Spin vs. Quark

Spinverb

(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

Spinverb

(transitive) To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.

Spinverb

To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

Spinverb

To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.

Spinverb

To move sideways when bouncing.

Spinverb

(cooking) To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar

Spinverb

To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

Spinverb

To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.

Spinverb

To move swiftly.

Spinverb

To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.

Spinverb

To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.

Spinverb

To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.

Spinnoun

Rapid circular motion.

Spinnoun

(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.

Spinnoun

A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.

Spinnoun

(sports) Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.

Spinnoun

A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.

Spinnoun

A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.

Spinnoun

A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.

Spinnoun

A single play of a record by a radio station.

Spinnoun

(dated) Unmarried woman, spinster.

Spinverb

To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.

Spinverb

To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by degrees; to extend to a great length; - with out; as, to spin out large volumes on a subject.

Spinverb

To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.

Spinverb

To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.

Spinverb

To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; - said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

Spinverb

To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.

Spinverb

To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.

Spinverb

To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.

Spinverb

To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein.

Spinverb

To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.

Spinnoun

The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.

Spinnoun

Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.

Spinnoun

an interpretation of an event which is favorable to the interpreter or to the person s/he supports. A person whose task is to provide such interpretations for public relations purposes is called a spin doctor.

Spinnoun

a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

Spinnoun

the act of rotating rapidly;

Spinnoun

a short drive in a car;

Spinnoun

rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

Spinnoun

a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion);

Spinverb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;

Spinverb

stream in jets, of liquids;

Spinverb

cause to spin;

Spinverb

make up a story;

Spinverb

form a web by making a thread;

Spinverb

work natural fibers into a thread;

Spinverb

twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation;

Spinverb

prolong or extend;

Quarknoun

(particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. Quarks have never been found alone as of this writing, They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.

Quarknoun

An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.

Quarknoun

A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, and eastern Europe, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.

Quarknoun

The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.

Quarknoun

hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3

Quarknoun

fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet

Quark

A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei.