- Water spinner
- Water spinner Wa"ter spin`ner (Zo["o]l.) The water spider. [1913 Webster]
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Water spinner
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water spinner — noun see water spider 1a … Useful english dictionary
water spider — noun 1. a. or water spinner : an aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) that constructs beneath the surface of the water a bell shaped structure of silk which is open beneath and filled with air carried down by the spider in the form of… … Useful english dictionary
spinner — ► NOUN 1) a person occupied in spinning thread. 2) Cricket a bowler who is expert in spinning the ball. 3) (also spinnerbait) Fishing a lure designed to revolve when pulled through the water … English terms dictionary
spinner — [spin′ər] n. a person or thing that spins; specif., a) a fishing lure with attached blades that revolve or flutter when drawn through the water; also, any of these blades b) a domelike cap that fits over the hub of an airplane propeller and… … English World dictionary
Spinner Dolphin — Taxobox name = Spinner DolphinMSW3 Cetacea|id=14300091] image caption = image2 caption = Size comparison against an average human status = DD status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Hammond, P.S., Bearzi, G., Bjørge, A., Forney, K … Wikipedia
Spinner shark — Taxobox name = Spinner shark status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = down regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Carcharhinidae genus = Carcharhinus… … Wikipedia
Water tube — Tube Tube, n. [L. tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.] 1. A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe. [1913 Webster] 2. A telescope. Glazed optic tube. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinner — /spin euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that spins. 2. Angling. a lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting. 3. Also called spinner play. Football. a play in which the player carrying the ball twirls about, to deceive … Universalium
spinner — spin|ner [ˈspınə US ər] n 1.) someone whose job is to make thread by twisting cotton, wool etc 2.) a ↑bowler in a game of ↑cricket who throws the ball with a spinning action 3.) a thing used for catching fish that spins when pulled through the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spinner — noun (C) 1 someone whose job is to make thread by twisting cotton, wool etc 2 a bowler in a game of cricket (2) who throws the ball with a spinning action 3 a thing used for catching fish that moves around and around when pulled through the water … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
