Definition for Reel:

• A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.

Synonyms for Reel:

• n.

  •Scottish Reel (noun)
  • Scottish Reel.
  •
  • camcorder,
  • darkroom,
  • boom,
  • celluloid,
  • digicam,
  • aperture,
  • cartridge,
  • developer,
  • camera,
  • Asa.
  •
  • boatload,
  • move,
  • armful,
  • weave,
  • dessertspoon,
  • basket,
  • bucketful,
  • bag,
  • stumble,
  • box,
  • cartload,
  • bucket,
  • boxful.
  •
  • part,
  • swim,
  • stand aside,
  • scatter,
  • backtrack,
  • back away,
  • back,
  • shrink,
  • pull away,
  • repetition,
  • draw back.
  •
  • cockpit,
  • drift net,
  • barb,
  • dragnet,
  • fishing rod,
  • bait,
  • decoy,
  • drifter,
  • creel,
  • fishing line.
  •
  • canister,
  • cuspidor,
  • brazier,
  • crate,
  • begging bowl,
  • bladder,
  • coffer,
  • cylinder,
  • casket,
  • drum.
  •
  • boogie,
  • bossa nova,
  • dancing,
  • cancan,
  • belly dance.
  •
  • catch your breath,
  • not know what hit you,
  • do a double take,
  • be taken aback,
  • start.
  •Virginia Reel (noun)
  • Virginia Reel.
  •act (noun)
  • reel.
  •bobbin (noun)
  • ratchet,
  • ratchets.
  •careen (noun)
  • careen.
  •dance (noun)
  • hula,
  • can-can,
  • lambada,
  • tarantella,
  • quadrille,
  • tango,
  • conga,
  • turkey trot,
  • mazurka,
  • gavotte,
  • samba,
  • cakewalk,
  • minuet,
  • hornpipe,
  • shuffle,
  • two-step,
  • clog,
  • jitterbug,
  • charleston,
  • cha-cha,
  • cotillion,
  • tap dance,
  • bolero,
  • one-step,
  • twist,
  • fox-trot,
  • dance,
  • allemande,
  • fandango,
  • polka,
  • courante,
  • waltz,
  • marengue,
  • jig,
  • mambo,
  • hootchy-kootchy,
  • rumba,
  • highland fling,
  • polonaise,
  • shimmy,
  • Galliard,
  • beguine,
  • moonwalk.
  •gyrate (noun)
  • gyrate.
  •reel (noun)
  • lurch,
  • spool,
  • spin around,
  • bobbin,
  • keel,
  • wamble,
  • waggle,
  • swag.
  •revolution (noun)
  • pirouette,
  • turnings,
  • pirouettes,
  • rotation,
  • gyration.
  •roll (noun)
  • rundle,
  • Trundling,
  • cornucopia,
  • Cartouches,
  • volutes,
  • cartouche,
  • volute,
  • Cornucopias,
  • trundle,
  • trundles.
  •spool (noun)
  • windlass,
  • roll of film,
  • wound strip,
  • spindle.

• v.

