| noun | a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector |
| noun | music composed for dancing a reel |
| noun | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod |
| noun | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound |
| noun | a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps |
| noun | an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines |
| verb | walk as if unable to control one's movements “The drunken man staggered into the room” |
| verb | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis “The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy” |
| verb | wind onto or off a reel |
| reel | verb | wind onto or off a reel |
| spool | verb | wind onto a spool or a reel |
| stagger | noun | an unsteady uneven gait |
| staggerer | noun | someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall |
| reeler | noun | someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall |
| lurch | noun | an unsteady uneven gait |
| careen | noun | pitching dangerously to one side |
| spin | noun | the act of rotating rapidly |
| spinner | noun | fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water |
| whirl | noun | the shape of something rotating rapidly |
| whirler | noun | a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling |
| gyration | noun | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
| reel | noun | a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector |