Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that spins.
- noun A fishing lure that rotates rapidly.
- noun A fairing fitted over the hub of the propeller in some aircraft.
- noun Games A device consisting of a dial and an arrow that is spun to indicate the next move in some board games.
- noun A device for cleaning lettuce and other vegetables, consisting of a perforated bowl or container that can be spun to drive off rinse water.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which spins, in any sense; one skilled in spinning.
- noun A spider; especially, a spinning-spider.
- noun See the quotation.
- noun A spinneret.
- noun The night-jar or night-churr, Caprimulgus europæus: from its cries, which may be likened to the noise of a spinning-wheel. See cut under
night-jar . Alsowheel-bird . Comparereeler in like use for another bird. - noun A kind of boat.
- noun A quality of leaf suitable for roll tobacco. See
spinning-leaf tobacco .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine.
- noun A spider.
- noun (Zoöl.) A goatsucker; -- so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting through the air.
- noun (Zoöl.) A spinneret.
- noun a machine for spinning, in which the twist, given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Agent noun ofspin ; someone or something who spins. - noun A conical cover at the center of some
aircraft propellers . - noun obsolete The coin thrower in a game of
two-up . - noun slang, film Used primarily in the adult film industry, an
actress orprostitute with atiny frame , usually verythin andsmall -breasted . - noun computing, graphical user interface An
input control for entering anumber , with accompanyingarrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value. - noun cricket A
spin bowler . - noun fishing A type of
lure consisting ofwire , a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or morehooks . - noun An
ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel - noun A
goatsucker . - noun A
spinneret .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
- noun fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
Etymologies
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Yes | No | Report from urban moore wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago best lure i have found over a spinner is a grub that fits the water color
what is the best bass lure that has gotten more hitts than any other for you throughout the years?
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Yes | No | Report from urban moore wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago best lure i have found over a spinner is a grub that fits the water color
what is the best bass lure that has gotten more hitts than any other for you throughout the years?
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A very excellent bass "spinner" is made by taking a fireman's shield, dyeing it red, tying it to a pair of boy's skates, attaching it to a mouse trap and dragging it through the water at a speed not exceeding twenty miles an hour.
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I think my favorite spinner is the Vibrax as it gets down deep and cast well.
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Man I think I need to get into the lure making business. $12 profit per spinner is a pretty good margin.
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So I tell my clients to engage the reel while the spinner is still in the air and start cranking before it hits the water.
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The only other methods I've used successfully on Oct. holdover stocked fish is to run a very small Panther Martin spinner quickly near their location.
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I think my favorite spinner is the Vibrax as it gets down deep and cast well.
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The only other methods I've used successfully on Oct. holdover stocked fish is to run a very small Panther Martin spinner quickly near their location.
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Man I think I need to get into the lure making business. $12 profit per spinner is a pretty good margin.
reesetee commented on the word spinner
In bookselling, a vertical book stand that rotates.
October 23, 2007
bilby commented on the word spinner
Cricket jargon - a bowler whose method of delivery involves spinning the ball with fingers or wrist.
November 30, 2007