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Definition: OVERWIND |
OVERWINDTransitive verb1. To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | A. To hoist a cage into or over the top of a headframe. Syn:overtrave b. In hoisting through a mine shaft, failure to bring a cage or skip smoothly to rest at the proper unloading point at the surface. If severe, it can lead to a serious accident unless the special preventive devices function effectively. Overwind can also cause a cage to be lowered into the sump at the bottom of the shaft, also with serious consequence. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: OVERWIND |
| Specialty definitions using "OVERWIND": detaching hook ♦ hoist back-out switch, hoist overwind device ♦ Lilly controller ♦ overturning skip, overwind switch ♦ safety detaching hook, safety hook, semiautomatic control ♦ wedge guide. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "OVERWIND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kurdis tepër. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | пренавивам (run back). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 把发条上得太紧. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | überdrehen (overrev, strip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | túlhúz. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | overwinday irresistivelmente. (various references) перекрутить завод. (various references) suviše naviti, prenaviti. (various references) dar demasiada cuerda a. (various references) fazla sarmak, fazla kurmak. (various references) перекрутити пружину. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "OVERWIND": overwinding, overwinds. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-n-o-r-v-w" | |
-1 letter: downier. | |
-2 letters: devoir, dinero, downer, driven, inwove, ironed, nevoid, renvoi, rewind, vendor, verdin, voider, weirdo, winder, wivern, wonder. | |
-3 letters: devon, diner, diver, doven, dower, dowie, drive, drone, drove, drown, dwine, endow, envoi, indow, irone, ovine, owned, owner, redon, rewin, rewon, rived, riven, roved, roven, rowed, rowen, video, vined, vireo, vowed, vower, weird, widen. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-n-o-r-v-w" | |
+1 letter: downriver, overwinds, windhover. | |
+2 letters: windhovers. | |
+3 letters: overdrawing, overwinding. | |
+4 letters: overcrowding, overwintered. | |
+5 letters: overshadowing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 56 45 52 57 49 4E 44 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--- ...- . .-. .--. .. -. -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01010110 01000101 01010010 01010111 01001001 01001110 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O V E R W I N D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0056 0045 0052 0057 0049 004E 0044 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4956395257434838 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albaner, albán, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgare, bolgár, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinesisch, kínai, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , német, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , Ungar, magyar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiesisch, portugál, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, Russe, russisch, orosz, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, spanisch, spanyol, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, türkisch, török, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, 乌克兰, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ukrán, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englisch, angol, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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