spinner (English, noun)
expansion: spinner (plural spinners)
Senses:
glosses: Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
tags: agent
form-of
glosses: A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
glosses: A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
glosses: The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
tags: Australia
New-Zealand
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
tags: often
slang
vulgar
topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A spin bowler.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
surfing
glosses: A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
glosses: An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
glosses: A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
glosses: A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
glosses: A spinneret.
glosses: A spider.
tags: archaic
glosses: A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
tags: Jamaica
topics: government
politics
glosses: A spin doctor.
tags: slang
glosses: Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
tags: abbreviation
alt-of
ellipsis
qualifier: pinball
glosses: A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
glosses: A record turntable or CD player.
tags: slang
glosses: A disc jockey.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: spinners
tags: plural