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spin::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | birl, twirl, whirl |
| Type of | rotate, circumvolve |
| Derivation | spinner |
spin a coin.
spin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tailspin |
| Type of | aerobatics, stunting, acrobatics, stunt flying |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | twirl, twist, twisting, whirl |
| Type of | rotation, rotary motion |
| Has types | logrolling, birling, pirouette |
he gave the crank a spin.
spin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rendition, interpretation, rendering |
the campaign put a favorable spin on the story.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stream, well out |
| Has types | centrifuge, centrifugate |
Examples of spin
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The ball's lower-compression inner core reduces driver spin for better distance.
From the freep.com
In other words, this is a dream assignment for crisis managers and spin doctors.
From the businessweek.com
So HP intends to turn its PC business into a separate unit and then spin it off.
From the economist.com
It certainly puts a new spin on these huge numbers that are being thrown around.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Samuels top-scored with a 42-ball 58 and took two key wickets with his off-spin.
From the adelaidenow.com.au
The solution was to spin off the more specialised exhibits to alternative sites.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The safest way to play spin bowling is to play the ball to where it is spinning.
From the telegraph.co.uk
She and her 15-year-old son had watched the tornado spin toward their apartment.
From the sacbee.com
From the small Exarchia Square, side streets spin off into grungy neighborhoods.
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- A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- Stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"
- The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
- Whirl: cause to spin; "spin a coin"
- A short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
- SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices) bibliographic database is an indexing and abstracting service produced by the American Institute of Physics (AIP). The content focus of SPIN is described as the most significant areas of physics research. ...
- Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc., first known as Columbia TriStar Interactive, then Sony Pictures Interactive Network (or SPiN), then Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment (or SPDE), is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (SPE). ...
- Spin is the first solo album from the ex-Savage Garden member Darren Hayes. The album was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and produced by Walter Afanasieff. It was released in Australia in March 2002 and reached the rest of the world later that year. The album has sold 4 million copies as of 2009.
