to spin fibers

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• spin|dle — «SPIHN duhl», noun, adjective, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a rod or pin used in spinning to twist, wind, and hold thread. In hand spinning, the spindle is a round, usually wooden rod, tapering toward each end, that revolves and twists into thread… …   Useful english dictionary

• spin — [spin] vt. spun, spinning [ME spinnen < OE spinnan, akin to Ger spinnen < IE base * (s)pen(d) , to pull, draw, spin > Lith spéndžiu, to lay a snare & (prob.) L pendere, to hang] 1. a) to draw out and twist fibers of (wool, cotton, etc.)… …   English World dictionary

• spin — O.E. spinnan draw out and twist fibers into thread, from P.Gmc. *spenwanan (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. spinna, Dan. spinde, Du. spinnen, O.H.G. spinnan, Ger. spinnen, Goth. spinnan), from PIE * (s)pen stretch (Cf. Armenian henum I weave, Gk …   Etymology dictionary

• spin|ner|et — «SPIHN uh reht», noun. 1. the organ by which spiders, and certain insect larvae such as silkworms, spin their threads for webs and cocoons. 2. Also, spinnerette. a small, metal device with tiny holes through which the viscous chemical solution is …   Useful english dictionary

• spin — spinnability, n. spinnable, adj. /spin/, v., spun or (Archaic) span, spun, spinning, n. v.t. 1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 2. to form (the fi …   Universalium

• spin — [[t]spɪn[/t]] v. spun, spin•ning, n. 1) tex to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers 2) tex to form (the fibers of any material) into thread or yarn 3) anb to produce (a thread, web, cocoon, etc.) by extruding from the body a… …   From formal English to slang

• Spin structure — In differential geometry, a spin structure on an orientable Riemannian manifold allows one to define associated spinor bundles, giving rise to the notion of a spinor in differential geometry. Spin structures have wide applications to mathematical …   Wikipedia

• spin — spin1 [ spın ] (past tense and past participle spun [ spʌn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 turn around quickly ▸ 2 feel confused/sick ▸ 3 present something certain way ▸ 4 go quickly by vehicle ▸ 5 make thread ▸ 6 tell story in exciting way ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spin — 1. noun /spɪn/ a) The state of rotation. The car went into a spin. b) Circular motion. The skaters demonstrated their spins. 2. verb /spɪn/ …   Wiktionary

• spin — spɪn n. act of causing to spin; twirling movement, rotation; short drive in an automobile; sudden descent; specific viewpoint, slant; style; tailspin; spin angular momentum (Physics) v. form thread or yarn by drawing out and twisting fibers;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• World of Two Moons — The World of Two Moons or Abode is a fictional Earth type planet featured in Wendy and Richard Pini s comic book Elfquest .The second planet of its solar system, the WoTM seems to have developed along very similar lines to Earth (which is not… …   Wikipedia