winders

Bobbin-filling devices

Winders are things that wind.

A winder may be a device for winding thread, yarn, or film onto a spool.

In horology, a winder is the knob or mechanism used to wind a watch or clock.

Winders also refers to wedge-shaped stairs in a spiral or turning staircase—each step winds around the central axis: The narrow winders made carrying furniture upstairs nearly impossible.

coil

spring

Recoiling metal spiral

  • bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
  • spoolCylinder for winding material
  • reelWinding cylinder or dance

inductor · solenoid · toroid · armature · rotor · coiling · tension · mainspring · clockwork · filament

stairs

treads

Outer tire surfaces

stairwell · stringer · newel · nosing · spiral staircase · turning · curved · tapered · corner · flight

Categories
Opposites
rotational action

windersunwinders

Things promoting relaxation

unrollers · dispensers · feeders

material handling

windersunwrappers

Those who remove coverings

cutters · dispensers · feeders · slitters · severers

material processing

winderscutters

Devices for severing material

shears · snippers · severers · slicers · trimmers

Phrases
Family

winder, rewinder, rewinders, unwinder

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