reel
English Thesaurus
1. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | longways, longways dance, |
| definition | : | country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other (noun.act) |
2. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | highland fling, |
| definition | : | a vigorous Scottish reel (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | eightsome, |
| definition | : | a Scottish reel for eight dancers (noun.act) |
3. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | winder, |
| definition | : | mechanical device around which something can be wound (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | filature, |
| definition | : | a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shuttle, |
| definition | : | bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads (noun.artifact) |
4. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | winder, |
| definition | : | mechanical device around which something can be wound (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fishing pole, fishing rod, |
| definition | : | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line (noun.artifact) |
5. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | film, photographic film, |
| definition | : | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies (noun.artifact) |
6. music composed for dancing a reel (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | dance music, |
| definition | : | music to dance to (noun.communication) |
7. wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | roll, twine, wind, wrap, |
| definition | : | arrange or or coil around (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | reel off, unreel, |
| definition | : | unwind from or as if from a reel (verb.contact) |
8. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | walk, |
| definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
9. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | whirligig, |
| definition | : | whirl or spin like a whirligig (verb.motion) |
10. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | spool, |
| definition | : | wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | reel, reel, reel, |
| definition | : | wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact) |
11. wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | bobbin, reel, spool, |
| definition | : | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reel, |
| definition | : | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reel, |
| definition | : | a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector (noun.artifact) |
12. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
13. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | gyration, whirling, |
| definition | : | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | spinner, |
| definition | : | fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | whirler, |
| definition | : | a revolving mechanism (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | whirler, whirling dervish, |
| definition | : | a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling (noun.person) |
14. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | spool, |
| definition | : | wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | reel, reel, reel, |
| definition | : | wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact) |
15. wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | bobbin, reel, spool, |
| definition | : | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reel, |
| definition | : | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reel, |
| definition | : | a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector (noun.artifact) |
16. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
17. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | gyration, whirling, |
| definition | : | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | spinner, |
| definition | : | fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | whirler, |
| definition | : | a revolving mechanism (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | whirler, whirling dervish, |
| definition | : | a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling (noun.person) |
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