'Spinning' definitions:
Definition of 'spinning'
From: WordNet
noun
Creating thread
Definition of 'Spinning'
From: GCIDE
- Spinning \Spin"ning\, a. & n. from Spin. [1913 Webster]
- Spinning gland (Zool.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvae.
- Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning.
- Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously.
- Spinning mite (Zool.), the red spider.
- Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spinning'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angular momentum,
- angular motion,
- angular velocity,
- axial motion,
- bowling,
- centrifugation,
- circulation,
- circumgyration,
- circumrotation,
- full circle,
- gyrating,
- gyration,
- pivoting,
- reeling,
- revolution,
- revolving,
- roll,
- rolling,
- rotating,
- rotation,
- rotational motion,
- spin,
- swinging,
- swirling,
- swiveling,
- trolling,
- trundling,
- turbination,
- turning,
- twirling,
- volutation,
- volution,
- wheeling,
- whir,
- whirling
Words containing 'Spinning'
- Spin,
- spin off,
- spin out,
- Spinning gland,
- Spinning house,
- Spinning jenny,
- Spinning mite,
- Spinning wheel,
- To spin a yarn,
- To spin hay,
- spin around,
- spin doctor,
- spin drier,
- spin dryer,
- spin the bottle,
- spin the plate,
- spin the platter,
- spin-off,
- spinning frame,
- spinning machine,
- spinning rod,
- spinning top,
- To spin street yarn,
- electron spin resonance,
- spin-dry,
- yarn-spinning,
- web-spinning mite