  •falter (verb)
  • dropt the ball,
  • wast undecided,
  • speaks haltingly,
  • speaking haltingly,
  • drops ball,
  • whiffles,
  • drop ball,
  • stubs toe,
  • dropped ball,
  • stubbing toe,
  • were undecided,
  • spoke haltingly,
  • drops the ball,
  • dropping ball,
  • stubbed toe,
  • are undecided,
  • wert undecided,
  • dropt ball,
  • tripping up,
  • top-pled,
  • being undecided,
  • top pled,
  • hem haw,
  • am undecided,
  • art undecided,
  • was undecided,
  • trips up,
  • spake haltingly,
  • is undecided.
  •oscillate (verb)
  • pendulates,
  • teeter tottering,
  • teeter totters,
  • is unsteady,
  • teetertotters,
  • teeter totter,
  • are unsteady,
  • art unsteady,
  • teetertottered,
  • was unsteady,
  • pendulated,
  • were unsteady,
  • wert unsteady,
  • wast unsteady,
  • teeter tottered,
  • am unsteady,
  • being unsteady,
  • teetertottering.
  •recoil (verb)
  • re-bound,
  • re-coils,
  • with-draw,
  • re-bounds,
  • re coil,
  • with-drawn,
  • re acted,
  • re-bounded,
  • Resiled,
  • with draw,
  • shied away,
  • steps back,
  • Resiling,
  • shying away,
  • re-coil,
  • re coiling,
  • with drawn,
  • re-bounding,
  • with draws,
  • re coiled,
  • shies away,
  • stepping back,
  • resiles,
  • with drawing,
  • re acting,
  • re bound,
  • re-coiling,
  • stepped back,
  • re-acted,
  • re coils,
  • with-drawing,
  • re bounded,
  • re-acting,
  • re bounding,
  • with drew,
  • with-drew,
  • re bounds,
  • re-coiled.
  •retreat (verb)
  • kept aloof,
  • re tires,
  • re-signed,
  • re tire,
  • de-parted,
  • retro grade,
  • de-camp,
  • de-camps,
  • re-cede,
  • re-tire,
  • keeps aloof,
  • retro-graded,
  • re ceding,
  • re-verse,
  • dis-engaged,
  • dis engage,
  • gave ground,
  • caved in,
  • re tiring,
  • re-ceding,
  • de-parts,
  • re-versed,
  • de-camping,
  • dis engaging,
  • re versing,
  • re-cedes,
  • retro-ceding,
  • starts back,
  • de-camped,
  • dis engages,
  • re signs,
  • retro-ceded,
  • retro cede,
  • dis-engage,
  • retro ceding,
  • de parting,
  • Re sign,
  • re-treats,
  • retro graded,
  • de camping,
  • de camped,
  • de-part,
  • retro-grades,
  • secludes oneself,
  • re-ceded,
  • keeps apart,
  • retro cedes,
  • re-signs,
  • dis-engaging,
  • de-parting,
  • re treated,
  • started back,
  • keeping aloof,
  • de camp,
  • dis engaged,
  • retro-cedes,
  • re signing,
  • re treating,
  • retro-grading,
  • dis-engages,
  • retro grades,
  • de parted,
  • re treats,
  • secluded oneself,
  • re verse,
  • re signed,
  • re-treating,
  • re tired,
  • secluding oneself,
  • lays down,
  • retro ceded,
  • re-tiring,
  • retro-cede,
  • re-treat,
  • re treat,
  • starting back,
  • de part,
  • re-treated,
  • retro grading,
  • re cedes,
  • de camps,
  • de parts.
  •rock (verb)
  • pushes and pull,
  • rolling about,
  • rolls about,
  • pushing pull,
  • pushed and pull,
  • push pull,
  • concusses,
  • rolled about,
  • pushes pull,
  • pushing and pull,
  • pushed pull.
  •roll (verb)
  • circumducts,
  • went past,
  • goes around,
  • be sequence,
  • was sequence,
  • are sequence,
  • being sequence,
  • in-cline,
  • were sequence,
  • swings around,
  • were in sequence,
  • is in sequence,
  • in clines,
  • art sequence,
  • being in sequence,
  • circumducted,
  • are in sequence,
  • art in sequence,
  • am sequence,
  • in-clines,
  • wert in sequence,
  • wert sequence,
  • swang around,
  • circumducting,
  • was in sequence,
  • wast in sequence,
  • is sequence,
  • swinging around,
  • in cline,
  • wast sequence.
  •rotate (verb)
