spin | (noun) the act of rotating rapidly | Synonyms: twirl, twist, twisting, whirl |
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(noun) a short drive in a car | - |
(noun) rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral | Synonyms: tailspin |
(noun) a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion) | - |
(noun) a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) | - |
spinach | (noun) dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads | - |
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(noun) southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves | Synonyms: prickly-seeded spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia oleracea |
spinal | (noun) anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord | Synonyms: spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia |
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spindle | (noun) a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning | - |
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(noun) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts | Synonyms: arbor, mandrel, mandril |
(noun) a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. | - |
(noun) any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | Synonyms: spike |
(noun) (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle | - |
spindleberry | (noun) any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries | Synonyms: spindle tree, spindleberry tree |
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spindlelegs | (noun) long thin legs | Synonyms: spindleshanks |
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(noun) a thin person with long thin legs | Synonyms: spindleshanks |
spindleshanks | (noun) long thin legs | Synonyms: spindlelegs |
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(noun) a thin person with long thin legs | Synonyms: spindlelegs |
spindrift | (noun) spray blown up from the surface of the sea | Synonyms: spoondrift |
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spine | (noun) a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | - |
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(noun) the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved | Synonyms: backbone |
(noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | Synonyms: back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, vertebral column |
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | Synonyms: pricker, prickle, spikelet, sticker, thorn |
(noun) any sharply pointed projection | Synonyms: acantha, spur |
spinel | (noun) a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones | - |
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spinelessness | (noun) the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition | - |
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spinet | (noun) early model harpsichord with only one string per note | - |
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(noun) a small and compactly built upright piano | - |
spininess | (noun) the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines | Synonyms: bristliness, prickliness, thorniness |
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spinmeister | (noun) a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person | Synonyms: spin doctor |
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spinnability | (noun) the quality of being suitable for spinning or the capability of being spun (used of textile fibers) | - |
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spinnaker | (noun) a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind | - |
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spinnbarkeit | (noun) the capacity of a viscous liquid (especially the cervical mucus) to be drawn out into a strand or blown up into a bubble | - |
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spinner | (noun) fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water | - |
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(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) | Synonyms: spinster, thread maker |
spinney | (noun) a copse that shelters game | - |
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spinning | (noun) creating thread | - |
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spinster | (noun) an elderly unmarried woman | Synonyms: old maid |
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(noun) someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) | Synonyms: spinner, thread maker |
spinsterhood | (noun) the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman) | - |
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