creel | (noun) a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish | - |
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newsreel | (noun) a short film and commentary about current events | - |
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reel | (noun) a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps | Synonyms: Scottish reel |
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(noun) an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines | Synonyms: Virginia reel |
(noun) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | Synonyms: bobbin, spool |
(noun) winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod | - |
(noun) a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector | - |
(noun) music composed for dancing a reel | - |
(verb) wind onto or off a reel | - |
(verb) walk as if unable to control one's movements | Synonyms: careen, keel, lurch, stagger, swag |
(verb) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | Synonyms: gyrate, spin, spin around, whirl |
unreel | (verb) unwind from or as if from a reel | Synonyms: reel off |
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