Reel and Wheel

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Reel

Reel noun - A rapid turning about on an axis or central point.

Usage example: she slipped and, after an out-of-control reel, fell on her backside

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Wheel is a synonym for reel in coil topic. In some cases you can use "Wheel" instead the word "Reel" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like wobble, stagger, go round. popular alternative

Nearby Words: reeling, reeled

Wheel

Wheel noun - A rapid turning about on an axis or central point.

Usage example: the wheel of the tape reel

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Reel is a synonym for wheel in turn topic. You can use "Reel" instead the word "Wheel" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as coil, stagger. popular alternative

Nearby Words: wheeled, wheeling, wheeler

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time

reel time

wheel time

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Round/Like a circle in a spiral/Like a wheel within a wheel/Never ending or beginning/On an ever spinning reel.

Source: Everything's Better with Spinning
Also parodied in the DVD Gag Reel of one season of Burn Notice when Jeffrey Donovan starts pretending to turn the steering wheel back and forth while the car is sitting still between takes.

Source: Artistic License Cars
God Hand causes time-slowing whenever choosing a move from the God Reel/Roulette/Wheel.

Source: Bullet Time

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