All winding synonyms
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W w noun winding
- torsion β the act of twisting.
- helix β a spiral.
- retroversion β a looking or turning back.
- circuit β An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- maze β a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
- whitecaps β Plural form of whitecap.
- comber β a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc
- involution β an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- sinuosity β Often, sinuosities. a curve, bend, or turn: a sinuosity of the road.
- combers β Plural form of comber.
- corkscrew β A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
- whitecap β a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- pirouette β a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- roller β any of several Old World birds of the family Coraciidae that tumble or roll over in flight, especially in the breeding season.
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- flection β the act of bending.
- circumnavigation β to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.
- convolution β Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
adjective winding
- snaky β of or relating to snakes.
- snaking β any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- twisting β a deviation in direction; curve; bend; turn.
- curving β a continuously bending line, without angles.
- windy β accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
- meandering β to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- bending β to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- turning β a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
- circuitous β A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- convoluted β If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- labyrinthine β of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- serpentine β of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
- sinuous β having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
- spiralling β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spiraling β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- tortuous β full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- gyrating β Present participle of gyrate.
- involved β very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- roundabout β circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
- zigzag β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- ambiguous β If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- anfractuous β characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- devious β If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- flexuous β full of bends or curves; sinuous.
- indirect β not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- intricate β having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- mazy β full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.
- wriggly β twisting; writhing; squirming: a wriggly caterpillar.