Phrase Hound found 117 phrases and 150 compound words that contain spin. The most common are listed below. Open spin in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 117
- spin-offAn offshoot.
- spin the bottleA party game in which the players sit in a circle and spin a bottle in the middle, having to kiss (or perform some other dare with) the person at whom the bottle points when it stops.
- spin doctorA person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results; a lobbyist; a PR person.
- spin upTo reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.
- spin outTo prolong; to make longer (in time).
- spin dryerA machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.
- take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.
- off spinA style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after pitching, it moves from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).
- spin downTo reduce its speed of rotation.
- spin echoThe refocusing of spin magnetisation by a pulse of resonant electromagnetic radiation.
- spin networkA kind of mathematical diagram representing quantum states and interactions between particles and fields.
- spin wavea wave, propagated through a crystal lattice as a result of changes in the spin angular momentum of electrons in the lattice
- spin foamA topological structure made out of two-dimensional faces that represents one of the configurations that must be summed to obtain a Feynman's path integral description of quantum gravity.
- finger spinA style of bowling in which the bowler imparts spin to the ball by running his fingers down its side as he releases it; off spin for a right handed bowler and left arm orthodox spin for a left-handed one.
- flat spinAn especially dangerous type of spin (abnormal stalled flight mode) with a very high angle of attack (typically between 65° and 90°), such that the aircraft's nose is pointed near the horizon despite an extreme negative flightpath angle …
- free spinA usually unintentional maneuver in which an operator loses control of the vehicle.
- leg spinA style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after bouncing, it moves from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman).
- sit spinA kind of spin in figure skating, executed in a sitting position with the knee of the skating leg bent and the free leg held in front.
- spin bikeSynonym of exercise bicycle: A stationary exercise machine with pedals, saddle, handlebars arranged like a bicycle.
- spin buttonSynonym of spinner (arrowed control for changing a numeric value)
- spin classAn exercise class using stationary bicycles
- spin controlSynonym of spin machine: A group or organization of individuals collaborating in order to present the news or information in a favorable or desired light.
- spin doctorsplural of spin doctor: A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results; a lobbyist; a PR person.
- spin glassAny material in which the atomic spins are oriented at disordered but fixed directions
- spin glassesplural of spin glass: Any material in which the atomic spins are oriented at disordered but fixed directions
Compound words 150
- spindleA rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
- spinnerSomeone who or something that spins.
- spinsterA woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
- topspinA rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion.
- tailspinThe rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
- backspinSpin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
- spinlockA lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.
- isospinA quantum number or symmetry related to the strong interaction and hence to differences between atoms with the same number of nucleons.
- spintronicsThe storage and transfer of information using the spin state of electrons as well as their charge.
- spinmasterSynonym of spinmeister: A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side.