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Synonyms for spin

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for spin

to rotate rapidly

to have the sensation of turning in circles

a trip in a motor vehicle

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Synonyms for spin

a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

the act of rotating rapidly

a short drive in a car

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rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

stream in jets, of liquids

cause to spin

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make up a story

form a web by making a thread

work natural fibers into a thread

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twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

prolong or extend

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In her three years, Spin has worked with 12 patients individually and hundreds more in group settings.
With the help of the spin filter, they have now succeeded in producing a flow of free electrons with a given spin in a material - in this case GaNAs (gallium nitrogen arsenide).
The black hole's spin determines the distance of the accretion disk's inner edge from the event horizon.
Adjusting the experiment in accordance with two fine-tuned mathematical factors led to stability and increased the life span of the electrons' collective spins 100-fold.
Measurements of the correlation coefficient B, the correlation between neutrino momentum and neutron spin, are sensitive to right handed current contributions in the weak interaction.
I was blown away when I finally saw it; it was more of a flip than a spin, and a whole new direction in vert skating.
It retains data settings after power is removed making it non-volatile, like a hard drive minus the disk spin up and seek times, and it doesn't suffer the write degradation that flash devices have.
The peg top is spun by winding a string around the top and throwing the top to make it spin.
All Spin swivel chairs, through advanced ergonomics, have a built-in synchronic mechanism that allows them to adjust to your every movement, all the while providing optimal physical support.
One approach to this situation would be for a corporation to procure an opinion from its tax adviser on the ability of a proposed spin to withstand review by the IRS.
To paraphrase Mark "Twain "There are lies, damn lies and spin." In this book, lies and damn lies get a pass.
The Spin Sweep has always been a big single-wing play and it works just as well from our Gun, especially with the QB spinning and diving into the off-tackle hole to freeze the linebackers (Diag 5).