reel

Noun
  1. A roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector (synset 104074770)
    is a type of: film, photographic film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
  2. Music composed for dancing a reel (synset 107070720)
    is a type of: dance music - music to dance to
  3. Winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle;
    Attached to a fishing rod (synset 104074584)
    is a type of: winder - mechanical device around which something can be wound
    belongs to: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig, tackle - gear used in fishing
    is a part of: fishing pole, fishing rod - a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
  4. A winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (synset 102863755)
    is a type of: winder - mechanical device around which something can be wound
    subtypes:
    • filature - a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
    • shuttle - bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads
    same as: bobbin, spool
  5. A lively dance of Scottish Highlanders;
    Marked by circular moves and gliding steps (synset 100541248)
    is a type of: square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares
    subtypes:
    same as: scottish reel
  6. An American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines (synset 100540711)
    is a type of: longways, longways dance - country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
    same as: virginia reel
Verb
  1. Walk as if unable to control one's movements (synset 201928835)
    "The drunken man staggered into the room"
    is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    same as: careen, keel, lurch, stagger, swag
  2. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (synset 202050704)
    "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
    is a type of: go around, revolve, rotate - turn on or around an axis or a center
    subtypes: whirligig - whirl or spin like a whirligig
    same as: gyrate, spin, spin around, whirl
  3. Wind onto or off a reel (synset 201525893)
    is a type of: roll, twine, wind, wrap - arrange or or coil around
    subtypes: reel off, unreel - unwind from or as if from a reel

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