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Definitions for Spool

[1] any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
[2] a small cylindrical piece of wood or other material on which yarn is wound in spinning, for use in weaving; a bobbin.
[3] a small cylinder of wood or other material on which thread, wire, or tape is wound, typically expanded or with a rim at each end and having a hole lengthwise through the center.
[4] the material or quantity of material wound on such a device.
[5] Angling . the cylindrical drum in a reel that bears the line.
[6] to wind on a spool.
[7] to unwind from a spool (usually followed by off or out ).
[8] Computers . to operate (an input/output device) by using buffers in main and secondary storage.
[9] to wind.
[10] to unwind.
[11] a device around which magnetic tape, film, cotton, etc, can be automatically wound, with plates at top and bottom to prevent it from slipping off
[12] anything round which other materials, esp thread, are wound
[13] (sometimes foll by up) to wind or be wound onto a spool or reel

Words related to Spool

cylinder, spindle, bobbin

Words nearby Spool

spoof, spoofery, spoofing, spook, spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back, spoon bow, spoon bread

Origin of Spool

1275–1325; Middle English spole < Middle Dutch spoele or Middle Low German spōle; cognate with German Spule

Other words from Spool

spool·er , noun
spool·like , adjective
un·spool , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Spool

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German spuolo, Middle Dutch spoele

Synonyms for Spool

cylinder, bobbin, spindle