GRE Word List

SPIN

to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread

The meaning of the word spin is to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread.

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decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
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