Look up: Meander

1. Meander
   a winding line shape sometimes found on vases.
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2. meander
   [n] - a curve in a stream
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3. meander
   the sinuous course of a river,or a single bend of such a course,as typically developed in a flood plain Category: The cosmos • A part of a winding stream channel,consisting of two consecutive loops. Category: The cosmos
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4. Meander
   Me·an"der noun [ Latin Maeander , orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Greek ...: confer French méandre .] 1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale. « While lingering rivers in meanders glide.» Sir R. Blackmore. 2. A tortuous or intricate moveme …
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5. Meander
   Me·an"der transitive verb To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
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6. Meander
   Me·an"der intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Meandered ; present participle & verbal noun Meandering .] To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. « Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.» Coleridge.
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7. meander
   To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. "Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran." (Coleridge) ... Origin: Meandered; Meandering. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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8. meander
   noun a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
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9. Meander
   A `meander` is a bend in a river, also known as an oxbow loop, or simply an oxbow. A stream or river flowing through a wide valley or flat plain will tend to form a `meandering` stream course as it alternatively erodes and deposits sediments along its course. The result is a `snaking` pattern as the stream meanders back and forth across its floodplain. When a meander gets cut off from the main stream body, an oxbow lake is formed. In time the me...
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10. Meander
    • (n.) Fretwork. See Fret. • (n.) A tortuous or intricate movement. • (v. t.) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. • (v. i.) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. • (n.) A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries.
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11. meander
    (from the article `folk dance`) ...branles circle on location, usually clockwise—the typical direction of northwest Europe. In chain dances the circle is not closed. A leader guides ...
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12. meander
    extreme U-bend in the course of a stream, usually occurring in a series. Meanders, named from the Menderes (historically known as the Maeander) River ... [4 related articles]
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13. meander
    meander 1. To follow an indirect route or course; especially, one with a series of twists and turns: "Our local river meanders to the sea." 2. To move in a leisurely way, or a slow leisurely walk or journey; especially, for pleasure or because of a lack of motivation: "Last Sunday, we spent the whole day meandering through the park." 3. A twist or be...
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14. Meander
    Sinuous shaped stream channel. Usually found in streams flowing over a very shallow elevation grade.
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