stem of a watch
21stem-winding — /ˈstɛm waɪndɪŋ/ (say stem wuynding) adjective wound, as a watch, by turning a knob at the stem …
22stem-winding — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : wound by an inside mechanism turned by the knurled knob at the outside end of the stem a stem winding watch …
23stem-winder — noun a) A watch that is wound up by turning a small knob (at the stem) b) A rousing speech, especially by a politician …
24stem-winder — noun N. Amer. 1》 informal a rousing speech. 2》 a watch wound by turning a knob on the end of a stem …
25Pocket watch — This article is about the portable timepiece. For the Dave Grohl album, see Pocketwatch (album). A gold pocket watch with hunter case and watch chain …
26Mechanical watch — The movement of a Russian watch A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to modern quartz watches which function electronically. It is driven by a spring (called a mainspring) which …
27Die Stem van Suid-Afrika — English: The Call of South Africa anthem of South Africa Lyrics Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, 1918 Music Marthinus Lourens de Villiers, 1921 Adopted …
28Automatic watch — An automatic or self winding watch is a mechanical watch, whose mainspring is wound automatically by the natural motion of the wearer s arm, to make it unnecessary to manually wind the watch. Most mechanical watches sold today are self winding.… …
29keyless watch — noun Britain : stem winder …
30bow — bow1 bowedness, n. bowingly, adv. /bow/, v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend or curve downward;… …
