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MEANDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An aimless amble on a winding course

Synonyms:

meander; ramble

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("meander" is a kind of...):

amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))

Derivation:

meander (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bend or curve, as in a stream or river

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("meander" is a kind of...):

curve; curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meander"):

oxbow (a U-shaped curve in a stream)

Holonyms ("meander" is a part of...):

stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)

Derivation:

meander (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

Example:

sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

Synonyms:

meander; thread; wander; weave; wind

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "meander" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Verb group:

wander (go via an indirect route or at no set pace)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "meander"):

snake (move along a winding path)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

meander (an aimless amble on a winding course)

meander (a bend or curve, as in a stream or river)

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