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Meander

noun
/miˈændə(ɹ)/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif, that is commonly found in Greek art.
2.nounA structural motif in proteins consisting of four adjacent antiparallel strands and their linking loops.
3.nounOne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
"the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body"
4.nounA tortuous or intricate movement.
5.nounOne of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
6.nounFretwork.
7.nounPerplexity.
8.nounA self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
9.verbTo wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
"The stream meandered through the valley."
10.verbTo wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.

Synonyms

Greek fretmeanderthreadweavewindstrolltwistzigzagturningtwists and turnstraverseveer

Rhymes With

candorslanderganderpandersalamandergerrymandercandourbystander
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