'Meander' definitions:
Definition of 'meander'
(from WordNet)
noun
A bend or curve, as in a stream or river
noun
An aimless amble on a winding course [syn: ramble, meander]
verb
Definition of 'Meander'
From: GCIDE
- Meander \Me*an"der\, n. [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]andre.]
- 1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- While lingering rivers in meanders glide. --Sir R. Blackmore. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tortuous or intricate movement. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Meander'
From: GCIDE
- Meander \Me*an"der\, v. t. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. --Dryton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Meander'
From: GCIDE
- Meander \Me*an"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering.] To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. [1913 Webster]
- Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'meander'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambages,
- amble,
- anfractuosity,
- bat around,
- bend,
- bending,
- bends,
- bow,
- bowing,
- bum,
- can of worms,
- Chinese puzzle,
- circuitousness,
- circumambages,
- circumbendibus,
- circumlocution,
- circumvolution,
- coils,
- complex,
- conflexure,
- contort,
- convolution,
- corkscrew,
- count ties,
- crinkle,
- crinkling,
- curves,
- deflection,
- divagate,
- drift,
- err,
- excurse,
- flection,
- flex,
- flexuosity,
- flexuousness,
- flexure,
- flit,
- gad,
- gad about,
- gallivant,
- geanticline,
- geosyncline,
- go about,
- go adrift,
- go astray,
- go the rounds,
- Gordian knot,
- hairpin turn,
- hit the road,
- hit the trail,
- hobo,
- inflection,
- intorsion,
- intort,
- involution,
- jaunt,
- jungle,
- knock about,
- knock around,
- knot,
- labyrinth,
- loops,
- maze,
- meandering,
- mesh,
- mess,
- mooch,
- mosey,
- nomadize,
- oxbow,
- peregrinate,
- pererrate,
- perplex,
- prowl,
- ramble,
- range,
- ravel,
- reflection,
- rivulation,
- roam,
- rove,
- Rube Goldberg contraption,
- run about,
- S-curve,
- saunter,
- scallop,
- screw,
- serpentine,
- sinuation,
- sinuosity,
- sinuousness,
- slink,
- slinkiness,
- snafu,
- snake,
- snake pit,
- snakiness,
- snarl,
- straggle,
- stray,
- stroll,
- sweep,
- swirl,
- tangle,
- tangled skein,
- torsion,
- tortility,
- tortuosity,
- tortuousness,
- traipse,
- tramp,
- turn,
- turning,
- twine,
- twirl,
- twist,
- twist and turn,
- twisting,
- undulation,
- vagabond,
- vagabondize,
- walk the tracks,
- wander,
- wave,
- waving,
- wayfare,
- webwork,
- wheels within wheels,
- whirl,
- whorl,
- wilderness,
- wind,
- winding,
- worm,
- wring,
- zigzag