spinnernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈspɪn.ər/us/ˈspɪn.ɚ/spinner noun [ C ] (SPORT)
in cricket, a bowler who makes the ball turn around and around as he or she throws it, or a ball that is bowled in that way:
a left-arm spinner
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Cricket
- 12th man
- bails 2
- batswoman
- batting average
- bowling
- century
- cricketer
- declare
- delivery
- fall
- field
- maiden
- overthrow
- run sb out
- six
- test match
- the infield
- the outfield
- wicket
- wicketkeeper
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spinner noun [ C ] (MAKING THREAD)
a person who makes thread by twisting fibres
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- stitch
- tack
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