rewind

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

re- "again, back" + wind "turn".

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /riˈwaɪnd/, SAMPA: /ri"waInd/

• Hyphenation: re‧wind
• Rhymes: -aɪnd

[edit] Verb

to rewind (third-person singular simple present rewinds, present participle rewinding, simple past and past participle rewound)

1. To wind back; as, to rewind a VCR, cassette tape, or DVD.
2. To wind again; as, to rewind an unwound spool of string or tape.

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: terugspoelen (1)

[edit] Noun

rewind (plural rewinds)

1. The act of rewinding.
2. A button or other mechanism for rewinding.

   I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

[edit] See also

• fast forward

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deinrw
• winder