Nouns (7)
reel
n. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
reel
n. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
reel
n. music composed for dancing a reel
Virginia reel
n. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
Scottish reel
n. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
bobbin, spool
n. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
Verbs (12)
reel
v. wind onto or off a reel
waggle, wamble
v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
spin, whirl, gyrate, spin around
v. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
lurch, stagger, careen, keel, swag
v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
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Fuzzynyms (79)
wheel
n. a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
pull, draw, force
v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
founder
v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag
v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
pull, draw, force
v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl
v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
spin, twirl, whirl, birl
v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"
roll, turn over, revolve
v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
turn
v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
pirouette
v. do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
pivot, swivel
v. turn on a pivot
swim, travel through water
v. travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
seesaw, teeter, totter
v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
lurch, stagger
v. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
trip, stumble
v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
turn over, capsize
v. overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
overturn, upset, bowl over, turn over, tip over, knock over
v. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble
v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
wind, weave, thread, meander
v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
waver, falter
v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
founder
v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
waggle, reel, wamble
v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on
v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
fall, come down, go down, descend
v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
slip, steal
v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
draw
v. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
drive, pull
v. of a car; "The van pulled up"
jump, start, startle, move suddenly
v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
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