How to pronounce “stem-winder”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A watch that is wound up by turning a small knob on a stem which holds a gear winding the mainspring.
• (US) A rousing speech, especially by a politician.
• (US) Someone who gives such speeches; a great orator.
• (US, proscribed) A boring, interminable speech.
• (US, obsolete) Something top-notch or first-rate.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

stemwinder, stemware, stormwind, stevie wonder, stender, stampeder, storm wind, scamander, squander, solander