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- [noun wind, literary wahynd doun]
- /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd daʊn/
- /wɪnd daʊn/
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- [noun wind, literary wahynd doun]
- /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd daʊn/
Definitions of wind down words
- noun wind down the act of winding. 1
- noun wind down a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound: If you give it another wind, you'll break the mainspring. 1
- noun wind down a twist producing an uneven surface. 1
- verb without object wind down to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest. 1
- verb without object wind down to have a circular or spiral course or direction. 1
- verb without object wind down to coil or twine about something: The ivy winds around the house. 1
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Origin of wind down
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; noun use of the verb phrase wind down
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Parts of speech for Wind down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wind down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wind down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wind down
verb wind down
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
Antonyms for wind down
verb wind down
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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