Definitions for rewind

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rewind re·wind

Spelling: [verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd]

IPA: /verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd/

Rewind is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 103 anagrams from letters in rewind (deinrw).

Definitions for rewind

noun

1. an act or instance of rewinding.
2. Recording. a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that returns the audio or video incrementally to an earlier point. the button or other control that activates this reversing function.
3. a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to wind again.
2. to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.

Origin of rewind

First recorded in 1710-20; re- + wind²

Examples for rewind

To understand why, rewind the clock about two and a half years.

There is a sense of rewind, like you were a kid and you want your parents to see your work, to get their appreciation.

A locker for tools can easily be arranged under the rewind shelf.

Is there anything to rewind the clock which is running down before our very eyes?

Was it her deep regret and her wish to “to go back and rewind the tape”?

When Mr. Choi fell off the stool the bands on his arms were loosened and they proceeded to unloosen and rewind his arms.

“I wish I could rewind that moment at that time,” says Jackson.

He rubbed the back of his head, looked at the viewsphere, then checked the playback index and tapped the rewind.

In an ongoing and occasional series, rewind will look back at a television show or film that has proven to resonate.

I am willing to hold any number of skeins or rewind any quantity of spools.