12-letter words containing spin
- antispinward — (often science fiction) In a rotating reference frame, against the direction of spin.
- cap spinning — a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- dead spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae
- live spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- spin casting — spinning (def 3).
- spin control — Slang. an attempt to give a bias to news coverage, especially of a political candidate or event.
- spin fishing — spinning (def 3).
- spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
- spina bifida — a congenital neural tube defect in which part of the meninges or spinal cord protrudes through the spinal column, often resulting in neurological impairment.
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spinal canal — the tube formed by the vertebrae in which the spinal cord and its membranes are located.
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- spindle file — a device for holding bills, memos, etc., having a projecting metal spike or hooked object on which to stick papers.
- spindle side — the female side or line of descent of a family; distaff side (opposed to spear side).
- spindle tree — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae
- spinning box — centrifugal box.
- spinning rod — a flexible fishing rod, often made of fiberglass, used with a spinning reel.
- spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spinstership — the state of being a spinster
- spinulescent — producing spines
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- spiny-finned — having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.
- wild spinach — any of various plants of the genus Chenopodium, sometimes used in place of spinach.
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