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winder Definition

winder (wīndər)

noun

  1. a person who winds material or operates a winding machine in textile and other industries
  2. an apparatus for winding or on which winding is done
  3. a key, knob, etc. for winding a spring-operated mechanism
  4. any of the steps in a winding staircase

winder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Once you get it started it may be easier to use the string winder.
  • have: I am its present winder - it's 98 years old, but has only ever had three winders!

Adjective modifier

  • electric: Present Use: The winding house and electric winder were restored in 1992 back to working order for public display.
  • automatic: When reinstalled, the clock was fitted with an automatic winder.
  • diesel-electric: Click Here For More Information The new design of diesel-electric winder was introduced with lifting capacities ranging from 3 to 5 tons.
  • Victorian: Visit the pit-head baths and the Victorian steam winder.
  • manual: Removable screens or manual winders do me just fine.
  • mobile: Do you know where any active ' emergency service mobile winders ' are?

Modifies a noun

  • stair: The abutting winder stair is, therefore, also likely to have been an insertion.
  • mechanism: Cllr Heather is still trying to obtain a detachable winder mechanism.
  • shaft: Most cases have a small indent to allow for the winder shaft.
  • step: The kite winder step is securely fixed with no slackness.
  • knob: Note: at this point the winder knob will already have been removed.
  • operator: The winder operator just had to wait, unable to do a thing.

Noun used with modifier

  • steam: In 1955 the down cast shaft was served by a steam winder.
  • window: It doesn't even get in the way of the window winder, which is great.
  • watch: Anyway, I will indeed send you back the unopened, untouched travel watch winder by Special Delivery sometime this week.
  • emergency: The photograph shows coupled to the emergency winder trailer that it use to pull.
  • film: Just to add - I found it easier to do this with an empty film spool loaded under the film winder knob.
  • line: The Spin On line winder is distributed worldwide by Snowbee.