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adv
verb
- To twiddle.
- To make a shrill or trilling sound
- To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
- (UK, slang) To sell fake jewellery as genuine.
- (of two people) To move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)
- To trifle or play.
- To say in a high-pitched voice.
- entice through the use of music
- sing in modulation
- play negligently on a musical instrument
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
- The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
- A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
- A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
- A snail of the genus Vertigo.
- a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
noun
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- fly around
- cause to spin
verb
- To physically swirl or rotate.
- To rotate, to move in a circle.
- (transitive) To travel around (something) physically.
- (intransitive) To be sufficient to be shared, to be enough for everyone.
- To go to another person's home or a public event.
- (transitive, figurative) To circulate, to move aimlessly.
- To live behaving in a certain way, doing something regularly (followed by specification).
- To pass around, to circulate.
- (transitive, figurative) To circumvent, evade or outmanoeuvre.
noun
- A spinneret.
- (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
- (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- (politics, slang) A spin doctor.
- (slang) A disc jockey.
- (cricket) A spin bowler.
- (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
- A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
- A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
- board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
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noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
- (transitive, mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation with.
- (transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
- (intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
- (transitive, computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
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noun
verb
noun
- a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
- Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
- (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.
- A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
noun
- The act of swivelling.
- (mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
- (fishing) A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
- (dance) A rotating of the hips.
- (military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
- (slang, uncountable) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
- a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
verb
verb
- To roll; also, to turn round and round; to rotate, to spin, to whirl.
- To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.
- To say (something) lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (fishing) To fish using a running fishing line.
- To speak lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (fishing) To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun etymology 2 sense 8.1)).
- (by extension, colloquial) To prank, tease, or mess with someone in a lighthearted way.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign.
- (figurative) To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure.
- (by extension) To persistently harass someone over the Internet.
- To move or walk at a leisurely pace; to ramble, to saunter, to stroll.
- (specifically, slang) Chiefly of a man: synonym of cruise (“to stroll about to find a (male) sexual partner”).
- (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling.
- sing loudly and without inhibition
- sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- praise or celebrate in song
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
- circulate, move around
- cause to move round and round
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
noun
- (originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) An inflammatory or insincere statement posted in an attempt to lure others into combative argument (a flame war), originally a way for regulars (long-time users) to poke light-hearted fun at new posters (especially in Usenet newsgroups) and promote in-group cohesion ("trolling for newbies").
- A fishing line, bait, or lure used to fish in these ways.
- (informal, Michigan) A Michigander who lives on the mainland, i.e. not a resident of the Upper Peninsula, so named due to living south of the Mackinaw Bridge.
- (by extension, originally Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion.
- (derogatory, slang) An ugly or unpleasant person.
- (music) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch, a round.
- An act of fishing by using a running fishing line, or by trailing a line with bait or lures behind a boat.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.
- (by extension, derogatory, informal) A company, person, etc., that owns and legally enforces copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of commercially exploiting the subjects of the rights.
- An act of moving round; a repetition, a routine.
- (by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.
- a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
- a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water
- (Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
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verb
verb
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- (with back) To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (figurative) To bring in or along.
- To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
- To wind on a reel.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To unwind; to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- (figurative, especially as "be reeling") To be in shock.
- wind onto or off a reel
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
noun
- (dance) A lively dance originating in Scotland.
- (agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- (social media, sometimes capitalized) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an app or website and typically only available for a short period.
- (music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
- a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
- a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- music composed for dancing a reel
- winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
adj
- Moving around something or spinning rapidly.
- Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness.
- (predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
- (British, dialectal) Feeling great anger; furious, raging.
- (attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
- Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.
- (British, dialectal, agriculture, veterinary medicine) Of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid (“a disease caused by parasitic infestation of the brain by tapeworm larvae”), which may result in the animal turning around aimlessly.
- having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
verb
noun
- A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.
- (euphemistic) A penis, especially a large one.
