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Words related to reel

Related / Similar Words: Virginia reel, Scottish reel, bobbin, spool, stagger, keel, lurch, swag, careen, spin, spin around, whirl, gyrate

Definition:

an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines;

a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps;

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound;

winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod;

a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector;

music composed for dancing a reel;

wind onto or off a reel;

walk as if unable to control one''s movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room";

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one''s own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy";

Hyponyms: highland fling, eightsome, filature, shuttle, reel off, unreel, whirligig

Part Meronyms: fishing rod, fishing pole

Member Meronyms: fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig

Derivational Morphology: spool, bobbin, rock, careen, sway, tilt, lurch, stumble, stagger, staggerer, totterer, reeler, rotation, revolution, gyration, whirling, whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution, spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirling dervish, whirler, spinner

Anagrams: leer

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