spin-out

or spin·out

[ spin-out ]
/ ˈspɪnˌaʊt /

noun

the spinning out of control into a rotating skid of a car or other vehicle.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of spin-out

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase spin out

Words nearby spin-out

spin vector, spin wave, spin-dry, spin-dryer, spin-off, spin-out, spina, spina bifida, spina bifida aperta, spina bifida cystica, spina bifida manifesta
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