winding

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, wind) .
  2. Noun.  something wound around something else.
  3. Noun.  the manner in which something is wound.
  4. Noun.  one complete turn of something wound.
  5. Noun.  (context, electrical) a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.
  6. Adjective.  twisting, turning or sinuous.
  7. Adjective.  spiral or helical.
  8. Verb.  (British) to turn a boat around in a canal.
  9. Noun.  the act or process of winding (turning around).

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