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"spin a coin"verbcause to spintype of:
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"spin out a visit"verbprolong or extend
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nounrapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
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"he gave the crank a spin"nounthe act of rotating rapidlytype of:
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"the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"nouna distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)type of:
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"he took the new car for a spin"nouna short drive in a car
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nouna swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)type of:
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"spiders spin a fine web"verbform a web by making a thread
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"spin a yarn"verbmake up a storytype of:
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verbstream in jets, of liquids
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"The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"verbtwist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
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"spin silk"verbwork natural fibers into a thread
Definition that contains spin
- lace spin, wind, or twist together
- perch spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- gooseberry spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
- backspin spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- intertwine spin, wind, or twist together
- twine spin, wind, or twist together
- logwood spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
- squalus spiny dogfishes
- entwine spin, wind, or twist together
- jujube spiny tree having dark red edible fruits