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spinner Definition

spin·ner (spinər)

noun

a person or thing that spins; specif.,

  1. a fishing lure with attached blades that revolve or flutter when drawn through the water; also, any of these blades
  2. a domelike cap that fits over the hub of an airplane propeller and rotates with it

spinner Usage Examples

Preposition: of

yarn: Spielberg is a great spinner of a yarn, however this time he just didn't do it for me.

Converse of object

  • spin: Spin each spinner by clicking on the gold circle in the middle of each spinner.
  • play: Playing an extra spinner might not be a bad idea on this pitch, Tony - it certain looks very dry.
  • leave: Left arm spinner Heartless will be disappointed with figures of 13 overs 0 wicket for 123.
  • have: We had a few spinners that's for sure.
  • see: Three runs come off the over, as Cook ably sees the spinner off for now.
  • use: Nathan Smith caught 2 perch to 8oz using a spinner on Sunday.

Adjective modifier

  • left-arm: They were without injured captain Michael Vaughan, fast bowler Simon Jones and left-arm spinner Ashley Giles whose absence opened the door for Panesar.
  • world-class: England have failed to produce a world-class wrist spinner in half a century.
  • one-day: The lack of a quality one-day spinner, or, preferably, two such bowlers, will continue to be a problem for Lancashire.
  • left: The introduction of left arm spinner Windless allowed Wells to really start going deluxe.
  • big: Auctions An auction every two years is by far the biggest money spinner in our children's primary school.
  • English: The ability of English spinners to take wickets with balls that don't turn continues to amaze me.

Modifies a noun

dolphin: There is a resident school of around four hundred spinner dolphin, which inhabit the west coast of Pemba.

Noun used with modifier

  • left-arm: Some added a fourth: Min Patel, the veteran Kent left-arm spinner.
  • cotton: These walls belong to James Marsden fine cotton spinners.
  • wrist: England have failed to produce a world-class wrist spinner in half a century.
  • yarn: These companies include raw material merchants, yarn spinners, dyers, weavers of fabric, assemblers of furniture and retailers.
  • leg: Leg spinners have a history of doing very well at Old Trafford.
  • salad: Then dry it in a salad spinner of pat dry gently with paper towels.