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  • 21spin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fast turning movement ADJECTIVE ▪ quick, rapid ▪ slow ▪ back, side, top (usually topspin, etc.) (sports …

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  • 22spin dryer — noun a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it • Syn: ↑spin drier • Hypernyms: ↑clothes dryer, ↑clothes drier * * * ˌspin ˈdryer (also …

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  • 23spin — 1. verb 1) the wheels are spinning Syn: revolve, rotate, turn, go round, whirl 2) she spun round to face him Syn: whirl, wheel, twirl, turn, swing, twist …

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  • 24spin — v. & n. v. (spinning; past and past part. spun) 1 intr. & tr. turn or cause (a person or thing) to turn or whirl round quickly. 2 tr. (also absol.) a draw out and twist (wool, cotton, etc.) into threads. b make (yarn) in this way. c make a… …

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  • 25spin — verb (spins, spinning, spun) 1》 turn or cause to turn round quickly.     ↘(of a person s head) give a sensation of dizziness.     ↘chiefly Cricket (with reference to a ball) move or cause to move through the air with a revolving motion.… …

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  • 26spin the plate — noun a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit • Syn: ↑spin the platter • Hypernyms: ↑child s game * * * noun… …

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  • 27Round Up (amusement ride) — * For other uses of the phrase Round Up see Round Up (disambiguation) Round Up is an amusement ride consisting of a circular horizontal platform with vertical cage like wall around the edge. The platform is attached to a motor on a hydraulic arm …

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  • 28Round-trip translation — A round trip translation is a recreational spin off of machine translation and computer assisted translation software, such as Systran s and Altavista/Yahoo! s Babel Fish language translation tools. The user usually starts by translating a block… …

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  • 29spin — 1. verb 1) the bike wheels are spinning Syn: revolve, rotate, turn, go round, whirl, gyrate, circle 2) she spun around to face him Syn: whirl, wheel, twirl, turn, swing …

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  • 30round — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. circular, annular, spherical, globular, cylindrical; approximate. See circularity, rotundity, numeration. n. revolution, cycle; circuit, ambit, course, itinerary, beat; series, catch, rondeau;… …

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