Entry Word: spin

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a rapid turning about on an axis or central point <the ice skater moved into a tight spin at the end of her routine>

Synonyms gyration, pirouette, reel, revolution, roll, rotation, twirl, wheel, whirl

Related Words circuit, circulation; coil, curl, curve, spiral, twist; circle, orbit; eddy, swirl

2 a state of mental confusion <the news left me all in a spin> — see haze 2