winder in English
- winder⇄expr. winders, winding steps in a staircase.
Ex. The best staircases are those without winders (John C. Loudon). - winder⇄winder (1), noun.
1. a person or thing that winds.
2. an apparatus for winding thread, cable, or the like.
3. an operative employed in winding wool or other fiber.
4. a key to winding a jack, clock, or other mechanism.
5. - winder⇄winder (2), noun.
1. a person who winds (blows) a wind instrument.
Ex. Winder of the horn, When snouted wild boars ... Anger our Huntsmen (Keats).
2. (Informal, Figurative.) something that takes one's breath away, as a blow, a run, or a