windable
Requiring manual coiling
Windable describes something capable of being wound—turned, coiled, or tightened by rotating.
A windable watch has a mechanism you can tighten by turning a knob: Is this clock windable or does it need batteries?
The word applies to anything with a winding mechanism: windable toys, windable music boxes.
Cylinder for winding material
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- coilWound circular arrangement
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
thread · filament · cord · cable · string · tape · ribbon · twine
Portable timekeeping device
- clockDevice displaying time
- timepieceHour-measuring device
- mainspringClock's power coil
- springRecoiling metal spiral
mechanism · movement · key · escapement · gears · cogs · barrel · ratchet
Vehicle travel surface
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- trailPath through wilderness
- routePath from A to B
- pathRoute for traveling
meandering · serpentine · twisting · curving · sinuous · tortuous · switchback · bend
spool
Cylinder for winding material
yarn · thread · filament · cord · cable · string · tape · ribbon · twine · fishing line
watch
Portable timekeeping device
- clockDevice displaying time
- timepieceHour-measuring device
- mainspringClock's power coil
spring · mechanism · movement · key · escapement · gears · cogs · barrel · ratchet · wheelwork
road
Vehicle travel surface
path · meandering · serpentine · twisting · curving · sinuous · tortuous · switchback · bend · curve
windablebattery-powered
Energized by cells
electric · electronic · automatic · self-winding · solar-powered
windableunwindable
Incapable of being spooled
rigid · inflexible · stiff · unbendable · fixed