winding stem
1stem-winding — ☆ stem winding [stem′wīn΄diŋ ] adj. wound by turning a knurled knob at the outer end of the stem * * * stem wind·ing (stĕmʹwīn dĭng) adj. 1. Wound by turning an expanded crown on the stem. 2. Of, relating to, or characterized by rousing oration:… …
2Stem-winding — Stem wind ing, a. Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem winding watch. [1913 Webster] …
3stem-winding — ☆ stem winding [stem′wīn΄diŋ ] adj. wound by turning a knurled knob at the outer end of the stem …
4winding pinion — noun : a small steel wheel in the winding mechanism of a watch with both radial and perpendicular teeth through which the winding stem fits …
5stem-wind|ing — «STEHM WYN dihng», adjective. 1. wound by turning a knob on the stem: »a stem winding watch. 2. U.S. Informal, Figurative. winding up the emotions; rousing; impassioned: »a stem winding orator. His sermons are a far cry from the stem winding… …
6Stem-winder — Stem wind er, n. 1. A stem winding watch. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: (Fig.) Anything of superior quality, as was attributed to the stem winding watch; esp. used to describe a stirring speech, as in the phrase a stem winder of a speech or… …
7stem — stem1 [stem] n. [ME < OE stemn, stefn, akin to Ger stamm, tree trunk < IE base * stebh , post, pole > STEP, STAFF1] 1. the main upward growing axis of a plant, having nodes and bearing leaves, usually extending in a direction opposite to …
8stem-winder — stem wind·er (stĕmʹwīn dər) n. 1. A stem winding watch. 2. A rousing oration, especially a political one. * * * …
9stem-wind|er — «STEHM WYN duhr», noun. 1. a watch with a stem and knob for winding. 2. U.S. Informal. a first rate person or thing …
10stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… …
