Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 4 compound words that contain reels. The most common are listed below. Open reels in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- Virginia reelsplural of Virginia reel: An English country dance dating from the 17th century, popular in America between 1830 and 1890.
- B-reelsplural of B-reel: The second piece of film or audio or video tape in a situation (as editing or broadcasting) where multiple inputs are used.
- barley reelsplural of barley reel: A machine designed to remove wild oats from barley, wild oats from large tame oats, and pin oats from wheat.
- cotton reelsplural of cotton reel: A spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.
- demo reelsplural of demo reel: A brief portfolio of recorded media intended to showcase an artist's work.
- extension reelsplural of extension reel: An extension lead that rolls up, usually into the socket end, which in some cases has more than one socket on it (often 2 or 4).
- gag reelsplural of gag reel: A compilation of outtakes, i.e. amusing mistakes or accidents recorded during regular filming.
- hose reelsplural of hose reel: A reel on which a hose is rolled up when it is not in use.
- Leica reelsplural of Leica reel: A kind of early animatic made from stills, or sometimes preliminary artwork or storyboard frames, that are filmed and accompanied by recorded audio.
- log reelsplural of log reel: A reel on which the logline is wound.
- reels offthird-person singular simple present indicative of reel off: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reel, off.
- reels outthird-person singular simple present indicative of reel out: To unreel.
- reels upthird-person singular simple present indicative of reel up: To put onto a reel; to completely reel.
- sand reelsplural of sand reel: A windlass used in working a sand pump.
- shame reelsplural of shame reel: The first dance after a wedding, where the bride is the best man's partner and the best maid is the bridegroom's.
- foursome reelsplural of foursome reel: a form of the Scottish highland dance in which groups of four dancers alternate between solo steps facing one another and a figure-of-eight style with intertwining progressive movement.
- roving reelsplural of roving reel: A device for measuring a hank of yarn.
- reel-to-reelsplural of reel-to-reel: A machine that records sound onto, or plays sound from, tape wound on one reel, by feeding it through to another reel.
- sizzle reelsplural of sizzle reel: A short promotional video, particularly one showing off the work of a videographer or animator.
- blooper reelsplural of blooper reel: A compilation of outtakes featuring amusing mistakes and mishaps that occurred during the making of a film or television show.
- between the jigs and the reelseventually, despite all the confusion.
Compound words 4
- newsreelsplural of newsreel: A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
- encreelsthird-person singular simple present indicative of encreel: To place in a creel.
- hosereelsplural of hosereel: A reel on which a hose is rolled up when it is not in use.
- showreelsplural of showreel: A video portfolio demonstrating the talents of an actor, director, etc.