  • whirligigged,
  • whirligigging.
  •shake (verb)
  • dis composing,
  • dis quieting,
  • dis-quiet,
  • dis-quieted,
  • succusses,
  • dis quiet,
  • set motion,
  • up-setting,
  • dis composes,
  • dis-composes,
  • up-sets,
  • succussing,
  • dis-composing,
  • Commoved,
  • up-set,
  • up sets,
  • dis compose,
  • succussed,
  • up setting,
  • dis-quiets,
  • sets motion,
  • dis composed,
  • dis quieted,
  • dis-quieting,
  • dis quiets,
  • dis-compose,
  • commoves,
  • dis-composed.
  •stagger (verb)
  • over-lap,
  • titubates,
  • titubating,
  • over-laps,
  • over lapping,
  • over lapped,
  • over lap,
  • titubated,
  • over-lapped,
  • over-lapping,
  • over laps.
  •stumble (verb)
  • loses balance,
  • lost balance,
  • losing balance.
  •swing (verb)
  • turning on an axis,
  • awaying,
  • turns on an axis,
  • turning axis,
  • turned an axis,
  • turned axis,
  • turning an axis,
  • voltefaced,
  • being pendent,
  • turns an axis,
  • volte-faced,
  • volte facing,
  • wast pendent,
  • turned on axis,
  • turning on axis,
  • turned on an axis,
  • am pendent,
  • are pendent,
  • voltefacing,
  • was pendent,
  • is pendent,
  • volte faced,
  • turns on axis,
  • wert pendent,
  • voltefaces,
  • turn an axis,
  • volteface,
  • turn axis,
  • turn on axis,
  • art pendent,
  • were pendent,
  • volte-facing,
  • turns about,
  • turns axis.
  •teeter (verb)
  • trembled precariously,
  • trembling precariously,
  • trembles precariously.
  •totter (verb)
  • walked unsteadily.
  •vacillate (verb)
  • fencestraddled,
  • fence straddles,
  • runs hot and cold,
  • yo yoing,
  • fencestraddles,
  • changing mind,
  • being indecisive,
  • runs hot cold,
  • fence-straddled,
  • changed mind,
  • pussyfooted around,
  • fence straddled,
  • fencestraddling,
  • wert irresolute,
  • was indecisive,
  • am irresolute,
  • fence-straddles,
  • being irresolute,
  • is indecisive,
  • changes mind,
  • were irresolute,
  • ran hot and cold,
  • shilly shally,
  • was irresolute,
  • art indecisive,
  • yoyos,
  • yo-yoed,
  • fencestraddle,
  • are irresolute,
  • wert indecisive,
  • yo yo,
  • pussyfoots around,
  • fence straddling,
  • running hot cold,
  • is irresolute,
  • were indecisive,
  • yo yoed,
  • wast irresolute,
  • yo yos,
  • run hot cold,
  • pussyfooting around,
  • are indecisive,
  • yoyoing,
  • yo-yoing,
  • yoyoed,
  • wast indecisive,
  • fence straddle,
  • ran hot cold,
  • art irresolute.
  •wallow (verb)
  • was immersed,
  • wert immersed,
  • bathes in,
  • bathed in,
  • gat stuck,
  • gets stuck,
  • is immersed,
  • moved around in,
  • moving around in,
  • gotten stuck,
  • splashes around,
  • splashing around,
  • rolled around in,
  • rolling around in,
  • bathing in,
  • art immersed,
  • rolls around in,
  • splashed around,
  • am immersed,
  • got stuck,
  • were immersed,
  • are immersed,
  • wast immersed,
  • moves around in,
  • getting stuck,
  • being immersed.
  •wave (verb)
  • move and fro,
  • moved to fro,
  • moving to and fro,
  • moving fro,
  • moving and fro,
  • moves and fro,
  • moved and fro,
  • moved to and fro,
  • wigwags,
  • moved fro,
  • moves to fro,
  • move to fro,
  • moves fro,
  • moving to fro,
  • move fro,
  • moves to and fro.
  •waver (verb)
  • de liberate,
  • were unable to decide,
  • de-liberated,
  • de-liberate,
  • being unable decide,
  • was unable decide,
  • art unable to decide,
  • is unable decide,
  • am unable decide,
  • dilly dally,
  • wert unable decide,
  • de-liberates,
  • being unable to decide,
  • be unable decide,
  • de-liberating,
