English to English
adjective
- Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- the act of winding or twisting
He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A call by the boatswain's whistle.
source: Webster 1913
- A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
source: Webster 1913
- The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about anything, or a single round or turn of the material;
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- marked by repeated turns and bends
A tortuous road up the mountain.
Winding roads are full of surprises.
Had to steer the car down a twisty track.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of a path e.g.
Meandering streams.
Rambling forest paths.
The river followed its wandering course.
A winding country road.
source: WordNet 3.0
