WINDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does winder mean?
• WINDER (noun)
The noun WINDER has 3 senses:
1. a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
2. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
3. mechanical device around which something can be wound
Familiarity information: WINDER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• WINDER (noun)
Meaning:
A worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("winder" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Meaning:
Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
winder; key
Hypernyms ("winder" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winder"):
watch key (winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches)
Meaning:
Mechanical device around which something can be wound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("winder" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winder"):
bobbin; reel; spool (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; attached to a fishing rod)
