Found 2 items, similar to Spinner.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spinner spinner n 1: someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) [syn: spinster, thread maker] 2: board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game 3: fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spinner Spinner \Spin"ner\, n. 1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. [1913 Webster] 2. A spider. “Long-legged spinners.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) A goatsucker; -- so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting through the air. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) A spinneret. [1913 Webster] Ring spinner, a machine for spinning, in which the twist, given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle. [1913 Webster]