meanders
Takes winding paths
Meanders are winding curves in a river or path, or the act of following such a wandering course.
Rivers meander across floodplains; conversations meander from topic to topic.
The word suggests unhurried, aimless movement without a fixed destination: We meandered through the old town.
A meandering speech lacks clear direction.
Speaks without focus
- roamsTravels without fixed course
- strollsUnhurried walks
- amblesWalks in no rush
- driftsMoves without direction
wanders · saunters · dawdles · moseying · traipsing · roving · aimless · leisurely
rambles
Speaks without focus
drifts · wanders · saunters · dawdles · moseying · traipsing · roving · aimless · leisurely · unhurried
bends
Curves or yields
zigzags · oxbow · winding · sinuous · serpentine · undulating · snaking · curving · coiling · switchbacks
stream
Steady continuous flow
floodplain · delta · tributary · watershed · streambed · flow · current · riparian · estuary · watercourse
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- Mississippi RiverItasca, levee, riverboats, steamboat, towboats
- hydrologyrivers, streamflow, aquifers, aquifer, lakes
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals
- ancient ornamentacanthus, rosettes, scrollwork, friezes, reliefs
meandersbeelines
Most direct routes
arrows · cuts through · shoots · cuts across · bisects
meandersmarches
Coordinated rhythmic walking
strides · advances · presses on · forges ahead · pushes forward
- meandering pathRoute with many curves
- meandering riverCurving watercourse with bends
- meandering streamWatercourse with many bends