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spin
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- pronunciation:
- spIn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- spin off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
spins, spinning, spun |
definition 1: |
to draw out, twist, and wind (fibers), or to make (thread or yarn) by this process.
- similar words:
- card, mill, spindle, twist, weave, wind
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definition 2: |
of a spider or insect, to make (a web or cocoon) by extruding filaments from the body.
- synonyms:
- weave
- similar words:
- fabricate, make, secrete
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definition 3: |
to cause to revolve or turn around quickly on, or as if on, an axis.
The juggler was spinning a ball on his nose.He spun his partner around.- synonyms:
- rotate, twirl, whirl
- similar words:
- revolve, roll, swirl, trundle, turn, wheel
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definition 4: |
to form or develop (a story) spontaneously from the imagination.
My grandfather could always spin a good tale.- synonyms:
- narrate, tell
- similar words:
- concoct, recount, relate, render
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definition 5: |
to draw out at length; prolong (usu. fol. by "out").
You spun out the ending of your story a bit too long, in my opinion.- synonyms:
- draw out, prolong, protract
- similar words:
- drag out, extend, lengthen, pad, stretch
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related words: |
move, swing, tumble |
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phrase: |
spin off |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to engage in the production of yarn or thread by spinning.
- similar words:
- weave
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definition 2: |
to produce filaments by extrusion from the body.
- similar words:
- secrete, weave
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definition 3: |
to rotate or seem to whirl rapidly.
The wheel spins.My head was spinning with the excitement.
- synonyms:
- gyrate, twirl, whirl
- similar words:
- revolve, roll, rotate, swirl, turn, wheel
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definition 4: |
to move or drive rapidly.
We were spinning along when suddenly a tire blew.- synonyms:
- fly, sail, speed, wheel
- similar words:
- bowl, coast, cruise, glide, hurtle, move, zip, zoom
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related words: |
ring |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of spinning or causing something to spin.
- synonyms:
- rotation, turn, whirl
- similar words:
- roll, twirl
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definition 2: |
a twirling motion or sensation.
- synonyms:
- rotation
- similar words:
- swirl, whirl
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definition 3: |
a short drive or ride in an automobile, boat, or small aircraft, usu. for pleasure and without a definite destination.
- synonyms:
- drive, trip, turn, whirl
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definition 4: |
(slang) an interpretation or point of view, usu. applied to a politician's words.
They gave his speech a leftist spin.- synonyms:
- slant
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definition 5: |
the condition of a stalled aircraft in a downward spiral; tailspin.
- synonyms:
- tailspin
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definition 6: |
in physics, the angular momentum of a subatomic particle.
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related words: |
drive, outing, tumble, turn, twist |
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