  • are unable decide,
  • wert unable to decide,
  • blow hot cold,
  • wast unable decide,
  • was unable to decide,
  • art unable decide,
  • is unable to decide,
  • de liberated,
  • am unable to decide,
  • are unable to decide,
  • were unable decide,
  • wast unable to decide,
  • de liberating,
  • de liberates.
  •whirl (verb)
  • swooshed,
  • swooshes,
  • turns around.
  •wind (verb)
  • dis torts,
  • dis-tort,
  • dis-torts,
  • dis tort.
  •wobble; spin around (verb)
  • swirl,
  • feel giddy,
  • twirl,
  • turn,
  • bob.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • toddle,
  • shudder at.
  •
  • boggle,
  • marvel,
  • bumble.
  •
  • hobble,
  • limp.
  •
  • wonder.
  •
  • jump.
  •oscillate
  • fishtail,
  • Librated,
  • teeter-totter,
  • Librating,
  • Waltzed,
  • librate,
  • teeter-tottering,
  • wiggle,
  • Waltzing,
  • fishtailing,
  • fishtailed,
  • switching,
  • teeter-totters,
  • Pendulate,
  • fishtails,
  • be unsteady,
  • pendulating,
  • teetertotter,
  • librates,
  • teeter-tottered.
  •recoil
  • turns away,
  • step back,
  • pulls back,
  • pulling back,
  • pull back,
  • shy away,
  • Stickled,
  • Winced,
  • turn away,
  • Stickling,
  • resile,
  • stickle,
  • wince,
  • turning away,
  • pulled back,
  • turned away,
  • Flinched,
  • stickles,
  • react.
  •rock
  • Jounced,
  • concussing,
  • Rocking,
  • concuss,
  • jouncing,
  • roll about,
  • push and pull,
  • concussed.
  •roll
  • Pirouetting,
  • swing around,
  • swung around,
  • Weltered,
  • went around,
  • Eddied,
  • Pirouetted,
  • go past,
  • gyred,
  • going around,
  • elapse,
  • spiraled,
  • spiralled,
  • goes past,
  • spiraling,
  • Eddying,
  • Weltering,
  • going past,
  • Circumduct,
  • Trundled,
  • be in sequence,
  • gyring,
  • spiralling.
  •rotate
  • Trolled,
  • whirrs,
  • Whirred,
  • whirr,
  • Trolling,
  • whirligig,
  • whirligigs.
  •stumble
  • Limped,
  • falling down,
  • falls down,
  • stumbling,
  • fell down,
  • fall down,
  • lose balance.
  •teeter
  • Teetering,
  • tremble precariously.
  •tremble
  • dodder.
  •wind
  • Wreathing,
  • corkscrewing,
  • corkscrews,
  • wreathes,
  • wreathed,
  • wreathe,
  • corkscrew,
  • corkscrewed,
  • Snaked,
  • Snaking,
  • Wreathen.

Paraphrases for Reel:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    drum, roll.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dispenser.

Antonyms for Reel:

• v.

  • wobble; spin around
    stabilize, steady.

Reel Sentence Examples:

• He helped Dorman reel in his line, cut a willow - wand and strung the three fish upon it by the gills, washed his hands leisurely in the creek, and dried them on his handkerchief, just as if nothing bothered him in the slightest degree.

• Commines' questions had loosened the thread of his story, and he was ready to run it off the reel without a tangle.

Homophones for Reel:

• rely, roily, reheel, rally, rarely, rile, real, ruly, royal, rial, reale, roll, rule, rail, relay, raw wool, roil, rill, riel, rowel, rale, riley, rouleau, rural, railway, role, Riehl, raoulia, royally, rollo, really, riyal.

Holonyms for Reel:

• n.

  • artifact
    fishing rig, rig, fishing tackle, fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing gear, tackle.

Hypernym for Reel:

• n.

  • act
    eightsome, highland fling.

• v.

  • contact
    reel off, unreel.

Hyponym for Reel:

• n.

  • act
    Longways Dance, square dance, square dancing, longways.
  • artifact
    film, winder, photographic film.
  • communication
    dance music.

• v.

  • contact
    twine, wind, wrap, roll.