WINDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does winder mean? 

• WINDER (noun)
  The noun WINDER has 3 senses:

1. a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

2. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

3. mechanical device around which something can be wound

  Familiarity information: WINDER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("winder" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

wind (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem)

wind (arrange or or coil around)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

key; winder

Hypernyms ("winder" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winder"):

watch key (winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches)

Derivation:

wind (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Mechanical device around which something can be wound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("winder" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winder"):

bobbin; reel; spool (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)

reel (winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)

Derivation:

wind (arrange or or coil around)

 Context examples 

A'most the whole time, she thowt,—now, that him as I made mention on just now was lurking for her unnerneath the winder; now that him as had brought her to this was in the room,—and cried to the good young woman not to give her up, and know'd, at the same time, that she couldn't unnerstand, and dreaded that she must be took away.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Gee, but it's a stem-winder.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It was her belief, at first, that she was at home upon a Sunday morning; but the vine leaves as she see at the winder, and the hills beyond, warn't home, and contradicted of her.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Lighted up, accordin' to custom! You're a wonderin' what that's fur, sir! Well, it's fur our little Em'ly. You see, the path ain't over light or cheerful arter dark; and when I'm here at the hour as she's a comin' home, I puts the light in the winder. That, you see,” said Mr. Peggotty, bending over me with great glee, “meets two objects. She says, says Em'ly, “Theer's home!” she says.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“So Em'ly writes in pencil on a bit of paper,” he pursued, “and gives it to her out o' winder to bring here. “Show that,” she says, “to my aunt, Mrs. Barkis, and she'll set you down by her fire, for the love of me, till uncle is gone out, and I can come.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“I sighted the old boat arter dark, and the light a-shining in the winder. When I come nigh and looked in through the glass, I see the faithful creetur Missis Gummidge sittin' by the fire, as we had fixed upon, alone. I called out, “Doen't be afeerd! It's Dan'l!” and I went in.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“It's my opinion, you see,” said Mr. Peggotty, with a delighted face, after some further rubbing of his legs, “as this is along of my havin' played with her so much, and made believe as we was Turks, and French, and sharks, and every wariety of forinners—bless you, yes; and lions and whales, and I doen't know what all!—when she warn't no higher than my knee. I've got into the way on it, you know. Why, this here candle, now!” said Mr. Peggotty, gleefully holding out his hand towards it, “I know wery well that arter she's married and gone, I shall put that candle theer, just the same as now. I know wery well that when I'm here o' nights (and where else should I live, bless your arts, whatever fortun' I come into!) and she ain't here or I ain't theer, I shall put the candle in the winder, and sit afore the fire, pretending I'm expecting of her, like I'm a doing now. THERE'S a babby for you,” said Mr. Peggotty, with another roar, “in the form of a Sea Porkypine! Why, at the present minute, when I see the candle sparkle up, I says to myself, “She's a looking at it! Em'ly's a coming!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“It's like you did, Mas'r Davy. Not that I know'd then, she was theer, sir, but along of her creeping soon arterwards under Em'ly's little winder, when she see the light come, and whispering “Em'ly, Em'ly, for Christ's sake, have a woman's heart towards me. I was once like you!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

If ever she should come a wandering back, I wouldn't have the old place seem to cast her off, you understand, but seem to tempt her to draw nigher to 't, and to peep in, maybe, like a ghost, out of the wind and rain, through the old winder, at the old seat by the fire. Then, maybe, Mas'r Davy, seein' none but Missis Gummidge there, she might take heart to creep in, trembling; and might come to be laid down in her old bed, and rest her weary head where it was once so gay.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)