Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 24 compound words that contain spool. The most common are listed below. Open spool in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- spool upTo wind up onto a spool.
- spool-and-lineAn unfurling spool of string, attached to an animal to visualize its movements.
- spool cannonA child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.
- spool downTo decrease in rotational speed, producing a decrease in thrust.
- spool outTo appear in succession, as if from a film spool.
- pipe spoolA prefabricated portion of pipework and fittings, for ease of installation.
- spool brushA small brush with broad bristles, used to remove clumps of mascara, etc.
- spool brushesplural of spool brush: A small brush with broad bristles, used to remove clumps of mascara, etc.
- spool cannonsplural of spool cannon: A child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.
Compound words 24
- spoolerA device or person that winds thread onto a spool.
- misspoolTo spool incorrectly.
- transpoolTo transfer a flexible pipeline from the manufacturer's spool to shipboard equipment ready for deployment.
- multispoolOf or relating to more than one spool.
- respoolTo wind back onto a spool.
- spoolableCapable of being spooled, or wound onto a reel.
- spooldownThe process of reduction of the rotational speed of a turbine engine, causing a reduction in thrust.
- earspoolA short cylindrical piece of jewellery traditionally worn in an ear piercing.
- freespoolTo release the fishing line freely from its spool, not under tension.
- spoolfulEnough to fill a spool.