• winder (device), a device for transferring energy into a mechanical storage such as mainspring
  Mainspring
  A mainspring is a spiral torsion spring of metal ribbon that is the power source in mechanical watches and some clocks. Winding the timepiece, by turning a knob or key, stores energy in the mainspring by twisting the spiral tighter. The force of the mainspring then turns the clock's wheels as it...
  
  s or the weights of a longcase clock
  Longcase clock
  A longcase clock, also tall-case clock, floor clock, or grandfather clock, is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower, or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.8–2.4 metres tall...
  
  . Its supply may be the hand—most familiarly so—or an electric motor.
• Winding machine, a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc.
• winder (step), one in a series of wedge shaped steps in a stairway, used to make a 90 degree turn.
• A hoist (mining)
  Hoist (mining)
  In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors, historically with direct current drives utilizing solid-state converters , however modern large hoists utilize alternating current drives...
  
   used in underground mining

Places

• Winder, Georgia
  Winder, Georgia
  Winder is a city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,201 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,451...
  
  , a location in the United States
• Lake Winder
  Lake Winder
  Lake Winder is a lake in Brevard County and a small portion lies in Osceola County. The lake was named after U.S. Army Captain Edward Winder. Early in 1838 Winder was assigned to scout the area for Seminoles. He discovered Lake Poinsett. The smaller lake to the south was named after Winder. Lake...
  
  , a lake in Florida, United States
• Winder, Cumbria, a location in the United Kingdom
• Winder (hill), a hill located near Sedbergh
  Sedbergh
  Sedbergh is a small town in Cumbria, England. It lies about east of Kendal and about north of Kirkby Lonsdale. The town sits just within the Yorkshire Dales National Park...
  
   in the Howgill Fells

People

• John R. Winder
  John R. Winder
  John Rex Winder was a leader and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric from 1887 to 1901, and First Counselor in the First Presidency to Church President Joseph F. Smith from 1901 until his death. He was well-known...
  
  , a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1887-1910
• Levin Winder
  Levin Winder
  Levin Winder in Baltimore, Maryland.During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at war's end...
  
  , the governor of Maryland from 1812–1816
• Michael K. Winder
  Michael K. Winder
  Michael Kent Winder ; is an American historian, businessman, and politician. He was elected to be the seventh mayor of West Valley City, Utah on November 3, 2009 with 76% of the vote over opponent Kevin Fayles. Four years earlier he was elected to an at-large seat on the West Valley City Council...
  
  , an American businessman, historian, and politician
• Frank Winder
  Frank Winder
  Frank Winder was an Irish professor of biochemistry, a naturalist, and one of Ireland's leading rock climbers in the 1950s and 1960s.-Scientific career:...
  
  , an Irish scientist and climber
• John H. Winder
  John H. Winder
  John Henry Winder was a career United States Army officer who served with distinction during the Mexican War...
  
   (1800–1865), Civil War Confederate general

Other uses

• Winder Farms
  Winder Farms
  Winder Farms, headquartered in West Valley City, Utah, is an online grocer providing dairy and other grocery products to households in Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada.-History:The business was started in 1880 by John R. Winder...
  
  , online grocer
• USS PCS-1376
  USS PCS-1376
  USS PCS-1376 was the lead ship of her class of patrol minesweepers built for the United States Navy during World War II. Later in her career, she was named Winder after Winder, Georgia, becoming the only U.S...
  
  , a ship given of the US Navy, given the name Winder toward the end of its period of service