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wind
Verb
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If you wind something you wrap it around and make it tight.
You need to wind the string around the stick.
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If you wind a clock or watch you tighten a spring inside it. This is done by turning knob. The spring powers the clock or watch as it unwinds (stops being tight).
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If something winds it twists around in different directions.
The road winds for miles.
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If something winds down, it runs out of power and gets slower. (Like a watch that is unwinding.)
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How something winds up is how it becomes in the end or after something happens.
I wound up lost after I made the wrong turn.
s
Noun
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The nineteenth (19th) letter of the alphabet.
"s" comes after "r" and before "t"
s
Abbreviation
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S is short for south or southern.