spin
spin Lexical Profile
spin Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly on an axis or central point.
"She watched the autumn leaves spin in the brisk wind across the courtyard."
To present news, information, or a narrative in a way that creates a favorable or biased impression.
"Campaign managers worked overnight to spin the debate results in their candidate's favor."
To draw out and twist natural or synthetic fibers into continuous thread or yarn.
"Artisans in the village still spin raw sheep's wool into yarn using traditional wooden wheels."
To produce and extrude silk or similar filaments to construct a web or cocoon (of a spider or insect larva).
"The garden spider began to spin an intricate orb web between the porch railings."
• noun
A rapid turning or whirling motion around a central axis.
"The figure skater finished her routine with a fast, graceful spin at the center of the rink."
A biased or favorable interpretation of an event or statement, especially in politics or public relations, intended to sway public opinion.
"The press secretary tried to put a positive spin on the disappointing economic report."
A brief trip or ride taken for pleasure, typically in a motor vehicle or on a bicycle.
"They took the vintage convertible out for a quick spin along the coastal highway."
An intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, composite particles, and atomic nuclei in quantum mechanics.
"Electrons possess a half-integer quantum spin that determines their magnetic properties."
• Rhymes for spin
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English spinnan, meaning to draw out and twist fibers into thread, ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic root *spinnana, which originally meant to stretch or pull.