VERB | motion | spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
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motion | spin | stream in jets, of liquids / liquids | |
motion | spin, whirl, birl, twirl | cause to spin | |
creation | spin | make up a story | |
creation | spin | form a web by making a thread | |
contact | spin | work natural fibers into a thread | |
communication | spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation | |
change | spin, spin out | prolong or extend | |
NOUN | event | spin | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) |
act | spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | the act of rotating rapidly | |
act | spin | a short / short drive in a car | |
act | spin, tailspin | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral | |
act | spin | a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion) |
Sounds | spih'n | |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile). | |
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Narrower | English, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist |
backspin | spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion | |
topspin | Forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke | |
Broader | rotation, revolution, gyration | A single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
Spanish | vuelta |
Meaning | The act of rotating rapidly. | |
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Example | "he gave the crank a spin" | |
Synonyms | twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | |
Narrower | birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) |
pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) | |
Broader | rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
Spanish | giro | |
Catalan | gir | |
Verbs | spin | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
spin | cause to spin |
Meaning | A short / short drive in a car. | |
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Example | "he took the new car for a spin" | |
Broader | drive, ride | A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
Meaning | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. | |
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Synonym | tailspin | |
Broader | acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying | The performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
Spanish | caída en picado, giro | |
Catalan | barrina |
Meaning | A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion). | |
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Example | "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" | |
Broader | rendition, rendering, interpretation | The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance |
Spanish | giro |
Meaning | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The coins spin; These balls spin easily | |
Synonyms | spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate | |
Narrower | whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig |
Broader | revolve, go around, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center |
Spanish | girar, narrar, rotar | |
Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, fer girar, girar, narrar, rotar | |
Nouns | spin | the act of rotating rapidly |
spinner | fisherman's lure |
Meaning | stream in jets, of liquids / liquids. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Narrower | centrifuge, centrifugate | Rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids / liquids from the solids |
Broader | stream, well out | Flow freely and abundantly |
Spanish | girar |
Meaning | Cause to spin. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They spin the coin | |
Example | "spin a coin" | |
Synonyms | whirl, birl, twirl | |
Broader | rotate, circumvolve | Cause to turn on an axis or center |
Spanish | girar, hacer girar, rotar | |
Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, fer girar, girar, rotar | |
Nouns | spin | the act of rotating rapidly |
spinner | board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game / game |
Meaning | make up a story. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "spin a yarn" | |
Broader | fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent | make up something artificial or untrue |
Spanish | hilvanar, narrar, urdir | |
Catalan | narrar |
Meaning | form a web by making a thread. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "spiders spin a fine web" | |
Entails | extrude, squeeze out | form or shape by forcing through an opening |
Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch |
Meaning | Work natural fibers into a thread. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "spin silk" | |
Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
Spanish | hilar | |
Catalan | filar | |
Nouns | spinner | someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) |
spinning | creating thread |
Meaning | Twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" | |
Narrower | sugarcoat | Cause to appear more pleasant or appealing |
Broader | present, represent, lay out | bring forward and present to the mind |
Spanish | narrar | |
Catalan | narrar |
Meaning | prolong or extend. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "spin out a visit" | |
Synonym | spin out | |
Broader | prolong, protract, extend, draw out | lengthen in time |
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