| noun | the act of winding or twisting “he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind” |
| verb | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course “the river winds through the hills” |
| verb | extend in curves and turns “The road winds around the lake” |
| verb | arrange or or coil around “roll your hair around your finger” |
| verb | catch the scent of; get wind of “The dog nosed out the drugs” |
| verb | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem “wind your watch” |
| verb | form into a wreath |
| verb | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help “hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car” |
| adjective | marked by repeated turns and bends “a tortuous road up the mountain” |
| adjective | of a path e.g. “meandering streams” |
| wind | verb | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem |
| thread | noun | any long object resembling a thin line |
| meander | noun | a bend or curve, as in a stream or river |
| curve | noun | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
| winder | noun | mechanical device around which something can be wound |
| roller | noun | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it |
| roll | noun | rotary motion of an object around its own axis |
| scent | noun | any property detected by the olfactory system |
| nose | noun | the sense of smell (especially in animals) |
| wind | noun | the act of winding or twisting |
| hoist | noun | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
| hoister | noun | an operator of a hoist |
| lift | noun | the act of raising something |
| tortuousness | noun | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |
| tortuosity | noun | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |