Definitions for: Spinning


[n] creating thread
[adj] rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish"



Webster (1913) Definition: Spin"ning,
a. & n. from Spin.

Spinning gland (Zo["o]l.), one of the glands which form the
material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
larv[ae].

Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of
correction in England, the women confined therein being
employed in spinning.

Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning
wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles
revolving simultaneously.

Spinning mite (Zo["o]l.), the red spider.

Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in
which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.

Synonyms: moving, whirling

See Also: creating from raw materials

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