Wednesday 30 November 2011

Silent movie; spin.

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Silent movie; spin.

20 situations

An ice skater can spin around picking up speed on the ice rink. 
A CD spins whilst it is being played in a CD player or computer. 
A male may spin his dance partner round as part of a dance routine. 
Kylie Minogue sings about spinning around in one of her songs. 
A tornado spins from the sky and touches down on the ground taking up anything in its path.
Yarn is spun on an old fashioned wheel. 
The wheels of a car spin around so the car can move backward and forward. 
A hamster spins in its wheel for exercise. 
The earth spins on an axis. 
A ballet dancer spins slowly as part of their routine. 
A blender blade spins round in order to turn the solid food into liquid. 
Certain optical illusions look as though they are spinning if you stare at them.
A car may spin round if it is involved in a crash. 
Someone may say there head is spinning if they feel unwell. 
Dizzy ducks is a game in which you spin around again and again until you fall over. 
Spiders spin webs. 
The waltzers are a fairground ride with which the platform spins round and the carriage you also sit in is spun. 
The belt in a sushi bar spins round so that you can choose what you would like and wait for certain options to come to you instead of getting up. 
The wheels of a bike spin round when someone is riding it. 
A revolving door spins round so people can come out of a building easily at the same time as entering it. 

Silent movie; spin.

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Silent movie; spin.

20 definitions

To revolve or rotate rapidly. 
To produce thread from the body, as spiders or silkworms.
To produce yarn or thread by spinning.
To move, go, run, ride or travel rapidly. 
To have a sensation of whirling eg. 'my head is spinning'. 
An action which causes someone to lose balance. 
A state of mental confusion. 
A swift whirling motion. 
A short drive in a vehicle. 
A distinctive point of view, emphasis  or interpretation. 
To rotate rapidly on an axis. 
To pirouette. 
To go around. 
To rotate freely without traction. 
Any sudden steep downward movement. 
To revolve. 
A type of angular momentum. 
A motion given to an object such as a ball. 
A slang word used to describe stories eg 'to put a spin on it'.
A word used to describe something out of control eg. 'its spinning out of control'.



Silent movie; spin.

20 relating words

Circuit 
Gyration
Revolution
Roll
Rotation
Spiral 
Turn 
Twist
Whirl 
Twirl
Whirling
Whirl pool
Turning
Dance
Mix
Motion
Loop 
Reel
Circle
Wheel



Silent movie; float.

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Silent movie; float.

20 situations

A feather floats down from the sky. 
A swan floats on water as it glides around. 
A float is used to help a child learn to swim so they do not sink. 
A hot air balloon floats through the sky. 
Helium balloons float either in one place if weighted or through the sky if they are released. 
The seeds from a dandelion float if you blow it. 
If you spread your body weight when it water whilst laid on your back, you can float. 
A boat floats whilst on water. 
A leaf floats when it falls from a tree in autumn.
The clouds float through the sky. 
A float is used to give people change at an event where items are being sold. 
A person is suspended in mid air with 'invisible' wires so they look as though they are floating in a show. 
A plane 'floats' down from the sky as it comes in to land. 
A float is driven through a city as part of a parade, sometimes with a particular theme. 
A bath bomb floats when put into water until it eventually dissolves away. 
A buoy floats in the sea sometimes to warn people that they should not swim past a certain area. 
A ballet dancer floats around the stage. 
Confetti floats back down when it is thrown up in the air. 
A woman may float through a mans mind.
The sky floats above the ground. 


Silent movie; float.

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