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Windless vs Windlass - What's the difference?

windless | windlass |

As an adjective windless

is devoid of wind; calm.

As a noun windlass is

any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights.

As a verb windlass is

to raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.

windless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • devoid of wind; calm
  • out of breath

    • See also

    * breathless

    Anagrams

    * swindles * wildness

    windlass

    English

    (wikipedia windlass)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  • A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  • * 1599 , , Ham II. i. 65:
    • With windlasses and with assays of bias, / By indirections find directions out.
  • An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Verb

  • To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
    • (The Century)
  • To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.
    • (Hammond)