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spool
- pronunciation:
- spul
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a cylindrical object, usu. with a rim on each end, on which thread, tape, wire, photographic film, or the like is wound.
- similar words:
- roll
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| definition 2: |
the material, or the amount of it, wound on a single such object.
two spools of thread- similar words:
- roll
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| related words: |
bolt |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spooled, spooling, spools |
| definition: |
to wind on a spool.
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| related words: |
wind |
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