Thesaurus: spool

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1. n. A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon.
2. v. t. To wind on a spool or spools.
3. n. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
4. v. transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
5. v. wind onto a spool or a reel
6. A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon. Spool stand, an article holding spools of thread, turning on pins, -- used by women at their work. To wind on a spool or spools.
7. A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollowcylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread oryarn upon. Spool stand, an article holding spools of thread, turningon pins, -- used by women at their work.
8. v:21/n:79 v. transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage v. wind onto a spool or a reel