spin

Everyday

1. To spin is to turn round and round quickly. tree →
2. To spin something is to make it turn round quickly, like a top. tree →
3. To spin is to make thread by twisting fibres, or (for spiders) to make a web. tree →
4. A spin is a short ride in a car or on a bike for fun. tree →
5. If your head spins, you feel dizzy or confused. tree →

In the lessons

In science, the Earth spins on its axis once a day, which gives us day and night. Spinning tops and wheels show turning forces. Spiders spin webs from silk. In history, people spun wool into yarn on spinning wheels. In safety, spinning too much makes you dizzy; sit down. Phrases: spin round, spin a top, spin a web, go for a spin, my head is spinning, in a spin (confused), spin a story.

Examples

• The Earth spins once every day. tree →
• The top spun on the table. tree →
• Spiders spin webs to catch flies. tree →
• My head is spinning from all that information. tree →
• Let's go for a spin on our bikes. tree →
• She spun round when she heard her name. tree →
• In the past, people spun wool on a spinning wheel. tree →
• Spin, sew, and weave--that is all your learning. tree →

Note

Past form spun (not "spinned"); -ing form spinning, double n. "Spin" (turn on its own axis) is not the same as "orbit" (move around another body): the Earth spins and also orbits the Sun.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Wise-hearted women spun thread for the Tabernacle's cloths. Tradition praises their skill and willing work. In the primary lessons: In science, the Earth spins on its axis once a day, which gives us day and night. Spinning tops and wheels show turning forces. Spiders spin webs from silk. In history, people spun wool into yarn on spinning wheels. In safety, spinning too much makes you dizzy; sit down. Phrases: spin round, spin a top, spin a web, go for a spin, my head is spinning, in a spin (confused), spin a story.

Examples

• And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen. (Torah EXO.35.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past form spun (not "spinned"); -ing form spinning, double n. "Spin" (turn on its own axis) is not the same as "orbit" (move around another body): the Earth spins and also orbits the Sun.