spinner

Board game randomizer

A spinner is anything that spins or causes spinning.

The term covers fishing lures with rotating blades, devices for hand-spinning yarn, and the popular fidget spinners—small weighted toys spun between fingers.

In cricket, a spinner is a bowler who imparts spin to the ball.

Someone who spins information puts a favorable interpretation on it: The campaign hired spinners to manage the controversy.

cricket

bowler

Pin-toppling player

  • ballSpherical plaything or gala
  • pitchFrequency of sound
  • wicketSmall subsidiary entrance

seam · grip · flight · turn · leg · off · googly · yorker · delivery · crease

textile

cotton

Plant fiber for textiles

  • threadFiber for stitching
  • yarnTwisted strand for crafts
  • fiberPlant-based digestive aid

wool · silk · flax · distaff · whorl · bobbin · wheel · loom · weaver · handspun

fidget

fidget

Restless small movements

focus · sensory · bearing · trick · handheld · autism · hyperactivity · ADHD · calming · flick

fishing

lure

Thing that tempts

trout · bass · cast · retrieve · tackle · wobble · hook · swivel · vibration · spoon

web

spider

Web-spinning arachnid

  • silkFine woven insect fiber
  • orbLuminous celestial body
  • weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson

web · arachnid · thread · cocoon · garden · cobweb · trap · prey · dragline

wheel

roulette

Spinning wheel wager

wedge · tick · click · casino · carnival · raffle · chance · segment · pointer · jackpot

Categories
Opposites
rotational motion

spinnerstopper

Closure for an opening

fixed object · anchor · stator

game randomization device

spinnerdice

Marked cubes for chance

die · cards · coin · random number generator · card draw

cricket bowling style

spinnerfast bowler

Speed-focused cricket pitcher

seamer · quick · paceman · speed merchant

Phrases
Family

spinning, spinners, spinnerets, spinneret, spinner wheels

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G