Meaning of 'reel'

Find the meaning of the word ‘reel’

Valid in these dictionaries

  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
  • SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of ‘reel’

9 definitions found.

reel

noun

an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

noun

a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders

noun

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

Synonyms: bobbin spool

noun

winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle

noun

a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

noun

music composed for dancing a reel

verb

wind onto or off a reel

verb

walk as if unable to control one's movements

Synonyms: lurch

verb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Synonyms: spin

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark and all the game's intellectual property rights in the USA and Canada belong to Hasbro Inc., while the rest of the world's rights belong to J.W. Spear & Sons Limited, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Hasbro, Mattel, and Spear are not associated, and Zynga's Words with Friends is a trademark. We have no affiliation with SCRABBLE®, Mattel, Spear, Hasbro, Zynga, or Words with Friends games in any way. The purpose of this site is solely for entertainment and informational purposes.

© Copyright 2023 - Unscrambler.org