Defenition of the word reel
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Defenition of the word reel
- A language of Sudan.
- around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- 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
- a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
- move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
- 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
- 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"
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Synonyms for the word reel
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- bobbin
- careen
- cylinder
- go round and round
- gyrate
- keel
- lurch
- roll
- Scottish reel
- spin
- spin around
- spool
- stagger
- stumble
- swag
- swim
- totter
- Virginia reel
- waggle
- wamble
- whirl
- wobble
Similar words in the reel
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- reel
- reel's
- reelect
- reelected
- reelecting
- reelection
- reelection's
- reelections
- reelects
- reeled
- reeling
- reels
Meronymys for the word reel
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- fishing gear
- fishing pole
- fishing rig
- fishing rod
- fishing tackle
- rig
- tackle
Hyponyms for the word reel
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- eightsome
- filature
- highland fling
- reel off
- shuttle
- unreel
- whirligig
Hypernyms for the word reel
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- ballroom music
- dance music
- danceroom music
- film
- go around
- longways
- longways dance
- move
- music
- photographic film
- revolve
- roll
- rotate
- square dance
- square dancing
- surname
- twine
- walk
- wind
- winder
- wrap
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