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reel

/ɹil/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

  2. verb

    walk as if unable to control one's movements

    The drunken man staggered into the room

  3. verb

    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

    The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

  4. noun

    music composed for dancing a reel

  5. noun

    winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod

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