winder

winder is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
2. noun. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
3. noun. One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer.
4. transitive/intransitive verb. To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
5. noun. A blow taking away the breath.
6. intransitive verb. To wither; to fail.
7. noun. mechanical device around which something can be wound
8. noun. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

   Synonyms: key

9. noun. a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

Synonyms

key

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in winder:

rewind

Common word forms

winders

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