Associations to the word «Windlass»
Noun
- Heave
- Anchor
- Crossbow
- Rope
- Mooring
- Bucket
- Salvage
- Maud
- Shaft
- Lever
- Tackle
- Crane
- Paddle
- Mast
- Freeway
- Rudder
- Rigging
- Moravia
- Spindle
- Cable
- Deck
- Pump
- Whale
- Chain
- Screw
- Exertion
- Socket
- Tug
- Rack
- Sail
- Sailor
- Shear
- Gwen
- Gear
- Machinery
- Handle
- Kite
- Haul
- Norfolk
- Bow
- Hyde
- Charleston
- Brake
- Hook
- Wheel
- Spike
- Barrel
- Shipyard
- Boom
- Ore
- Tide
- Mate
- Boiler
- Boat
- Lift
- Miner
- Md
- Seaman
- Crew
- Ramp
- Beam
- Shout
- Pull
- Dug
- Wrist
- Vessel
- Yacht
- Strain
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
WINDLASS, noun. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
WINDLASS, noun. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
WINDLASS, noun. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
WINDLASS, verb. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
WINDLASS, verb. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.
Dictionary definition
WINDLASS, noun. Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.