winder

Thread spool device

A winder is something that winds or something you wind.

A key that winds a clock or watch is a winder.

A device that spools thread, film, or cable is a winder.

In a staircase, a winder is a wedge-shaped step that allows the stairs to turn a corner: The spiral staircase had twelve winders.

textile

bobbin

Small cylindrical thread holder

cord · reel · spindle · loom · spool · quill · cop · skein · shuttle · warping

mechanism

gear

Toothed wheel or belongings

  • crankRotary operating handle
  • handlePart for gripping
  • rotorSpinning mechanical assembly

spindle · pulley · lever · torque · sprocket · cam · shaft · wheel · cogwheel · escapement

watch

mainspring

Clock's power coil

crown · complication · chronometer · timepiece · automatic · caliber · jewels · stem · keyless · barrel

coil

inductance

Electromagnetic inertia of circuits

choke · toroid · turns · bobbin · reactance · impedance · primary · secondary · armature

toy

key

Lock-opening device

nostalgia · childhood · spring · retro · collectible · miniature · novelty · automaton · jack-in-the-box

staircase

spiral

Curve winding around center

newel · tread · riser · turning · curved · circular · tower · lighthouse · turret · balustrade

Categories
Opposites
mechanical action

winderunwinder

That which loosens coils

unreeler · dispenser · unwrapper · releaser · loosener

process direction

winderunwinding

Releasing coiled tension

uncoiling · unspooling · unreeling · paying out · letting off

path geometry

winderstraight path

Undeviating linear route

direct route · straightaway

Phrases
Family

wind, winding, unwind, winds, unwinding, rewind, windup, unwinds, downwind

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G