spools

Wound filament holders

Spools are cylindrical objects with a rim at each end, used to hold thread, wire, film, or tape wound around a central core.

To spool is to wind material onto such a cylinder, or in computing, to queue data for sequential processing: The document is spooling to the printer.

She loaded a new spool of thread into the sewing machine.

wire

cable

Heavy-duty woven line

  • electricalInvolving conducted current
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • copperReddish-brown metallic element

winding · gauge · conductor · insulation · inductor · transformer · antenna · fencing · barbed · filament

thread

bobbin

Small cylindrical thread holder

yarn · cotton · silk · weaving · tailoring · quilting · needlework · serger · overlock · textiles

fishing

reel

Winding cylinder or dance

  • anglerOne who casts lines
  • castPerformers, throw, or splint
  • lineContinuous mark or queue

rod · tackle · drag · spin · fly-fishing · retrieve · backlash · monofilament · braided · trolling

film

reel

Winding cylinder or dance

frames · cinema · movie · 35mm · 16mm · canister · threading · splice · archive · projection

industrial

drum

Struck percussion cylinder

mandrel · axle · hose · tubing · pipe · tape · ribbon · printer · 3D printing · filament

Categories
Opposites
organization/containment

spoolstangles

Knotted, twisted masses

knots · snarls · jumbles · messes · loose threads

winding state

spoolsslack

Absence of tautness

winding action

spoolsunspools

Winds off spool

unwinds · unreels · unravels · disperses · scatters

Phrases
Family

spool, unspooled, unspool, spooler, spooling, spooled, respooled

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G