reel
noun/riːl/
/riːl/
- (especially British English) (also especially North American English spool)a round object around which you wind such things as thread, wire or film; a reel together with the film, wire, thread, etc. that is wound around it
- The sewing basket and a box of cotton reels lay at her feet.
- a reel on a fishing rod
- reels of magnetic tape
- She threaded a new reel of film into the projector.
- The hero was killed in the final reel (= in the final part of the film).
- a reel of string/tape/thread
- He wanted to buy a new fishing reel.
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- a short video that is designed for entertainment, often showing the highlights (= the most interesting or exciting parts) of something
- Highlight reels of your friends' holidays often give a misleading impression of what they were really like.
- a fast Scottish, Irish or American dance, usually for two or four couples; a piece of music for this danceTopics Musicc2
Word OriginOld English hrēol, denoting a rotating device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.
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