spin | a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion), the campaign put a favorable spin on the story |
tailspin spin | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral |
spin | a short drive in a car, he took the new car for a spin |
spin twirl twist twisting whirl | the act of rotating rapidly, he gave the crank a spin, it broke off after much twisting |
spin the bottle | a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning |
spin the plate spin the platter | a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called, the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit |
electron spin resonance ESR electron paramagnetic resonance | microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet |
bottle collection | collecting bottles for reuse |
bottle collection | the activity of collecting bottles, bottle collection is a hobby of hers |
bottle-nosed whale bottlenose whale bottlenose Hyperoodon ampullatus | northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead |
bottlenose dolphin bottle-nosed dolphin bottlenose | any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak, chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
beer bottle | a bottle that holds beer |
bottle | a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids, typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped |
bottle feeding bottle nursing bottle | a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula, used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children |
bottle bank | a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling |
bottle opener | an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles |
by-product byproduct spin-off | a product made during the manufacture of something else |
catsup bottle ketchup bottle | a bottle that holds catsup |
cork bottle cork | the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) |
corkscrew bottle screw | a bottle opener that pulls corks |
hot-water bottle hot-water bag | a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body |
ink bottle inkpot | a bottle of ink |
Klein bottle | a closed surface with only one side, formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end |
magnetic bottle | container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions |
pill bottle | a small bottle for holding pills |
pop bottle soda bottle | a bottle for holding soft drinks |
smelling bottle | a bottle containing smelling salts |
specimen bottle | a bottle for holding urine specimens |
spin dryer spin drier | a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it |
thermos thermos bottle thermos flask | vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks |
vacuum flask vacuum bottle | flask with double walls separated by vacuum, used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures |
water bottle | a bottle for holding water |
whiskey bottle | a bottle for holding whiskey |
wine bottle | a bottle for holding wine |
bottle green | dark to moderate or greyish green |
bottle bill | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles |
spin | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) |
bottle collection | a collection of bottles, her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window |
spin doctor spinmeister | a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person, his title is Director of Communications but he is just a spin doctor |
green bristlegrass green foxtail rough bristlegrass bottle-grass bottle grass Setaria viridis | European foxtail naturalized in North America, often a troublesome weed |
bottle gourd calabash Lagenaria siceraria | Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits |
bottle-tree bottle tree | an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton |
closed gentian blind gentian bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii | gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all |
bottle bottleful | the quantity contained in a bottle |
spin-dry | dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces |
spin spin out | prolong or extend, spin out a visit |
spin off | produce as a consequence of something larger |
spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation, The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing |
bottle | put into bottles, bottle the mineral water |
spin | work natural fibers into a thread, spin silk |