Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fisherman's lure that revolves when drawn through the water: A type of fishing bait designed to spin or rotate, creating vibrations and flashes of light to attract fish.
   • Board game equipment consisting of a dial and an arrow that is spun: A device used in games to randomly select a number, option, or action by spinning an arrow.
   • A person who spins (who twists fibers into threads): Someone, often a worker, engaged in the process of spinning raw fibers into yarn or thread.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He attached a shiny spinner to his fishing line. (Referring to a fishing lure.)
  • The child spun the spinner to see how many spaces to move. (Referring to game equipment.)
  • The spinner worked skillfully at the old loom. (Referring to a person who spins fiber.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be a good spinner": Can metaphorically describe someone who skillfully tells stories or presents information in a persuasive or entertaining way.
  • The politician was known as a good spinner of campaign promises.

Variants and Related Words

• Spin (verb): To turn or cause to turn rapidly around an axis.
• Spinning (noun/gerund): The action or process of spinning fibers or the activity of indoor cycling on a stationary bike.
• Spinneret (noun): An organ through which spiders and some insects produce silk threads.

Synonyms

• Fisherman's lure: Bait, artificial lure.
• Game device: Spinning arrow, selector, chance wheel.
• Textile worker: Spinstress (specifically female), yarn maker.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Spin out: To prolong or extend.
  • He tried to spin out his explanation to avoid answering directly.
• Spin off: To create something new based on something that already exists.
  • The successful TV show was spun off into a movie.

Related Idioms

• "Spin a yarn": To tell a long, elaborate, and often fanciful story.
  • The old sailor loved to spin a yarn about his adventures at sea.

Noun

1. fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
2. board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
3. someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)