20 Other words
Gyration, Drive, slant, turn, rotation, whirl, swirl, twist, revolution, roll, reel, draw out, prolong, contrive, drive, bias, dance, pivot, orbit, journey,
20 definitions
1. Verb: Turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly: "the rear wheels spun violently".
2. Noun: A rapid turning or whirling motion.
3. To draw out and twist (fibers) into thread.
4. To prolong or extend: spin out a visit with an old friend.
5. To provide an interpretation of (a statement or event, for example), especially in a way meant to sway public opinion: "a messenger who spins bogus research into a vile theology of hatred" (William A. Henry III).
6. To play (a phonograph record or records), especially as a disc jockey.
7. To ride or drive rapidly.
8. To seem to be whirling, as from dizziness; reel: My head spun after doing a cartwheel.
9. A state of mental confusion.
10. Informal A short drive in a vehicle: took a spin in the new car.
11. The flight condition of an aircraft in a nose-down, spiraling, stalled descent.
12. A distinctive point of view, emphasis, or interpretation: "putting spin on an apparently neutral recital of facts"
13. A distinctive character or style: an innovative chef who puts a new spin on traditional fare.
14. A quantum number expressing spin angular momentum.
15. In public relations, spin is sometimes a pejorative term signifying a heavily biased portrayal in specific favor of an event or situation.
16. In quantum mechanics and particle physics, spin is a fundamental characteristic property of elementary particles, composite particles (hadrons), and atomic nuclei.
20 objects
Spinning top, spinning jenny,tennis ball, cricket ball, record, merry go round, bicycle, vinyl record, fast car, One arm bandit
20 situations
Roundabout, drunk, spinning a record, spin a ball in cricket, heads in a spin, spin your hips dancing, go for a spin in a fast car, spin a ball in tennis –top spin, under spin, minimal spin, side spin (slice), merry go round, spin the bottle, spin around ice skating,
Song lyrics
‘You spin me right round, baby right round
Like a record, baby right round round round
You spin me right round, baby right round
Like a record, baby right round round round ‘ Marilyn Manson
‘was the earth spinning round’ Spinning Zero 7
‘I’m spinning around’ Kylie
‘And spin out of my life, oh’
spin off: To derive (a company or product, for example) from something larger.
spin out: To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway.
Idiom: spin (one's) wheels Informal To expend effort with no result.
Spin doctor in politics
A design agency:
http://spin.co.uk/about/approach/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOi05gn7sfI
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