pinwheel vs reel

pinwheel

verb
  • To spin. 

noun
  • An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill. 

  • A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel. 

  • Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll. 

  • A cogged (toothed) gear. 

  • A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center. 

reel

verb
  • To spin or revolve repeatedly. 

  • To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself. 

  • To wind on a reel. 

  • To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers. 

  • To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else. 

  • To make or cause to reel. 

  • To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy. 

  • To be in shock. 

  • To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel. 

  • A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. 

  • A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry. 

  • A shaky or unsteady gait. 

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