- (idiomatic) A very tall girl or young lady.
- (ornithology) A maypole-like structure of sticks placed about a sapling in the bowers of certain species of bowerbird.
- a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day
noun
- A spinning wheel.
- (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace-2-3-4-5.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- (mathematics) A type of algebra where division is always defined, and in particular division by zero is meaningful.
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
- A round portion of cheese.
- (poker slang) The best low hand in Lowball or High-low split poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the variant.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- (prosody) The return to a peculiar rhythm at the end of each stanza.
- (figurative) The control of, or ability to steer, the course of events.
- (automotive) A wheelrim.
- (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- (figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
- A potter's wheel.
- forces that provide energy and direction
- game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
- 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)
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
- a handwheel that is used for steering
verb
- (transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
- (transitive) To roll along on wheels.
- (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
- (transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- (intransitive, grime music) To reload a track; to play a wheel-up.
- (transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
- (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
- wheel somebody or something
- ride a bicycle
- change directions as if revolving on a pivot
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
verb
- (transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- (transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
- (transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- (transitive) To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
- (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
- (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
- plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
- perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
- turn on or around an axis or a center
- cause to turn on an axis or center
- turn outward
- exchange on a regular basis
adj
adj
- Twisted; wry.
- Immoral, not good, bad.
- Designed to be worn or placed inward
- Not working; out of order.
- Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
- Incorrect or untrue.
- Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
- not in accord with established usage or procedure
- badly timed
- contrary to conscience or morality or law
- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
- used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
- not functioning properly
- based on or acting or judging in error
- characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
adv
noun
- The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
- The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
- Something that is immoral or not good.
- An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
- any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
verb
verb
noun
- A swirling vortex.
- A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
- (oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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noun
verb
noun
noun
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
- (astronomy, uncountable) The slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.
- (physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
- Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.
- (uncountable) Precedence.
noun
- The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
- A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
- A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
- A snail of the genus Vertigo.
- a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
noun
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- fly around
- cause to spin
noun
- A spinneret.
- (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
- (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- (politics, slang) A spin doctor.
- (slang) A disc jockey.
- (cricket) A spin bowler.
- (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
- A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
- A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
- board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
noun
noun
noun
- The act of swivelling.
- (mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
- (fishing) A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
- (dance) A rotating of the hips.
- (military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
- (slang, uncountable) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
- a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
verb
noun
verb
verb
noun
noun
- A spinning wheel.
- (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace-2-3-4-5.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- (mathematics) A type of algebra where division is always defined, and in particular division by zero is meaningful.
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
- A round portion of cheese.
- (poker slang) The best low hand in Lowball or High-low split poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the variant.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- (prosody) The return to a peculiar rhythm at the end of each stanza.
- (figurative) The control of, or ability to steer, the course of events.
- (automotive) A wheelrim.
- (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- (figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
- A potter's wheel.
- forces that provide energy and direction
- game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
- 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)
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
- a handwheel that is used for steering
verb
- (transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
- (transitive) To roll along on wheels.
- (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
- (transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- (intransitive, grime music) To reload a track; to play a wheel-up.
- (transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
- (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
- wheel somebody or something
- ride a bicycle
- change directions as if revolving on a pivot
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
noun
noun
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
- (astronomy, uncountable) The slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.
- (physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
- Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.
- (uncountable) Precedence.
verb
- To twiddle.
- To make a shrill or trilling sound
- To go; to proceed without much enthusiasm.
- (UK, slang) To sell fake jewellery as genuine.
- (of two people) To move or speak in unison (like Tweedledum and Tweedledee)
- To trifle or play.
- To say in a high-pitched voice.
- entice through the use of music
- sing in modulation
- play negligently on a musical instrument
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To physically swirl or rotate.
- To rotate, to move in a circle.
- (transitive) To travel around (something) physically.
- (intransitive) To be sufficient to be shared, to be enough for everyone.
- To go to another person's home or a public event.
- (transitive, figurative) To circulate, to move aimlessly.
- To live behaving in a certain way, doing something regularly (followed by specification).
- To pass around, to circulate.
- (transitive, figurative) To circumvent, evade or outmanoeuvre.
verb
adj
noun
noun
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
- (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
- (transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
- (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- fly around
- cause to spin
verb
noun
verb
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
- (transitive, mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation with.
- (transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
- (intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
- (transitive, computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
noun
verb
noun
- a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
- Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
- (historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.
- A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
verb
- To roll; also, to turn round and round; to rotate, to spin, to whirl.
- To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.
- To say (something) lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (fishing) To fish using a running fishing line.
- To speak lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (fishing) To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun etymology 2 sense 8.1)).
- (by extension, colloquial) To prank, tease, or mess with someone in a lighthearted way.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign.
- (figurative) To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure.
- (by extension) To persistently harass someone over the Internet.
- To move or walk at a leisurely pace; to ramble, to saunter, to stroll.
- (specifically, slang) Chiefly of a man: synonym of cruise (“to stroll about to find a (male) sexual partner”).
- (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling.
- sing loudly and without inhibition
- sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- praise or celebrate in song
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
- circulate, move around
- cause to move round and round
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
noun
- (originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) An inflammatory or insincere statement posted in an attempt to lure others into combative argument (a flame war), originally a way for regulars (long-time users) to poke light-hearted fun at new posters (especially in Usenet newsgroups) and promote in-group cohesion ("trolling for newbies").
- A fishing line, bait, or lure used to fish in these ways.
- (informal, Michigan) A Michigander who lives on the mainland, i.e. not a resident of the Upper Peninsula, so named due to living south of the Mackinaw Bridge.
- (by extension, originally Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion.
- (derogatory, slang) An ugly or unpleasant person.
- (music) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch, a round.
- An act of fishing by using a running fishing line, or by trailing a line with bait or lures behind a boat.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.
- (by extension, derogatory, informal) A company, person, etc., that owns and legally enforces copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of commercially exploiting the subjects of the rights.
- An act of moving round; a repetition, a routine.
- (by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.
- a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
- a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water
- (Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
verb
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- (with back) To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (figurative) To bring in or along.
- To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
- To wind on a reel.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To unwind; to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- (figurative, especially as "be reeling") To be in shock.
- wind onto or off a reel
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
noun
- (dance) A lively dance originating in Scotland.
- (agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- (social media, sometimes capitalized) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an app or website and typically only available for a short period.
- (music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
- a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
- a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- music composed for dancing a reel
- winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
verb
noun
- A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.
- (euphemistic) A penis, especially a large one.
- (idiomatic) A very tall girl or young lady.
- (ornithology) A maypole-like structure of sticks placed about a sapling in the bowers of certain species of bowerbird.
- a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day
verb
- (transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- (transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
- (transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- (transitive) To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
- (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
- (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
- plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
- perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
- turn on or around an axis or a center
- cause to turn on an axis or center
- turn outward
- exchange on a regular basis
adj
verb
noun
- A swirling vortex.
- A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
- (oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
adv
adj
adj
adj
- Moving around something or spinning rapidly.
- Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness.
- (predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
- (British, dialectal) Feeling great anger; furious, raging.
- (attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
- Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.
- (British, dialectal, agriculture, veterinary medicine) Of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid (“a disease caused by parasitic infestation of the brain by tapeworm larvae”), which may result in the animal turning around aimlessly.
- having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
verb
adj
noun
adj
- Twisted; wry.
- Immoral, not good, bad.
- Designed to be worn or placed inward
- Not working; out of order.
- Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
- Incorrect or untrue.
- Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
- not in accord with established usage or procedure
- badly timed
- contrary to conscience or morality or law
- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
- used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
- not functioning properly
- based on or acting or judging in error
- characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
adv
noun
- The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
- The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
- Something that is immoral or not good.
- An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
- any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law