winder
noun
a person or thing that winds.
winders
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pluralof winder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Believe me when I say that they are artists,” Anthony Allard, head of North America for Hitachi Energy, said of winders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Firefighters, who typically rely on calmer winders and lower temperatures to make progress in the evening, have been hindered by unexpectedly strong winds at night.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022
Sen. John Boozman is known as a soft-spoken man given more to quietly sharing jokes about his days as a Razorbacks football player than memorable stem winders or full-throated, rallying speeches.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2016
A sign pointed the way to the “Gent’s Toilet”; antique fire pails hung at the ends of each row of yarn winders.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 11, 2016
And purty lace curtains on the winders with a geranium a-perched on the sill.”
From The Vanishing Houseboat by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
