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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wound (wound) (rarely
Winded); p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.] [OE. winden, AS.
windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan,
Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf.
Wander, Wend.]
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1. To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to
turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions
about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe;
as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
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Whether to wind
The woodbine round this arbor. --Milton.
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2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
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Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms. --Shak.
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3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's
pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to
govern. ``To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus.'' --Shak.
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In his terms so he would him wind. --Chaucer.
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Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please
And wind all other witnesses. --Herrick.
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Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might
wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
--Addison.
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4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
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You have contrived . . . to wind
Yourself into a power tyrannical. --Shak.
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Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in
such things into discourse. --Gov. of
Tongue.
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5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to
wind a rope with twine.
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To wind off, to unwind; to uncoil.
To wind out, to extricate. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
To wind up.
(a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of
thread; to coil completely.
(b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up
one's affairs; to wind up an argument.
(c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a
clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that
which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for
continued movement or action; to put in order anew.
``Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years.''
--Dryden. ``Thus they wound up his temper to a
pitch.'' --Atterbury.
(d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so
as to tune it. ``Wind up the slackened strings of thy
lute.'' --Waller.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Winding.]
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1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
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2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
the hounds winded the game.
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3.
(a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
breath.
(b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
be recovered; to breathe.
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To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the
wind strikes it on the opposite side.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in
sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.
Wound (wound), R. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]
To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged
and mutually involved notes. ``Hunters who wound their
horns.'' --Pennant.
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Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, .
. .
Wind the shrill horn. --Pope.
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That blast was winded by the king. --Sir W.
Scott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, n.
1. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as,
the windings of a road or stream.
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To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove
With ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove.
--Milton.
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2. The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about
anything, or a single round or turn of the material; as
(Elec.), a series winding, or one in which the armature
coil, the field-magnet coil, and the external circuit form
a continuous conductor; a shunt winding, or one of such a
character that the armature current is divided, a portion
of the current being led around the field-magnet coils.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Winding engine, an engine employed in mining to draw up
buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.
Winding sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or
wrapped.
Winding tackle (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed
triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used
for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.
--Totten.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, n. [From Wind to blow.] (Naut.)
A call by the boatswain's whistle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, a. [From Wind to twist.]
Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
--Keble.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wound (wound) (rarely
Winded); p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.] [OE. winden, AS.
windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan,
Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf.
Wander, Wend.]
1. To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to
turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions
about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe;
as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
Whether to wind The woodbine round this arbor.
--Milton.
2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms. --Shak.
3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's
pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to
govern. ``To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus.'' --Shak.
In his terms so he would him wind. --Chaucer.
Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please And wind
all other witnesses. --Herrick.
Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might
wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
--Addison.
4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
You have contrived . . . to wind Yourself into a
power tyrannical. --Shak.
Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in
such things into discourse. --Gov. of
Tongue.
5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to
wind a rope with twine.
To wind off, to unwind; to uncoil.
To wind out, to extricate. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
To wind up.
(a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of
thread; to coil completely.
(b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up
one's affairs; to wind up an argument.
(c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a
clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that
which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for
continued movement or action; to put in order anew.
``Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years.''
--Dryden. ``Thus they wound up his temper to a
pitch.'' --Atterbury.
(d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so
as to tune it. ``Wind up the slackened strings of thy
lute.'' --Waller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in
sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.
Wound (wound), R. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]
To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged
and mutually involved notes. ``Hunters who wound their
horns.'' --Pennant.
Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, .
. . Wind the shrill horn. --Pope.
That blast was winded by the king. --Sir W.
Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Winding.]
1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
the hounds winded the game.
3.
(a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
breath.
(b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
be recovered; to breathe.
To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the
wind strikes it on the opposite side.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, n. [From Wind to blow.] (Naut.)
A call by the boatswain's whistle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, a. [From Wind to twist.]
Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
--Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, n.
A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the
windings of a road or stream.
To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove With
ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Winding \Wind"ing\, n.
The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about
anything, or a single round or turn of the material; as
(Elec.), a series winding, or one in which the armature coil,
the field-magnet coil, and the external circuit form a
continuous conductor; a shunt winding, or one of such a
character that the armature current is divided, a portion of
the current being led around the field-magnet coils.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
place.
Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment;
unhinged; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.''
--Shak.
Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
of memory; as, time out of mind.
Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]
Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or
apprenticeship.
Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in
confusion.
Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
proper or becoming.
Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost
more money than one has received.
Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being
exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.
Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of
consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.
Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
inopportune.
Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n.
Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry.
Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.
Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
agreeing temper; fretful.
Out of twist, winding, or wind, not in warped
condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
surfaces.
Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.
Out of the way.
(a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
(b) Improper; unusual; wrong.
Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]
Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including
the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
measurements.
Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some
Western State or Territory. [U. S.]
To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under
Come, Cut, Fall, etc.
To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy.
Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
winding
adj 1: 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" [syn: tortuous,
twisting, twisty]
2: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest
paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a
winding country road" [syn: meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a)]
n : the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old
clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: wind, twist]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
winding
a.
1 twisting, turning or sinuous.
2 spiral or helical.
n.
