meandering
101winding — I. n. Flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness. II. a. Flexuous sinuous, meandering, serpentine, bending, curving …
102meanderingly — adverb in a meandering manner the river ran meanderingly through the valley • Derived from adjective: ↑meandering * * * adverb : so as to form a meander : without clearcut or urgent course or aim …
103wandering — I noun travelling about without any clear destination she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him • Syn: ↑roving, ↑vagabondage • Derivationally related forms: ↑vagabond (for: ↑ …
104me|an´der|ing|ly — me|an|der «mee AN duhr», v, noun. –v.i. 1. to follow a winding course: »A brook meanders through the meadow. 2. Figurative. to wander aimlesslly.»We meandered through the park. Paris is built for meandering, and for getting lost (John O Hara).… …
105me|an|der — «mee AN duhr», v, noun. –v.i. 1. to follow a winding course: »A brook meanders through the meadow. 2. Figurative. to wander aimlesslly.»We meandered through the park. Paris is built for meandering, and for getting lost (John O Hara). SYNONYM(S):… …
106Meandrina — Me an*dri na, n. [NL.: cf. F. m[ e]andrine.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals. [1913 Webster] …
107Serpentine — Ser pen*tine, a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F. serpentin.] Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as,… …
108byway — noun Date: 14th century 1. a little traveled side road 2. a secondary or little known aspect or field < meandering more and more in the fascinating byways of learning Times Literary Supplement > …
109carmagnole — noun Etymology: French Date: 1793 1. a lively song popular at the time of the first French Revolution 2. a street dance in a meandering course to the tune of the carmagnole …
110jet stream — noun Date: 1947 a long narrow meandering current of high speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour …
