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- pronunciation:
- waInd
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
winds, winding, wound |
| definition 1: |
When you wind a long thing like a string, rope, or bandage, you make circles around some object with this thing. If a snake winds its body around a branch of a tree, it makes circles with its body around the branch.
The nurse wound a long bandage around the patient's arm.Sam wound the kite string quickly to keep the kite from going into the trees.
- synonyms:
- twist, wrap
- similar words:
- loop, roll, twirl
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| definition 2: |
When a vine winds around the branch of a tree, it curls itself around the branch many times.
Ivy winds around all the fence posts.The snake wound around the man's arm while he was sleeping.- synonyms:
- circle, twist
- similar words:
- climb, curl, wrap
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| definition 3: |
If you wind yarn, you make it into a ball by making many circles over and around the starting piece.
Elena's grandmother showed her how to wind a ball of yarn. |
| definition 4: |
When a road or path winds, it bends and turns many times as it goes along. Roads that go over mountains usually wind because it would be impossible for vehicles to go straight up and over.
The river winds through the valley.The old trail wound through the woods.- synonyms:
- curve, snake
- similar words:
- bend, loop, turn, twist
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| definition 5: |
Some clocks and watches work because of a spring inside them. This spring has to be tightened every day to make the clock work. People tighten the spring by hand. This action with a clock is called "winding the clock."
My dad has an old watch that he winds every day. If he forgets to wind it, it stops working. |
| related words: |
revolve, ring, spin, twist, wrap |
The words wind2 and whined (past tense of "whine") sound alike but have different meanings.
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