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Noun
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(n)
reel (reel%1:06:02::)
(a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector)
S:
(n)
reel (reel%1:10:00::)
(music composed for dancing a reel)
S:
(n)
reel (reel%1:06:01::)
(winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)
S:
(n)
bobbin (bobbin%1:06:00::)
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spool (spool%1:06:00::)
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reel (reel%1:06:00::)
(a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)
S:
(n)
reel (reel%1:04:00::)
,
Scottish reel (scottish_reel%1:04:00::)
(a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps)
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(n)
Virginia reel (virginia_reel%1:04:00::)
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reel (reel%1:04:01::)
(an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines)
Verb
S:
(v)
stagger (stagger%2:38:00::)
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reel (reel%2:38:00::)
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keel (keel%2:38:00::)
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lurch (lurch%2:38:03::)
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swag (swag%2:38:01::)
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careen (careen%2:38:01::)
(walk as if unable to control one's movements)
"The drunken man staggered into the room"
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spin (spin%2:38:01::)
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spin around (spin_around%2:38:00::)
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whirl (whirl%2:38:04::)
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reel (reel%2:38:03::)
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gyrate (gyrate%2:38:01::)
(revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis)
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
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(v)
reel (reel%2:35:00::)
(wind onto or off a reel)