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.
- synonyms: Scottish reel
- An American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines.
- synonyms: Virginia reel
verb
- Walk as if unable to control one's movements.
- usage: "The drunken man staggered into the room"
- Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.
- usage: "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- synonyms: spin, spin around, whirl, gyrate
- Wind onto or off a reel. .
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