reel
Nouns
- (n) a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- (n) music composed for dancing a reel
- (n) winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
- (n) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound bobbin, spool,
- (n) a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps Scottish reel,
- (n) an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines Virginia reel,
Verbs
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(v) walk as if unable to control one's movements
- The drunken man staggered into the room
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(v) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
- (v) wind onto or off a reel