pinwheel vs spinner

pinwheel

noun
  • A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel. 

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

  • 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. 

verb
  • To spin. 

spinner

noun
  • A spinneret. 

  • An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel 

  • A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers. 

  • A record turntable or CD player. 

  • A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes. 

  • A spin bowler. 

  • The Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). 

  • A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks. 

  • Primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted. 

  • A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands. 

  • A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol. 

  • An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value. 

  • The coin thrower in a game of two-up. 

  • The dolphin Stenella longirostris. 

  • A spin doctor. 

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