spinners
Toys that twirl
Spinners are things that spin.
The word appears across domains: fishing lures with rotating blades, rotating hubcaps on car wheels, or in cricket, bowlers who impart spin to the ball.
In children's games, a spinner is the arrow or dial that determines moves.
Fidget spinners were a brief craze in the 2010s.
Someone who spins a story or narrative—shaping perception—may be called a spinner: The campaign hired spinners to manage the fallout.
Pin-toppling player
- googlyReverse-spinning cricket ball
- yorkerFoot-level cricket delivery
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
over · innings · crease · seam · flight · turn · grip · delivery
Rotation reference line
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- revolveTurn around center
- centrifugalDirected away from axis
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
torque · angular · turbine · rotor · propeller · pinwheel · whirligig · twirl
Small cylindrical thread holder
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- woolSheared animal fiber
- flaxFiber and oil crop
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
silk · distaff · treadle · flyer · roving · fiber · handspun · whorl
Rotating music player
- DJMusic mixer performer
- recordsStored data or albums
- plattersLarge serving dishes
- 45rpmRecord rotation rate
scratching · mixing · beatmatching · grooves · stylus · slipmat · technics · hip-hop
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- whirlingRotating swiftly in place
unsteady · woozy · reeling · faint · swoon · queasy · nausea · balance
bowler
Pin-toppling player
wicket · over · innings · crease · seam · flight · turn · grip · delivery · pace
axis
Rotation reference line
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- revolveTurn around center
- centrifugalDirected away from axis
momentum · torque · angular · turbine · rotor · propeller · pinwheel · whirligig · twirl · vortex
bobbin
Small cylindrical thread holder
cotton · silk · distaff · treadle · flyer · roving · fiber · handspun · whorl · twist
turntable
Rotating music player
45rpm · scratching · mixing · beatmatching · grooves · stylus · slipmat · technics · hip-hop · club
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
whirling · unsteady · woozy · reeling · faint · swoon · queasy · nausea · balance · equilibrium
bearing
Posture or orientation
- stress-reliefReduction of mental tension
- focusConcentrated attention point
- trickDeliberate deception
ADHD · anxiety · sensory · handheld · novelty · gadget · distraction · calming · weighted · collectible
lure
Thing that tempts
bass · pike · trout · tackle · casting · vibration · Colorado · inline · spinnerbait · buzzbait
- textile artisansweavers, embroiderers, stitchers, needleworkers, knitters
- movable bookspop-up books, pop-ups, lift-the-flap, harlequinade, peep shows
- spin bowlers
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- busy boxbuttons, switches, dials, doors, latches
- craft hobbiesknitting circles, sewing circles, soap makers, glass artists, calligraphers
spinnerslive bait
Living creature attracting fish
cut bait · soft plastics · jigs · flies
- fidget spinnerPalm-sized rotating distraction
- salad spinnerCentrifugal produce dehydrator
- hand spinnerSpinning finger toy
- loading spinnerAnimated wait indicator
- finger spinnerHandheld spinning toy
- money spinnerHighly profitable enterprise