WINDING Synonyms
There are 47 hypernyms of the word winding. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WINDING
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circuitous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct • deviating from a straight course | ||||||||
convoluted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • rolled longitudinally upon itself • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||||||||
curving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | ||||||||
labyrinthine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear adjective satellite • resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||||||||
meandering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of a path e.g. | ||||||||
serpentine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • resembling a serpent in form | ||||||||
sinuous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • curved or curving in and out • gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease | ||||||||
tortuous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious • marked by repeated turns and bends • not straightforward | ||||||||
twisting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||||
snaking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition • a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer • a deceitful or treacherous person • something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes verb • move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake • form a snake-like pattern • move along a winding path | ||||||||
zigzagging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions adverb • in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path adjective satellite • having short sharp turns or angles verb • travel along a zigzag path | ||||||||
twist | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unforeseen development • an interpretation of a text or action • any clever maneuver • the act of rotating rapidly • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a circular segment of a curve • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself • a jerky pulling movement • a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair • social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s • the act of winding or twisting • turning or twisting around (in place) verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • turn in the opposite direction • form into a spiral shape • form into twists • extend in curves and turns • do the twist • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||||||||
curve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes • a line on a graph representing data • a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • extend in curves and turns • form an arch or curve • bend or cause to bend • form a curl, curve, or kink | ||||||||
farting | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | ||||||||
flatus | nounn | |||||||
noun • a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | ||||||||
hint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an indirect suggestion • a slight indication • a slight but appreciable amount • a just detectable amount • an indication of potential opportunity verb • drop a hint; intimate by a hint | ||||||||
hoist | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects verb • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help • move from one place to another by lifting • raise by using ropes and pulleys | ||||||||
jazz | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk • a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles • a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands verb • play something in the style of jazz • have sexual intercourse with | ||||||||
lead | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an advantage held by a competitor in a race • a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey • mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil • evidence pointing to a possible solution • a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') • the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) • the introductory section of a story • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning • an actor who plays a principal role • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base • an indication of potential opportunity • a news story of major importance • the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine • restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing • a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire • the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge verb • take somebody somewhere • produce as a result or residue • tend to or result in • travel in front of; go in advance of others • cause to undertake a certain action • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • be in charge of • be ahead of others; be the first • be conducive to • lead, as in the performance of a composition • lead, extend, or afford access • move ahead (of others) in time or space • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • preside over | ||||||||
lift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of giving temporary assistance • the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity • the event of something being raised upward • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground • a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill • a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg • one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot • lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building • plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised • transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) • a ride in a car • the act of raising something verb • raise from a lower to a higher position • take hold of something and move it to a different location • move upwards • move upward • make audible • cancel officially • make off with belongings of others • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help • invigorate or heighten • raise in rank or condition • take off or away by decreasing • rise up • pay off (a mortgage) • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property • take illegally • fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means • take (root crops) out of the ground • call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs • rise upward, as from pressure or moisture • put an end to • remove (hair) by scalping • remove from a seedbed or from a nursery • remove from a surface • perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face | ||||||||