reels

/ɹiːlz/

noun

1
A shaky or unsteady gait.
2
A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
3
A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
“a garden reel”
4
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.
5
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.
6
A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.

1
To wind on a reel.
2
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
3
To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
“He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.”
4
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
5
(with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
“He reeled back from the punch.”
6
To make or cause to reel.
7
To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
8
To be in shock.
9
To roll.

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