reel ~ reel ~ reel
[the same pronunciation — with a long ‘e’ sound, as in “peel” — for the right pronunciation, please click here]
reels of thread
“Reel” (noun) {‘spool’ is the word used in American English} is ‘a round or cylindrical wooden or metal tube or small wheel-like device on which a thin thread, wire or photographic film, magnetic tape, etc. is wound’; (verb) is ‘to wind or roll something, such as thread, wire, or film off a reel or on a reel’,
e.g.
I want a reel of blue silk thread, please.
This is a good movie, but a very lengthy one of eight reels.
My little nephew spent all his pocket money to buy a fishing rod and reel.
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sensation of head reeling
“Reel” (verb) means ‘to be shaken or confused (physically or mentally) due to a shock or blow; to walk unsteadily or move or step back or side to side without proper balance as if drunk’,
e.g.
He bumped his head on the door-post and reeled back.
Solving puzzles makes my head reel.
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the Irish reel dance
“Reel” (noun) is ‘a kind of Irish or Scottish dance; and music to that dance’,
e.g.
The entire Irish wedding party drank, ate and struck up a reel. [i.e. danced]
