spinner

  1. Noun.  Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
  2. Noun.  A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
  4. Noun.  (cricket) a spin bowler.
  5. Noun.  (fishing) a type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
  6. Noun.  (slang, cinema) Used primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
  7. Noun.  (computing, GUI) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.

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