spins

Plural: the spins

Noun

• a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
• the act of rotating rapidly
• a short drive in a car
• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
• a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
• vertigo
• plural of spin

Verb

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• stream in jets, of liquids
• cause to spin
• make up a story
• form a web by making a thread
• work natural fibers into a thread
• twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
• prolong or extend
• third-person singular simple present indicative of spin

Synonyms

birl, gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, spin out, tailspin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl