spinner
/ˈspɪnər/
noun
- A person or thing that spins, especially a device that spins or a person who spins thread or yarn.
- The old wooden spinner was passed down through generations of weavers.
- The spinner at the factory operates several machines at once.
- She bought a new wool spinner to make her own yarn at home.
- A small, often plastic or metal object that spins, used as a toy or for fidgeting.
- The child played with a colorful spinner during the car ride.
- Fidget spinners became very popular in schools a few years ago.
- He spun the spinner on the table and watched it wobble.
- A type of fishing lure that spins as it moves through the water, attracting fish.
- The trout struck the spinner almost immediately.
- He attached a silver spinner to his fishing line and cast it into the lake.
- She prefers using a spinner when fishing in fast-moving streams.
- A device used in games or contests that is spun to determine a random outcome, such as a wheel or arrow.
- The prize wheel spinner landed on the grand prize.
- They used a spinner to decide who would go first in the board game.
- Each player takes a turn spinning the spinner to move their token.
- In cricket, a bowler who delivers the ball with a spinning motion to make it difficult to hit.
- He practiced for hours to become a skilled spinner.
- The batsman struggled against the spinner's tricky deliveries.
- The team's best spinner took three wickets in the match.