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spinner

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noun/ˈspɪnɚ/
  1. 1

    Someone who or something that spins.

  2. 2

    Someone who or something that spins.; Someone who spins yarn from loose fiber.

  3. 3

    A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.

  4. 4

    A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

    • I got a four on the spinner and moved my counter forward four spaces on the board.
  5. 5

    The coin thrower in a game of two-up.AustraliaNew-Zealand

  6. 6

    A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.Australiaslang

  7. 7

    Primarily in the adult film industry, a woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.oftenslangvulgar

    • He hadn't dated any Asian girls at Princeton, even though there were tons of them. They tended to be petite, and he wasn't into little girls, "spinners," as Andy called them.
    • […] petite women, whom he called 'spinners,' because, in comparison to 'heifers,' they are far more manageable.”
  8. 8

    An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.

    • Select the number of copies you would like to print using the Number of copies spinner.
  9. 9

    A spin bowler.

    • I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition
  10. 10

    A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.

    • Robert had never done a spinner in his life.
    • Moves such as spinners, el rollos and a manoeuvre known as the ARS (air reverse spin) were all carried out.

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