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spinny.

Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈspɪ.ni/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English spinnen English spin Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spinny From spin + -y. Noun sense 1 (“hard drive”) is an allusion to disk platters spinning inside a hard drive while powered on.

noun/ˈspɪ.ni/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Synonym of hard drive.

    in-plural · often · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English spinnen English spin Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spinny From spin + -y. Noun sense 1 (“hard drive”) is an allusion to disk platters spinning inside a hard drive while powered on.

noun/ˈspɪ.ni/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Alternative spelling of spinney.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Latin spīnētum.

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