noun Download 🔗Share A shaky or unsteady gait. Examples : "After the long hike, she walked with reels, her legs unsteady and threatening to give way. " body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel. Examples : "At the Scottish festival, the band played lively reels, and everyone joined in the energetic dancing. " culture music entertainment dance tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. Examples : "a garden reel" material machine technology utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches. Examples : "The factory worker carefully wound the yarn onto the reels, ensuring each one held the precise amount needed for the next stage of textile production. " machine technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives. Examples : "The farmer carefully adjusted the reels on the combine to ensure they gently guided the wheat stalks toward the cutting blades. " agriculture machine device utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry. Examples : ""The aspiring actor sent out his reels to casting directors, hoping to get an audition." " entertainment media industry job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wind on a reel. Examples : "After fishing all day, Dad reels the line back onto the fishing reel. " technology machine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself. Examples : "After spinning around too fast, the child reels for a moment before regaining their balance. " body action condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly. Examples : "He reeled back from the punch." action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make or cause to reel. Examples : "The sudden punch made him reel backwards. " sensation action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy. Examples : "After spinning around in circles, she reels and has to hold onto the table to steady herself. " sensation body physiology mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To roll. Examples : "The fisherman reels in his line, hoping to catch a fish. " action machine technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading