Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reel | Yes | No | Yes | No |
keel | Yes | No | Yes | No |
reel (noun) | keel (noun) |
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a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps | one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability |
an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines | the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly |
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | a projection or ridge that suggests a keel |
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) | keel (verb) |
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wind onto or off a reel | walk as if unable to control one's movements |
walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |