REEL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
   Synonym(s)
   • Virginia reel (what does Virginia reel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • longways (what does longways mean?)
   • longways dance (what does longways dance mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a lively dance of Scottish highlanders
   • marked by circular moves and gliding steps
   Synonym(s)
   • Scottish reel (what does Scottish reel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • square dance (what does square dance mean?)
   • square dancing (what does square dancing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • highland fling (what does highland fling mean?)
   • eightsome (what does eightsome mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
   Synonym(s)
   • bobbin (what does bobbin mean?)
   • spool (what does spool mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • winder (what does winder mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • filature (what does filature mean?)
   • shuttle (what does shuttle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
   • spool (what does spool mean?)
4. Meaning
   • winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle
   • attached to a fishing rod
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • winder (what does winder mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • film (what does film mean?)
   • photographic film (what does photographic film mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
6. Meaning
   • music composed for dancing a reel
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dance music (what does dance music mean?)
   • danceroom music (what does danceroom music mean?)
   • ballroom music (what does ballroom music mean?)

REEL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • wind onto or off a reel
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wind (what does wind mean?)
   • wrap (what does wrap mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • twine (what does twine mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • reel off (what does reel off mean?)
   • unreel (what does unreel mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
   • bobbin (what does bobbin mean?)
   • spool (what does spool mean?)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
2. Meaning
   • walk as if unable to control one’’s movements
   Synonym(s)
   • careen (what does careen mean?)
   • keel (what does keel mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • stagger (what does stagger mean?)
   • swag (what does swag mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The drunken man staggered into the room
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • walk (what does walk mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rock (what does rock mean?)
   • careen (what does careen mean?)
   • sway (what does sway mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • stumble (what does stumble mean?)
   • stagger (what does stagger mean?)
   • staggerer (what does staggerer mean?)
   • totterer (what does totterer mean?)
   • reeler (what does reeler mean?)
   • lurch (what does lurch mean?)
   • stumble (what does stumble mean?)
   • stagger (what does stagger mean?)
   • staggerer (what does staggerer mean?)
   • totterer (what does totterer mean?)
   • reeler (what does reeler mean?)
3. Meaning
   • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one’’s own axis
   Synonym(s)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • spin (what does spin mean?)
   • spin around (what does spin around mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
   Hypernyms(s) reel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
   • go around (what does go around mean?)
   • rotate (what does rotate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • whirligig (what does whirligig mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • revolution (what does revolution mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)
   • whirling (what does whirling mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • swirl (what does swirl mean?)
   • vortex (what does vortex mean?)
   • convolution (what does convolution mean?)
   • spin (what does spin mean?)
   • twirl (what does twirl mean?)
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   • twisting (what does twisting mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • whirling dervish (what does whirling dervish mean?)
   • whirler (what does whirler mean?)
   • whirler (what does whirler mean?)
   • spin (what does spin mean?)
   • twirl (what does twirl mean?)
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   • twisting (what does twisting mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • spinner (what does spinner mean?)