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Word entry · 5 letters

spool

Best crossword clue

"Thread reel"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /spuːl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted loopsStarts with SEnds with L2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2P3O4O5L

Definitions

  1. wind onto a spool or a reel

Word origin

From Middle English spole (possibly via Old Northern French spole, espole), from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch *spōla, *spuola, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ (“spool”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to cleave, split”).

Used in a sentence

  • If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Thread reel5 letters
02Thread holder5 letters

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