1 Something wound around something else.
2 The manner in which something is wound.
3 One complete turn of something wound.
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
n.
The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Winding
n.
(surname en from=Danish).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
winding
a.
1 twisting, turning or sinuous.
2 spiral or helical.
n.
1 Something wound around something else.
2 The manner in which something is wound.
3 One complete turn of something wound.
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
n.
The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Winding
n.
(surname en from=Danish).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
winding
a.
1 twisting, turning or sinuous.
2 spiral or helical.
n.
1 Something wound around something else.
2 The manner in which something is wound.
3 One complete turn of something wound.
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
n.
The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Winding
n.
(surname en from=Danish).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
winding
a.
1 twisting, turning or sinuous.
2 spiral or helical.
n.
1 Something wound around something else.
2 The manner in which something is wound.
3 One complete turn of something wound.
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
n.
The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).
vb.
(present participle of en wind nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Winding
n.
(surname en from=Danish).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
winding
Englanti a.
mutkainen, kiemurainen
Englanti n.
1 kiemurtelu
2 käämi
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm w ind ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
winding
Engelska a.
1 slingrande
2 (avledning en wind ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb wind)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ اللفّFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
winding //ˈwaɪndɪŋ//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]извиващ, лъкатушен twisting, turning or sinuous
winding //ˈwaɪndɪŋ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. намотка 2. length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer 3. something wound around something else 2. витка one complete turn of something wound
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]omotávání
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]klikatý
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]vinutí
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zatáčka
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ohyb
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ AufrollenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ AufwicklungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonym: rewind
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ SchachtförderungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][min.] Synonyms: hoisting, shaft hoisting, shaft winding, extraction see: skip hoisting, skip winding
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ SpulenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ WicklungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Wickelung [electr.] "leading-out wire of a winding" - Schaltende einer Wicklung see: windings, chaperon winding, frogleg winding, edge winding, bar winding, lattice winding
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/
aufziehend
see: wind, wound
Note: up
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ drehend, kurbelnd, spulend see: wind sth., woundFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/
haspelnd, weifend
Synonym: reeling
see: reel, wind, reeled, wound
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ kurvenreichFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][auto] Note: Straße; Bahnstrecke Synonyms: full of bends, full of curves see: Winding road!
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ verschlungen, umständlichFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonyms: intricate, entangled, ravelled, tangled, twisted, circuitous, serpentine see: circuitous path
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ wickelnd see: wind, wound, winds, woundFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ windend see: wind, wound, coil itself round sth.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ WicklungsanordnungFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ][electr.] [techn.]
winding //ˈwaɪndɪŋ//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]kiemurteleva, mutkikas, mutkitteleva twisting, turning or sinuous
winding //ˈwaɪndɪŋ//From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. käämi, käämitys length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer 2. kierros one complete turn of something wound 3. kela, käämi something wound around something else 4. kelaus, käämintä the manner in which something is wound
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ kalem, likvidacija, namotaj, namotavanje, navoj, navojak, obrtni, vijugavFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ 1. felhúzás (óráé) 2. kanyarodó 3. kanyargós 4. kanyarodás 5. kanyargásFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
winding //ˈwaɪndɪŋ//From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]曲がりくねる twisting, turning or sinuous
winding /'waındıŋ/ 1. vingiavimas, vingis, išlanka, išlinkis 2. (ap)sukimas, (ap)vyniojimas, (ap)vijimas 3. (el.) apvija 4. vingiuotas 5. suktinis, spiralinis (apie laiptus)From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
winding /wˈaɪndɪŋ/ 1. sarmal sargı 2. dönemeç 3. dolambaç 4. (elek.) bobin, bobin dolamı, dolam 5. sarmal 6. dolambaçlı 7. sarılgan. winding sheet kefen.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "winding":
aberrant, aberrative, ambages, ambagious, anfractuosity,
anfractuous, bending, circuitous, circuitousness, circumambages,
circumbendibus, circumlocution, circumlocutory, circumvolution,
convoluted, convolution, convolutional, crinkle, crinkling,
crooked, curving, departing, desultory, deviant, deviating,
deviative, deviatory, devious, digressive, discursive, errant,
erratic, excursive, flexuose, flexuosity, flexuous, flexuousness,
indirect, intorsion, involute, involuted, involution, involutional,
labyrinthine, mazy, meander, meandering, meandrous, out-of-the-way,
planetary, rambling, rivose, rivulation, rivulose, roundabout,
roving, ruffled, serpentine, shifting, sinuate, sinuation, sinuose,
sinuosity, sinuous, sinuousness, slinkiness, snakiness, snaky,
stray, swerving, torsion, torsional, tortile, tortility,
tortuosity, tortuous, tortuousness, turning, twisting, twisty,
undirected, undulation, vagrant, veering, wandering, wave, waving,
whorled, wreathlike, wreathy, zigzag
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]n. 卷,弯曲,线圈; a. 蜿蜒的,卷绕的,弯曲的; vbl. 卷绕,上发条,蜿蜒;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 蜿蜒的,卷绕的,弯曲的;
n. 卷,弯曲,线圈