reel vs filature
filature vs reelreel and filature both are nouns.
reel is a verb but filature is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reel | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| filature | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
filature is a hyponym of
reel; that is, filature is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
reel:
- reel: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- filature: a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
Other hyponyms of reel include
shuttle.
| reel (noun) | filature (noun) |
|---|---|
| a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps | a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread |
| an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines | |
| a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | |
| winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod | |
| a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector | |
| music composed for dancing a reel |
| reel (verb) | filature (verb) |
|---|---|
| wind onto or off a reel | |
| walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
| revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
Words related to "reel"
- Scottish reel
- Virginia reel
- bobbin
- careen
- dance music
- eightsome
- filature
- film
- fishing gear
- fishing pole
- fishing rig
- fishing rod
- fishing tackle
- go around
- gyrate
- highland fling
- keel
- longways
- longways dance
- lurch
- photographic film
- reel off
- reeler
- revolve
- rig
- roll
- rotate
- shuttle
- spin
- spin around
- spool
- square dance
- square dancing
- stagger
- swag
- tackle
- twine
- unreel
- walk
- whirl
- whirligig
- wind
- winder
- wrap
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