The Meaning of reel

• (n.) A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
• (n.) A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a garden reel.
• (n.) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
• (n.) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
• (v. t.) To roll.
• (v. t.) To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.
• (v. i.) To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger.
• (v. i.) To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
• (n.) The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken reel.

Synonyms

Totter , stagger , falter.

Antonyms

Stand firm , stand steady.

Homophones

real , riehl , riel

Rhymes

abele , adriel , anneal , appeal , audiophile , automobile , averill , azbill , beal , beale , beall , becerril , beel , beil , biehl , biel , bleil , bookmobile , brasil , brazeal , braziel , briel , camille , cartwheel , cecile , cele , chmiel , conceal , congeal , corneal , corniel , cornmeal , creel , deahl , deal , deale , deel , diehl , diel , eel , emil , emile , enrile , ezekiel , feel , feil , ferrill , flywheel , freel , friel , genteel , giel , gilles , glockenspiel , havill , heal , heel , ideal , ifil , ifill , immobile , jabril , jarriel , keal , keel , keele , kiehl , kiel , kneale , kneel , leal , lille , lucille , maciel , macneal , macneil , macneill , madill , mcdeal , mcgreal , mcneel , mcneil , mcneill , mcniel , mczeal , meal , meehl , mele , mendivil , menil , miele , morrill , neal , neall , neel , neil , neile , neill , nevil , newsreel , niel , oatmeal , oldsmobile , oneal , oneil , oneill , ordeal , peal , peale , peel , peele , piecemeal , piel , pierceall , pospisil , puerile , real , repeal , reseal , reveal , riehl , riel , savill , scheel , scheele , schiel , seal , seale , seel , shaquille , shiel , skeel , smeal , snowmobile , spiel , squeal , steal , steel , steele , steil , stele , stiehl , surreal , tarheel , teal , teale , teall , teel , teele , theall , theel , treadwheel , unreal , unseal , vandriel , vanheel , vantil , vasil , veal , veale , verrill , viel , viele , villamil , villarreal , weil , wheel , zavadil , zeal , zele