Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "reel" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

B-reel Leica reel Virginia reel areel barley reel blooper reel cotton reel demo reel extension reel foursome reel gag reel hose reel hosereel log reel multireel newsreel one-reeler reel in reel mower reel of cotton reel off reel out reel oven reel to reel tape reel up reel-pot reel-to-reel reel-to-reel tape reel-to-reel tape recorder reelable reeler reelin reelless reelman rereel roving reel sand reel shame reel sizzle reel two-reeler unreel

Context

agriculture film textiles

Has Property

similar to spool

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

dance music film go around longways longways dance photographic film revolve roll rotate square dance square dancing twine walk wind winder wrap

Type Of (IsA)

dance music film square dance winder

Manner Of

wind

Part Of

fishing rod

Related Terms

acquire axis bring cause dance drunk film filmstrip fishing fishing string for fishing hank jib lay lines make movie movie roll resume revolve rod rod and roll scotland scottish scottish jib shakily shock spin spool stagger stats string threads unsteadily unwind wind worsted wound yarn

Synonym Network

bobbin spin stagger virginia reel

Used For

bring in caught fish help catch fish

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.