Spinner Definition

spĭnər
spinners
noun
spinners
A person or thing that spins.
Webster's New World
A fishing lure that rotates rapidly.
American Heritage
A fairing fitted over the hub of the propeller in some aircraft.
American Heritage
A device consisting of a dial and an arrow that is spun to indicate the next move in some board games.
American Heritage
A device for cleaning lettuce and other vegetables, consisting of a perforated bowl or container that can be spun to drive off rinse water.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Spinner

Noun

Singular:
spinner
Plural:
spinners

Origin of Spinner

  • spin + -er.

    From Wiktionary

Spinner Sentence Examples

  • The spinner who persists in over-weighting his yarn finds it difficult to obtain "repeat" orders.

  • She was celebrated as a spinner of wool, and was supposed to exercise influence over Roman brides.

  • Why have n't we got a world-class wrist spinner?

  • The lower the grade the more elaborate and expensive is the machinery required to clean it, and consequently a spinner is willing to pay a certain amount extra for high grade cotton in order to save expenditure on preparatory machinery.

  • It is the spinner's business to straighten out these fibres, with the aid of machinery, and then to so join them that they become a thread, which is known as spun silk.

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Words Starting With

SSPSPI

Words Ending With

RERNER

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