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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 |
| 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 |
adverb + (v.)spin
rapidly
(v.)spin
+ adverb
around, backward, backwards, crazily, dizzily, fast, freely, furiously, lazily, madly, off, overhead, past, round, sideways, slowly, wildly
(v.)spin
+ noun
axis,
bottle,
chair,
circle,
cloth,
cocoon,
control,
cylinder,
dial,
disc,
fantasy,
gear,
globe,
gold,
grave,
groove,
handle,
heel,
neutron,
pedal,
prop,
propeller,
reel,
rod,
rpm,
silk,
speed,
stool,
stop,
straw,
tackle,
tale,
thread,
tune,
turntable,
weaving,
web,
wool,
yarn
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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 |
adjective + (n.)spin
fresh, negative, nuclear, positive, quick, slow
verb + (n.)spin
enter, impart, put, tire
(n.)spin
+ verb
flip, slow
noun + (n.)spin
atom, electron, nucleon, particle, proton, wheel
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