spool

/spuːl/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
spools

Meaning

  1. carrete, bobina

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bobbin

Near-total synonyms for the small cylinder that holds thread; largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Garnrolle

Garnrolle is the German word for the same thing — both mean "reel of thread."

Spanish

bolillo

Close — a spool relates to a bobbin.

German

Filmrolle

Close — a spool is a type of reel.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa spool?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She wound the thread onto a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a spool?

noun

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