spin top
Whirling pointed plaything
A spin top is a toy designed to rotate rapidly on a pointed tip when set in motion by twisting, pulling a string, or pumping a handle.
The term is sometimes used to distinguish hand-spun tops from other spinning toys, though top alone usually suffices: The children played with spin tops on the sidewalk.
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- whipStrikes or aerates
- dizzySensation of spinning
- dizzy spellMomentary loss of balance
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
wobble · balance · toy · toy chest · string · wooden · humming · axis · rotation · dreidel · spiral · centrifugal · momentum · childhood · flick · whirling · let it rip · wind up
- carnival ridesFerris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, merry-go-round, tilt-a-whirl
- spinning topsdreidel, teetotum, Beyblade, Beyblades
- spinning toysdreidel, teetotum, Beyblade
- skill toysyo-yo, diabolo, kendama, juggling balls, juggling clubs
- wind-up toyswind-up toy, wind-up car, chattering teeth, cymbal monkey, dancing figure