MEANDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does meander mean?
• MEANDER (noun)
The noun MEANDER has 2 senses:
1. a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
2. an aimless amble on a winding course
Familiarity information: MEANDER used as a noun is rare.
• MEANDER (verb)
The verb MEANDER has 1 sense:
1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Familiarity information: MEANDER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEANDER (noun)
Meaning:
A bend or curve, as in a stream or river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("meander" is a kind of...):
curve; curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meander"):
oxbow (a U-shaped curve in a stream)
Holonyms ("meander" is a part of...):
stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
Meaning:
An aimless amble on a winding course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ramble; meander
Hypernyms ("meander" is a kind of...):
amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
• MEANDER (verb)
Meaning:
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
meander; thread; wind; wander; weave
Context examples:
the river winds through the hills / the path meanders through the vineyards / sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Hypernyms (to "meander" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "meander"):
snake (move along a winding path)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
