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spinner

spinner

2 3.0
A game device with a dial and pointer that you turn to choose a result
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪnər/
translation icon : ruleta
  • The game includes a spinner and an assortment of math fact gumballs.

Examples

  • I put the lettuce in a spinner and turn the handle.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Use a salad spinner with round pieces of paper inside.

    Academic text (2011)

  • This is the right size for a spinner or maybe this big, like, yeah, there you go.

  • "Your new spinner, sir," she said.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The task was to rank the spinners according to how well each was described by the expression.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The DE task consisted of a number of trials in which an expression was presented on a screen with a spinner denoting one of the associated probabilities.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Games should be provided for enrichment such as "Math in Brief: #5," which has 6 game mats, game markers, spinners, etc. for division factors 2 through 9.

    Academic text (1995)

  • To determine their next move in the game, players spin the spinner and see where the pointer lands.

  • The board game features a large colorful spinner that decides the fate of the players with each turn.

  • She watched as the spinner whirled around, anxiously waiting to see which number it would stop on.

Antonyms

static
45 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

Compounds

money-spinner
  • UK
4.9

A business or product that makes a lot of money

web spinner
  • Specialized
9.9

A slender tropical insect that lives in colonies and spins silk tunnels for nests

web spinner
  • Texting
3.9

A small spinning image on a website that shows the page is loading

Surface Forms

spinner singular
spinners plural

Morphology

spinner = spin (transparent) = spin + er

Agent or device noun formed from 'spin' + '-er'; a game dial that spins is directly named for that action.

Etymology

The word spinner comes from the verb spin, which means 'to turn quickly'. In board games a spinner is the small dial or pointer you spin to get a result, so the name tells you what the piece does.