spinner
[ spin-er ]
/ ˈspɪn ər /
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noun
a person or thing that spins.
Angling. a lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting.
Also called spinner play .Football. a play in which the player carrying the ball twirls about, to deceive the other team as to where the player intends to hit the line.
Aeronautics. a streamlined fairing over a propeller hub.
British Informal. nightjar.
Slang. a disc jockey.
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OTHER WORDS FROM spinner
un·der·spin·ner, nounWords nearby spinner
spinifex, spin machine, spinmeister, spinnaker, spinnbarkeit, spinner, spinneret, spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box
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spinner
/ (ˈspɪnə) /
noun
a person or thing that spins
informal a spin doctor
cricket
- a ball that is bowled with a spinning motion
- a bowler who specializes in bowling such balls
a streamlined fairing that fits over and revolves with the hub of an aircraft propeller
a fishing lure with a fin or wing that revolves when drawn through the water
an angler's name for the mature adult form (imago) of various flies, especially the mayfliesCompare dun 2 (def. 3)
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