Word Finder - spinner

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Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.

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A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers.

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A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

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I got a four on the spinner and moved my counter forward four spaces on the board.

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The coin thrower in a game of two-up.

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Primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.

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An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.

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A spin bowler.

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A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.

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An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel

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The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus.

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The dolphin Stenella longirostris.

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• spinner dolphin

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A spinneret.

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A spider.

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A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.

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A spin doctor.

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Short for fidget spinner.

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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.

The spinner who persists in over-weighting his yarn finds it difficult to obtain "repeat" orders.

She was celebrated as a spinner of wool, and was supposed to exercise influence over Roman brides.

Why have n't we got a world-class wrist spinner?

The lower the grade the more elaborate and expensive is the machinery required to clean it, and consequently a spinner is willing to pay a certain amount extra for high grade cotton in order to save expenditure on preparatory machinery.

It is the spinner's business to straighten out these fibres, with the aid of machinery, and then to so join them that they become a thread, which is known as spun silk.

A remarkable point in the Lancashire yarn trade is the looseness of the contracts between spinner and manufacturer.

It also has direct access to a beach where a school of spinner dolphins regularly drops by.

Nathan Smith caught 2 perch to 8oz using a spinner on Sunday.

Three runs come off the over, as Cook ably sees the spinner off for now.

They were without injured captain Michael Vaughan, fast bowler Simon Jones and left-arm spinner Ashley Giles whose absence opened the door for Panesar.

England have failed to produce a world-class wrist spinner in half a century.

The lack of a quality one-day spinner, or, preferably, two such bowlers, will continue to be a problem for Lancashire.

The introduction of left arm spinner Windless allowed Wells to really start going deluxe.

Then dry it in a salad spinner of pat dry gently with paper towels.

The nut spinner has a 10mm end to fit rigger nuts with a screwdriver type handle.

Spielberg is a great spinner of a yarn, however this time he just did n't do it for me.

Spin each spinner by clicking on the gold circle in the middle of each spinner.

Playing an extra spinner might not be a bad idea on this pitch, Tony - it certain looks very dry.

Left arm spinner Heartless will be disappointed with figures of 13 overs 0 wicket for 123.

Auctions An auction every two years is by far the biggest money spinner in our children 's primary school.

Attach any windsock or wind spinner to your kite for added control.

Use the strainer and paper towels to dry excess water from the basil leaves, or place the herb in a salad spinner and spin the extra water off.

These models usually boast a notable logo or a particularly distinct style such as the Spinner Fly that features an untraditionally thick side-frame.

Depending on the speed at which you set the spinner, you can make a crackling fire or an adventurous exploration.

Set up the game board by placing the houses around the board and inserting the spinner.

After making your decision on what path to follow, spin the spinner and move the number of spaces indicated.

Stocks cost $50,000 each and connect to a number on the spinner.

Each time the spinner lands on your stock number, you receive $10,000 from the bank.

You can print out a 2-fold game board, a printable spinner, a small and large dice template, and game cards.

You either roll a die, use a spinner, or some other device that randomly moves your piece along.

Use a spinner to determine what color on which to place your hand or foot.

Pop is a three piece upright spinner collection that comes in colors such as aqua blue, black and purple.

Featuring ergonomic handles, four Spinner wheels and Travel Sentry locks, these bags come in an array of gorgeous colors that includes Mars red, solar rose or Galaxy black.

The set comes with a 17.3-inch spinner case on wheels and a matching backpack.

In this silly game, kids spin a spinner and add to their face according to how the spinner lands.

Spinner Nelson (played by Shane Kippel) earned his nickname from his bouts with ADHD.

Spinner is a troublemaker, who struggles with academics.

Spinner survived testicular cancer and is now a born-again Christian.

Liberty, Sean , Ashley, Paige, Terri, Spinner and Jimmy as they encounter pressure, temptation and revel in the glory that comes with being young during the early seasons.

This expriest, this disillusioned Jacobin and skilful spinner of cobweb constitutions, enjoyed for a time the chief reputation in France.

The bulk of the cotton is of very short staple, about three-quarters of an inch, and is not well suited to the requirements of the English spinner, but very large mills specially fitted to deal with short-stapled cottons have been erected in India and consume about one-half the total crop, the remainder being exported to Germany and other European countries, Japan and China.

The evolution of the distinct business of cotton broking is readily comprehensible when we remind ourselves that the requirements, as regards raw material, of all spinners are much alike generally, and that no spinner could afford to pay an expert to devote himself entirely to purchasing cotton for his mill.

To-day a spinner who is asked to quote for deliveries of yarn for, say, the next six months, may obtain from a broker quotations for deliveries of the cotton that he needs, in quantities as he needs it, for the next six months, and upon these quotations he may base his own for yarn.

When the spinner has informed the dealer exactly what quality of cotton he needs, the dealer quotes so many " points on or off " the " future " quotations prevailing in Liverpool at the time of the purchase, which refer to Upland cotton of " middling grade," of " no staple " and of the worst growth.

These are of importance to the spinner owing to the necessity of his cleaning machinery being adapted to the condition of the cotton.

Between loss and delay the spinner found an obvious alternative in damping the yarn artificially.

Auctions An auction every two years is by far the biggest money spinner in our children's primary school.

There is a resident school of around four hundred spinner dolphin, which inhabit the west coast of Pemba.

Spin the spinner to determine which player starts.

One way out of the difficulty is that the spinner should exercise his judgment and buy his raw material at what seems to him the most suitable times.