dissolution vs wind-up

dissolution

noun
  • Dissolving, or going into solution. 

  • The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal. 

  • The quality of being dissolute. 

  • Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments. 

wind-up

noun
  • The end or conclusion of something. 

  • A punch line of a joke or comedy routine. 

  • The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball. 

  • A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly. 

  • A humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue. 

adj
  • Needing to be wound up in order to function. 

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