SPINNERS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

spinners

noun

plural of spinner

as in hooks

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Noun

It has also been thoughtfully designed, with removable cargo hooks that more cars should provide.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Luna Duran, whose brown hair hangs almost to her knees, waited there, with hooks installed in the flesh on her thin shoulder blades.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of hooks

Noun

Early patents often secure broad claims, making profitable cannabis companies vulnerable to Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), or patent trolls.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Internet trolls don’t only target Angel Reese Before getting to the rest of Reese’s victimhood résumé, let’s address the most common defense.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of trolls

Noun

However, domestic flights remain limited, expensive and unpredictable, while ferry services are irregular and the maritime sector struggles with aging fleets and weak incentives to improve.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As far as the actual economic incentives, the cost of living is much lower over there.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of incentives

Noun

Helsinki may not place its cruise terminal beside its headline attractions, but once downtown, the city is compact and efficient.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Discover Rockland’s Maritime Heritage Rockland’s maritime history comes to life through several waterfront attractions.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Definition of attractions

Noun

Normal mice were drawn to the scents—but not mice whose granule cells had been silenced by optical fibers that the researchers implanted in the animals’ brains to switch these cells on and off.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
The American Kennel Club said these scents can be hidden in different places, including a container, like a box or briefcase, on or inside an object either outside or inside, or even buried in a container underneath sand or in water.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of scents

Noun

Recounting her boyfriend calling the police on her during their fraught break-up, the chorus rings out over rowdy snares like a brutal playground taunt.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Poaching once devastated the park, but in the past decade, 40,000 wire snares have been removed, and black rhinos, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs have been reintroduced.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026

Definition of snares

Noun

French government appeals for people to avoid the region are causing consternation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
At the same time, Ghana and other African nations have made more deliberate appeals to descendants of the diaspora through citizenship, residency, tourism and investment initiatives.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of appeals

Noun

Each target may require a different approach, from robotic arms to nets, harpoons, or enclosure systems like ClearSpace's.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The task force suggests that altering the physical environment, such as putting up nets, barriers to force drones into different flight paths, and making one’s surroundings appear uninteresting from the air can deceive drones.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of nets

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