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reel


reel - noun

  • a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
  • music composed for dancing a reel
  • winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
  • a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
  • a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
  • an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

    • reel - verb

    • walk as if unable to control one's movements
    • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    • wind onto or off a reel

    reel - thesaurus

    bobbin   careen   gyrate   keel   lurch   spin   spool   stagger   swag   whirl  

    Scrabble score for reel

    r is 1 e is 1 e is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 4

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