winding vs indirect

winding is a noun but indirect is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
winding	Yes	Yes	No	No
indirect	No	Yes	No	No

winding (noun)	indirect (noun)
the act of winding or twisting

winding (adjective)	indirect (adjective)
marked by repeated turns and bends	not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
of a path e.g.	extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
	descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
	having intervening factors or persons or influences
	not as a direct effect or consequence