite disentangle disincorporation unravel

Wind"ing, n. Etym: [From Wind to blow.] (Naut.) Defn: A call by the boatswain's whistle. Wind"ing, a. Etym: [From Wind to twist.] Defn: Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous. Keble. Wind"ing, n. Defn: A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream. To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove With ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove. Milton. Defn: A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator. Winding engine, an engine employed in mining to draw up buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine. -- Winding sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or wrapped. -- Winding tackle (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel. Totten.

winding - Similar Words

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